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Big Russ Wins Big
In a week 8 shocker, Big Russ upended the Trunk Monkeys 107 to 69. What was Big Russ' secret: total containment of Daunte Culpepper. With Culpepper only getting 12 points (as opposed to his usual 50 points), the Trunk Monkeys were brought-down to "mortal" level. And, as we all know from high school, mortals can be destroyed.

Sadly, Big Russ' 107 points was not enough to claim the weekly $5. If I had only played Edinger, Chris Brown, and Muhsin Muhammad I'd have that money. Dammit!

G-Man: Destroyed. What Did You Expect?
The Long Eared Loungers triumphed over G-Man's Army of Darkness in week 8. The 95 to 58 score hides a telling weakness in the Lounger organization: NO DEPTH. The Loungers had only 13 bench-points in week 8. The Long Eared Loungers are a bus accident away from having to re-draft (again). Knowing the quality of the roads in Oman, a re-draft is imminent. Nice contingency planning!

G-Man, what's the matter? You're now in "must win" mode - exactly where you've been all season. When you lose an easy one... Well, maybe you just don't WANT to win. Is that it? With The Ball Busters recent "rededication" to football, don't expect an easy win in week 9.

Brothers-in-Law? Yes, Just Like Twins
In the second brother vs. brother battle of the season, LZ Historians proved they are the better team once again. "Now that Wheeler can stop strutting around Michels' family holiday events, I feel better." remarked Greg Michels, owner of the LZ Historians.

Wheeler lost in week 8 72 to 86. It sucks something awful. There were no points from Thomas Jones (as Bears fans, we already knew that), no points from Eric Johnson, and only 4 points from the Denver running back. What in the hell happened to your "Championship season?" Well, it's officially over. We can already mark a loss in Wheeler's week 9 column (I will beat him soundly) and the rest of the season will escape as well.

Ball Busters Emerge
With 112 points, the Ball Busters easily slid past Fast Eddie's Hired Goons and his weak 89 points total. The secret: Jake Plummer, 499 yards, and 4 touchdowns. Jake the Snake pulled-in 42 points by himself - nice. Then we move to running backs: Priest Holmes and 3 touchdowns. Receivers: Rod Smith and 208 yards. It was like a bad dream for Fast Eddie. In the Ball Busters weakness pile: Corey Dillon, Roy Williams, and Morten Andersen all got zero points. Can a FF2k4 owner reliable expect three players to win it every week? No.

Fast Eddie... You could have won the game with one coaching change: Pittsburgh Defense. But, how can you know when to bench the Patriots Defense? It's a hard decision. Maybe you should take week 9 off to think about it...

The Drunken Punks Are Horrible
With the week 8 low score, The Drunken Punks have embarrassed themselves yet again. 46 to 125. The Drunken Punks defense was the worst in week 8: -14 points. If only you had put-in the Arizona Defense you would have saved one point (-13). Drew Brees had a career day from your bench. His 41 points would not have won you the game, but would have saved you $5.

On the other hand, the Kama Sutra Kobras were tops of week 8. Peyton Manning's 49 points alone were enough for the win, but you kept going... Can you do it again in week 9 against a Daunte-riffic Trunk Monkeys team?

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