Elvis Impersonators Will be keeping Larry Fitzgerald (1st Round Pick), Michael Turner (5th Round Pick), and Steve Slaton (8th Round Pick).
The Slim Shaggys Keepers
The Slim Shaggys will be keeping Clinton Portis (1st Round Pick), DeAngelo Williams (5th Round Pick), and Maurice Jones-Drew (6th Round Pick).
Keeper Deadline Coming Soon
Just a reminder that keepers are due by the end of the day on Saturday, August 1st. I will be on vacation that weekend, so I am not sure if I will able to announce the keepers as they come in, but will try my best.
This year there are three free agents that can’t be kept by their current team. They are:
Larry Johnson – Elvis Impersonators
Ladainian Tomlinson – The Undergarments
Marion Barber – Squishy Fuzz
There are also two players that must be kept because of trade. They are:
Ronnie Brown – Vinng’s Gang – 3rd Round Pick
Kurt Warner – Bad Attitudes – 8th Round Pick
2009 Season Coming Soon
We just had our first transaction of the 2009 season. I am in the process of getting the 2009 site set up. It is mostly done and can be found at http://2009.uffle.com. I have updated some of the links on the left and the MFL, Google, and My Yahoo RSS feeds.
Draft Date
Nobody seems to have a problem with August 16th for a draft date, so I am going to make it official. The Draft with be on August 16th at 10:00 AM CDT.
MVP & ROY
Congratulations to Michael Turner for winning this year’s MVP and to Chris Johnson for winning this year’s Rookie of the Year.
Elvis Impersonators Win Fantasy Bowl XV
Congratulations to the Elvis Impersonators, and Fantasy Bowl MVP Larry Fitzgerald for winning Fantasy Bowl XV. It was the second Fantasy Bowl win for the Elvis Impersonators in three tries.
It was a disappointing ending to the best season the Squishy Fuzz have ever had. They finished the season with the best record in the league, but just fell short in Fantasy Bowl XV. The Squishy Fuzz are now 0-2 in Fantasy Bowl games.
Squishy Fuzz (67) at Elvis Impersonators (85)
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Dec 22, 2008) In a week 16 UFFLE showdown, Elvis Impersonators beat a strong Squishy Fuzz team by a score of 85 to 67, silencing a partisan crowd of 70,864.
Elvis Impersonators were led to their 18 point victory by a 16 point effort from Larry Fitzgerald, who beat the New England Patriots defense for 101 receiving yards and 1 receiving td. With this performance, Fitzgerald was the number 4 ranked wide receiver for week 16. They also got help from a 13 point effort from Rian Lindell, who snuck past the Denver Broncos defense for 3 field goals made and 3 extra points.
“This team has finally learned how to win,” Elvis Impersonators coach Brandon Mannie said.
Squishy Fuzz were helped out in a losing cause by a 23 point effort from Drew Brees, who tore apart the Detroit Lions defense for 351 passing yards and 2 passing tds. They also got help from a 11 point effort from Vincent Jackson, who beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 111 receiving yards.
“We’ll just have to put this loss behind us,” Squishy Fuzz coach Scott Stanina said.
This brings the record for Elvis Impersonators to 11-4-1, and drops Squishy Fuzz to a record of 12-3-1.
MVP Tie
We had a three way tie for MVP, so I am opening up another poll to try to break the tie. Co-MVPs would be fine, but three? If there is still a tie after this poll, then we will just have three MVPs. I am really getting annoyed by ties this season.
Elvis Impersonators (74) at Twee Twerps (68)
(MyFantasyLeague.com Fantasy Times Sources – Dec 15, 2008) In a week 15 UFFLE showdown, Elvis Impersonators squeaked by a tough Twee Twerps team by a score of 74 to 68, silencing a partisan crowd of 71,597.
Elvis Impersonators were led to their 6 point victory by a 24 point effort from Michael Turner, who beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense for 152 rushing yards and 1 rushing td in addition to 30 receiving yards. With this performance, Turner was the number 4 ranked overall fantasy scorer for week 15. They also got help from a 16 point effort from Kurt Warner, who got by the Minnesota Vikings defense for 270 passing yards and 1 passing td.
“We’re going to use this win as a building block,” Elvis Impersonators coach Brandon Mannie said.
Twee Twerps were helped out in a losing cause by a 22 point effort from Steve Smith, who beat the Denver Broncos defense for 165 receiving yards and 1 receiving td in addition to 9 rushing yards. With this performance, Smith was the number 2 ranked wide receiver for week 15. They also got help from a 18 point effort from Steven Jackson, who got by the Seattle Seahawks defense for 91 rushing yards and 1 rushing td in addition to 36 receiving yards.
“Turnovers killed us,” Twee Twerps coach Bob Filipy said.
Causing further embarrassment, Twee Twerps could have scored 97 points and gotten the win with their best lineup, but Bob Filipy left key players like Antonio Bryant and his corresponding 16 points on the bench.
This brings the record for Elvis Impersonators to 11-4-1, and drops Twee Twerps to a record of 10-5-1.
Coming up in week 16, the 12-3-1 Squishy Fuzz are at Elvis Impersonators, where Elvis Impersonators are an early 3.3-point underdog.