The Football Club

Week 4 MVP Award Winner –
The Sad Salmon (30 Points)

The Sad Salmon escaped the hook and swam away with the Week 4 MVP Award.  Being our newest rookie player, The Sad Salmon started the season with a huge disadvantage.  While some club members have been involved with the club for almost two decades, the Sad Salmon arrived with no experience in making successful picks week after week.  In addition, for some unknown reason (perhaps the struggles of his favorite team the Miami Dolphins), he is feeling sad.  And being in a fragile state emotionally could also cause someone to make bad picks.  But in Week 4, The Sad Salmon dismissed all the doubters and stunned the entire club by scoring 30 Points on a very hard week to make good picks.  With so many upsets across the board, how did The Sad Salmon come up so big?  One of his most brilliant picks was Phil over SF in the Sunday night game.  And he was the only person in the entire club to get that one right.  In addition, he got both Games of the Week and 2 of the 3 Point Spread games correct.  His strong week has propelled him all the way into 2nd Place.  Well done, Sad Salmon.  The Sad Salmon is truly becoming a rookie sensation just as Stinkerbell was back in 2018.  The Week 4 Runner-Up MVP Award went to Rad Dad, who scored 21 Points.  Rad Dad had started off the season a little bit quiet, but he has now served notice that he will be a force to be reckoned with.  Rad Dad was 1 of the 5 players who got both Games of the Week correct with Indy and Cin (with the others being The Sad Salmon, Stinkerbell, Low Fat Tuna & Double-Double).  Rad Dad has now moved up into 8th Place and stands a mere 12 Points from reaching #1.  On a personal note, Baby Tuna misses getting mints from Rad Dad at the meetings.  So he hopes we can resume in-person meetings in the near future and see Rad Dad once again.  The current Top Five consists of #1 Nighthawk (3 Weeks at #1 and our September Player of the Month Award winner), tied for #2 Double-Double & The Sad Salmon (3 Points back), #4 Mr. T: SDFW (4 Points back), and #5 Halibut J-Bird (6 Points back).

Over in Head to Head Weekly, all but 2 of the Head to Head matches last week were settled by 4 Points or less.  In the new Division One, Bob Swerski is currently in 1st Place (3-0).  In the new Division Two, freespirit is currently in 1st Place (3-0).  Although he ended up finishing with a tie last week, Mr. T: SDFW is in 1st Place in the new Division Three (2-0-1).  And in the new Division Four, we actually have a four-way tie for 1st Place with four players all having matching 2-1 records.  Our defending 2018 Super Bowl Head to Head champion Hoosier Daddy has been struggling as he has started off winless at 0-3.  However, while his record looks bad, Hoosier Daddy has actually played three really strong matches.  That just goes to show that in Head to Head, you can pick really good and still do really bad.  On the flip side, you can pick terribly and still do really good.  It all depends on who you happen to be playing against during that week.  I’m sure Hoosier Daddy will pick up some wins soon and challenge for his division title, as he always does.  In Pro Bowl Team Weekly, our two newest teams The Gridiron Guardians and For the Win have both established themselves as contenders with matching 2-1 records and being tied for 1st Place along with McTriple Play.

Here is a copy of the Week 4 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.

Here is what everyone in The Football Club picked for Week 4 with all games scored and totaled at the bottom.

Last week was a total flop for me as was my bad switch away from the Autopicker to the NY Jets.  Hoping for a better week.  Picks posted below (Sat night 4:15 pm).

Week 3 MVP Award Winner –
Double-Double (37 Points)

Double-Double took out his frustration with not being able to come to California this year and eat at In-N-Out by driving thru the competition and winning the Week 3 MVP Award.  Double-Double, of course, is no stranger to success and having huge weeks in the club.  He was our Club Champion two seasons ago in 2018 and also back in 2005.  And last season, he battled for the club title right down to the final week.  In Week 3, Double-Double scored an astonishing 37 Points on a very tough week in which several veteran club members had low scores of 12 Points, 9 Points, and 0 Points.  Double-Double got all three Point Spread games correct, both Games of the Week, the Sunday night game, and the Monday night game.  In so doing, he climbed all the way up from 13th Place to 4th Place.  If he keeps on making such strong picks, he could prove to be unstoppable.  The Week 3 MVP Award Runner-Up went to Mr. T: Social Distancing From Winning.  Mr. T took off his mask and scored 33 Points on the week, being the only other player besides Double-Double to break the 30 Point barrier.  The big news for Mr. T is that this has propelled him into 1st Place in the standings.  Mr. T is our current top player and is now starting to set his sights on the club championship trophy.  I took a look back through the archives, and it appears that this is the first time in his long distinguished career as a club member that Mr. T has reached 1st Place.  Well done, Mr. T, it’s good to see you at the top.  The rest of the Top Five currently consists of 2nd Place – Nighthawk (2 Points back), 3rd Place – Slick Chick (4 Points back), and tied for 4th Place – Double Double & Halibut J-Bird (7 Points back).  On the flip side of things, the dreaded bottom five currently consists of Low Fat Tuna, Captain Insano, The Cat, MJD Hogg, and Badwater Nessie.  But all of these players should take heart and not lose hope, as it is still very early in the season and 1-2 good weeks can put you right back in the mix.

Over in Head to Head Weekly, the showdown of the week took place between Slick Chick and Stinkerbell, which are two of our best players.  In the end, Slick Chick def. Stinkerbell 26-24, winning by a mere safety.  This week, I can’t help but take note of the match featuring Double-Double vs. Halibut J-Bird.  Both of these players are tied for 4th Place with each having 81 Points.  Which player will have the stronger week out of these two lifelong friends and pick up the divisional victory?  We will see.  Something interesting happened in Pro Bowl Team Weekly last week.  All of the teams who lost in Week 2 came back and won in Week 3.  Thus, all six teams are currently 1-1 and tied for 1st Place.  The only relatively close match was For the Win def. McTriple Play 78-66, winning by a 12 point margin.  For the Win is serving notice that the addition of The Sad Salmon has made them a tough team to beat.