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Week 8’s recaps, awards, rants, shoutouts and a look at what Week 9 has to offer

Seize the day.

I remember when I used such a title last season for my article. I felt it was fitting. It still is.

With the playoff standings officially tabulated, I can tell you guys, NOT A SINGLE TEAM is officially eliminated from contention (Not even you, TCO). Any given team can make a push for it (Granted, some will need outside help, but hey, it’s theoretically possible).

Seize the day guys. Don’t choke your season away or give up before it’s all said and done. First off, you guys paid for 10 weeks, so let’s play 10 weeks. Even if the last few ones are meaningless to you, they aren’t to others. Don’t take anything for granted. Plus, it’s SO MUCH fun playing spoilers for others.

Show up, ball out, have fun, walk away with a smile on your faces.

This week might be the deciding week for most of you; don’t let it slip.

Let’s begin.

 

Week 8

After SO many upsets and epic finishes, Week 8 (7) is officially in the books. It’s been a joy to watch, hear and talk about. Let’s make Week 9 even better, please.

 

Thoughts of the Week

  • Any week is a great week when I see upsets. Thanks to Mud Dogs and Recipe 4 Disaster.
  • Eagle with the Tweet of the week: Nobody misses Moe Khan’s D”. It’s out of context, but it’s still AWESOME. Well done, Bird.
  • When both QBs pill up a combined 600 yards in a single game, you know defense was basically absent. Well done Duchesne and Gilbert-Knorren for making the other team’s defense look foolish.
  • The week of the QB. Simon Duchesne, Jeff Rosenblatt, Jon Moodie all threw for 8 TDs and posted ASTONISHING numbers. You guys are making me look bad and I’m not even mad.
  • Corey Williams is a bad man. A bad, bad man.
  • I see you, Fernando Massa. Mr. 6 sacks. I’m slowly starting to believe you might break the 20.
  • Kyle Lebofsky made a ridiculous catch off the ground on a 2-point PAT. You had to be there to believe it.
  • Eddy Martinez made the play of the game intercepting Cerantola on the 2-point PAT to seal the deal. Great read, great play.
  • DHPD vs Broccasion was as good as advertised.
  • Cooking with Birds; Eagle’s version of Martha Stewart is worse than it sounds if that’s even possible. (It was cupcakes, title is misleading)
  • Yes, Doston and I use the same playoff standings table and I, somehow, managed to make mine look so much better. Suck it, Yannick.
  • Table of Terror is fun until you lose.
  • I swear, if Mike Addona wins QB of the year without making the playoff, he’ll never hear the end of it.
  • WHAT. Gilbert-Knorren had a MONSTER night regardless of the outcome with 175 passing yards and 123 rushing yards. He basically dominated the field.
  • Funny how Sammy Feder throws for 47 points (7:0 ratio) with a almost perfect QB rating and still isn’t mentioned. Poor guy.
  • I know it’s old, but it’s gold. The best “Your momma” joke ever. (FOUND HERE) Enjoy.
  • I do not have a random discovery this week. I feel like I let you guys down.
  • I know I should be sorry for the last comment, but I’m not really. STOP EXPECTING THINGS FROM ME!
  • D3 podcast is bound to be hilarious. I know it’s not your division, but it will be 25 minutes of pure entertainment. Give it a listen either tonight or later during the week.

 

Players of the Week

Division 4A

  • Simon Duchesne (Jagerbomb): His team needed a big night from him and they got it. 297 combined yards, 8:0 ratio and a very strong 139.2 QBR.
  • Shawn Steen (Eskimo Brothers): 50 receiving yards, a score, a hat trick on defense (3 INTs) including a pick-six and he pulled it all off while being sick. Quite the night.
  • Guillaume Fontaine (Warhawks): In a 19 point game, when you get a score on offense and generate two interception (including a pick-six), we can say you had a night to remember.

 

Division 4B

  • Jeff Rosenblatt (Keyport Lock): Rosenblatt’s leading the way in this week’s monstruous performances with 321 yards, 8:0 ratio and an astonishing, close to perfect 152.4 QBR.
  • Fernando Massa (Hooligans): It’s tough to ignore this guy’s performance in a losing effort. Massa amassed 6 sacks and simply looked like he could go ALL NIGHT. Impressive.
  • Olivier Laberge (Mud Dogs): In his team’s upset, Laberge was definitely the game ball earner as he finished the night with 3 scores, 1 interception and led the way with 75 receiving yards.

 

Recaps

Division 4A

  • Heading into Les Maloudes vs Recipe 4 Disaster, I was expecting a blowout. Without Ryan Aridi rushing, I simply couldn’t fathom R4D keeping up with Frezza, but it seems the absence of certain key players took a much bigger toll on Les Maloudes. Penalties aside, Les Maloudes weren’t playing well and didn’t look like themselves and that’s exactly when R4D decided to pounce and make them pay. In a final attempt to win the game, Applebaum led his offense down the field late in the 2nd half, converted some tough downs and managed to score to take a 25-19 lead with ONE play left. Anthony Frezza-Beauchamps took the snap, made Adam Rockman look very bad rushing as he juked him TWICE in the endzone, chucked it down deep and Vincent Morissette came down with the football infront of the endzone, uncontested. Maloudes couldn’t convert on the PAT, but still managed to save face in a tie. Applebaum’s frustration was very understandable; way to drop the win there, R4D’s defense.
  • Eskimo Brothers have been up and down this season and took on a Tony Testa-less Cougars on Saturday night to try to right the ship, which they did. For the 2nd week in a row, Eskimo Brothers put up 41 points in a game where every other receivers not-named Shawn Steen stepped up to make things happen for their offense. Great defensive plays led to good field positioning and Stachowski simply took most of his opportunities to turn them into points. Without being perfect, his team was stellar enough to turn this game around and win, yet another blowout. Regardless of Shawn Steen’s health, he managed to swallow it down in the 2nd half and muster a hat-trick on defense including a pick-six. Iadeluca looked lost on the field and dearly missed Testa as no one else seemed to emerge to make plays for him when he really needed them to.
  • David Hurley, Pet Detective took on Broccasion in what I expected to be the best game of the week and, well, it was. I got to see most of the game and it went back and forth as both defenses stood tall for most of the night and made the opposing QB struggle. It wasn’t pretty and it sure wasn’t explosive, but both of them got the job done and moved the chains when their teams really needed them to. DHPD took an interesting lead very late in the 2nd half with few plays left for Broccasion to reply. Cerantola’s running ability was over-utilized earlier in the game and knew he had to count on his arm to make this final drive happen. Up by 7, DHPD still had a significant lead to hold onto. Regardless of Eric Bishara’s speech to either knock the ball DOWN, catch the damn thing BUT DO NOT TIP IT, Eddy Martinez barely got a hand on the bomb Kristian Cerantola threw on the very last play of the game and pushed the football out of the endzone into Justin Cerantola’s body who not only caught it but ran in to give his team a shot at the comeback. Going for 2 and the win, Cerantola lined up behind center and threw a seam to his brother but Martinez was more than ready, jumped the route, picked off the pass and locked the win for his team. Great effort. DHPD remains undefeated.

 

Division 4B

  • Hooligans took the field without Eddy Lee (who showed up late), Stephan Osman and Chris Olson. Let me tell you, it wasn’t pretty. Balls Deep seized the opportunity to knock out their opponents in the first minute and Corey Williams showed speed on the first play to take it to the house. From there, Hooligans’ players looked frustrated on both sides of the balls as Balls Deep kept chucking it and Politis’ 5 interceptions in the first half was an embarrassment. The game looked like it was all said and done ending into the half with a 20-0 lead, but things changed in the 2nd. Politis’ playbook changed and he started to exploit mismatches as Eddy Lee emerged offensively for 3 scores in an attempt at a comeback. Balls Deep managed to kill just enough clock and score twice in the 2nd half to kill any hopes of a comeback and save face. Hooligans will look to bounce back with their starting QB next week as Balls Deep will look to build upon their win.
  • Mud Dogs pulled the biggest upset of the week (although I did say it was more than probable) in taking down The U on Sunday. Once again, Mud Dogs’ athletes showed just how talented they really are and Mongeon-Duby made some fantastic throws that could really push his team far into the playoffs. Seizing the lead late in the 2nd half after a turnover from White in the redzone, Mud Dogs had to stop The U once again to seal the deal and their game plan worked brilliantly; Josh White and Shaq Lattimore were simply inexistent offensively and the other receivers simply couldn’t step up to the task at hand. Far from the prettiest game, but at the end of the day, who cares? A win’s a win. Great upset.
  • Longhorns’ Jon Moodie came to play on Sunday and he was firing on all cylinders, literally. Posting 256 combined yards and a perfect 8:0 ratio, Longhorns’ offense was UNSTOPPABLE. Regardless of Addona’s effort to keep up with his competition, his lone interception was, once again, the deciding factor in a great QB battle. Both offenses looked great on Sunday, but their respective defense was very lacklusting. Moodie had a night and took it home, but Longhorns’ defense cannot allow 40+ points and expect to come out on top; they need to tweak things before it’s too late. SMYTD’s defense keeps disappointing and they fall below .500 once again.

 

Power Rankings

Division 4A

  1. David Hurley, Pet Detective (7-0-0): Last week’s win crowns them Top Dogs for now. Well done, DHPD.
  2. Les Maloudes (6-0-1): A tie’s better than a loss, but COME ON.
  3. Coyotes (6-1-0): These offensive numbers are simply phenomenal. Can they be stopped?
  4. Backyard Bullies (6-1-0): Humes is back and the Bullies are better than ever.
  5. Broccasion (5-2-0): A tough loss to DHPD showed just how talented this roster really is. Their only losses came to the #1 and #2 seeds in close games.
  6. Frosty Bronsons (4-2-1): Slowly creeping up on the top seeds.
  7. Bruthers (4-3-0): Atop their division, Bruthers are looking real good right now.
  8. Jagerbomb (4-3-0): Jagerbomb are making their comeback into contention. Can they maintain it?
  9. Eskimo Brothers (4-3-0): Have they finally figured it out?
  10. 5-Star (3-3-1): 5-Star showed they can put up strong offensive numbers, but the defense slept the whole way. They’ll turn things around.

 

Division 4B

  1. The U (6-1-0): Another close game ended in a loss. Dents in the armor?
  2. Crimson Tide (6-1-0): Aside from their loss to The U, Crimson Tide are simply outperforming every other team in the division.
  3. Keyport Lock (6-1-0): The second best +/- in the division. Rosenblatt and co. are on FIRE.
  4. A-Squad (6-1-0): I called them out two weeks ago for keeping it close and they’ve blown the last two opponents out of the water. Nicely done, A-Squad.
  5. Mud Dogs (5-2-0): After taking down the top seed, Mud Dogs are on a roll. With an easy end of the season, welcome to the playoffs!
  6. Friends with Benedicts (5-2-0): Unfocused and embarrassed.
  7. Longhorns (5-2-0): Fantastic way to bounce back by posting a 50 burger and Moodie’s career-best. Impressive.
  8. Sandlot Saints (5-2-0): An ugly win is still a win, Tim. One more and you guys clinch your playoff berth.
  9. Red Sharks (4-3-0): If last week’s any indication, Red Sharks are finding their rhythm at the best possible time.
  10. Show me Your TDs (3-4-0): They have a shot at redeeming themselves this week. Don’t let it slip.

 

Playoff Standings

As many of you know, it’s that time of the season again where I tabulate the Playoff Standings and let you guys know what is up. Yes, these are official, no they aren’t made up like my Power Rankings. They will be kept up to date regularly. Enjoy.

Legend:

Name in bold: Clinched playoffs

Star (*) next to name: Clinched division

Name strikethrough: Eliminated

 

Division 4A

Conf A

Team

GP

PTS

W(P-F)

DIV

PA

  

Conf B

Team

GP

PTS

W(P-F)

DIV

PA

1

David Hurley, Pet Detective

7

14

7

[4-0-0]

108

  

1

Backyard Bullies

7

12

6

[2-0-0]

122

2

Les Maloudes

7

13

6

[3-0-1]

101

  

2

Warhawks

7

7

3

[1-1-1]

203

3

Broccasion

7

10

5

[2-1-0]

140

            

3

Coyotes

7

12

6

[2-1-0]

137

4

Eskimo Brothers

7

8

4

[2-2-0]

161

  

4

Frosty Bronsons

7

9

4

[0-2-0]

157

5

Jagerbomb

7

8

4

[1-1-0]

202

  

5

Bruthers

7

8

4

[3-0-0]

194

6

Still Teamless

7

8

3

[1-1-0]

178

  

6

5-Star

7

7

3

[3-1-0]

199

7

Recipe 4 Disaster

7

7

3

[2-0-1]

161

  

7

BearSkins

7

6

3

[1-2-0]

200

8

69ers

7

6

3

[2-2-0]

188

  

8

Team Ethnik

7

5

2

[2-1-1]

186

9

Cougars

7

6

3

[0-3-0]

245

  

9

TOPSZN

7

5

2

[1-1-0]

233

10

No Name

7

4

2

[0-2-0]

193

  

10

The Fellowship of the Ring

7

4

2

[1-3-0]

192

11

D’s Nuts!

7

4

2

[0-3-0]

181

  

11

Playground

7

3

1

[0-2-0]

178

12

Tony’s Championship Orphans

7

0

0

[0-2-0]

218

        

12

ZOO

7

2

1

[1-3-0]

245

 

Division 4B

Conf A

Team

GP

PTS

W(P-F)

DIV

PA

                          

Conf B

Team

GP

PTS

W(P-F)

DIV

PA

1

A-Squad

7

12

6

[4-0-0]

120

  

1

Keyport Lock

7

12

6

[2-1-0]

127

2

Longhorns

7

10

5

[3-0-0]

183

  

2

The U

7

12

6

[2-0-0]

148

3

Sandlot Saints

7

10

5

[1-1-0]

131

  

3

Crimson Tide

7

12

6

[3-1-0]

174

4

Mud Dogs

7

10

5

[1-1-0]

146

  

4

Friends With Benefits

7

10

5

[2-1-0]

163

5

Golden Flashes

7

6

3

[2-0-0]

192

  

5

Red Sharks

7

8

4

[2-2-0]

170

6

Show Me Your TDs

7

6

3

[2-2-0]

199

  

6

J’s

7

8

4

[2-2-0]

182

7

Hooligans

7

6

3

[1-1-0]

159

  

7

Les Affreux

7

6

3

[2-0-0]

166

8

Mean Machine

7

6

3

[1-3-0]

230

  

8

Suicide Squad

7

6

3

[2-1-0]

197

9

Renegades

7

4

2

[2-1-0]

270

  

9

Balls Deep

7

6

3

[1-1-0]

218

10

All Black

7

4

2

[1-3-0]

219

  

10

Bromigos

7

4

2

[0-3-0]

194

11

VNation

7

4

2

[0-3-0]

183

  

11

Smash Bros

7

2

1

[0-4-0]

247

12

Local 89ers

7

2

1

[0-3-0]

212

          

12

War Pigs

7

2

1

[0-2-0]

278

 

 

The Chase

Division 4A

Les Maloudes: Chasing past Team Ethnik as Frezza bounces back from last week’s disaster and his roster actually shows up this time around.

David Hurley, Pet Detective: Chasing past ZOO who are way too struggling offensively to put up numbers against the top defense in the division.

 

FlagPlus Fantasy Football

Last Week’s Winners

Eric Bishara vs Kyle Lebofsky: Eric Bishara

Simon Duchesne vs Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren: Simon Duchesne

Alex Sepasi vs Kevin Marcil: Alex Sepasi

Steve Sanner vs Justin McLean: Justin McLean

Paul Santache vs Jeremy Cola: Jeremy Cola

Franck Ngandui vs Jeremy Pelletier: Franck Ngandui

Jean-Mathieu Vidal vs Soryha Tum : Jean-Mathieu Vidal

Jeremie Mongeon-Duby vs Dustin White : Jeremie Mongeon-Duby

 

Division 4A

The Head to Head

  • Maxime Giroux (The Fellowship of the Ring) vs Shawn Steen (Eskimo Brothers): Yes, Giroux again, but he’s fire when I call him out and his team will need him. Similar size player, both amazing playmakers. I expect man coverage onto one another. The best of 4A going at each other.

 

Position Matchup

  • Ted Griffin (TOPSZN) vs Laurent Ladouceur (Warhawks): This week’s receiver duel puts up two athletic freaks against one another. Both able to stretch the field at will and create separation like none other. Who will be his team’s biggest help?
  • Dylan Drake (69ers) vs Jordan Moses (5-Star): Technically speaking, this is Rusher vs Running QB. Jordan Moses has the ability to run around, A LOT and move the chains. Dylan Drake usually shuts down QBs but he’s nursing an injury. Can he contain Moses or will 69ers suffer?
  • Brent Callender (TCO) vs Devin Daoust (D’s Nuts!): Two top flight defenders battling it out for their team. Slightly different styles, yet, but proven effective. Who’ll finish he night with the biggest impact?

 

Division 4B

The Head to Head

  • George Elie-Voyer (Red Sharks) vs Anthony Addona (Show me your TDs): Both receivers emerged as the go-to guy for their QB in the past few weeks for different reasons. Both are two-way studs and create plays in a whim. With Addona chasing awards, can Elie-Voyer keep up?

 

Position Matchup

  • Dustin White (The U) vs Kevin Lubin (Suicide Squad): This week’s QB duel opposes two players who could be the division’s best but struggles from time to time. It’ll all come down to who’s on top of their game that given night because both teams needs this win right now.
  • Fernando Massa (Hooligans) vs Steve Crompton (Local 89ers): Massa is on a mission to break the 20 sack barrier. Crompton will not enjoy said event. Can Massa muster 3+ sacks against Crompton? Place your bets.
  • Jeremy Cola (Keyport Lock) vs Corey Williams (Balls Deep): Offensively speaking, these two players can turn the smallest of plays into HUGE gains. Corey Williams is slowly emerging as a top tier player, but Cola has been for a long, long time. With much on the line, who will take it home for their team?

 

Previews

Division 4A

  • Frosty Bronsons are finally stepping up and balling with the top dogs. This week’s will be a true testament to their defense when they face the division’s best offense in Coyotes. Feder has not been stopped this season when his brother is present and I doubt he’ll be missing any more games after what happened in his absence. Frosty Bronsons have the brains and the brawns to make it happen, but Feder is simply a step ahead of everyone at this point. Can Nowakowski keep up with his production or will he muster something new on defense to help create a rift? The usual game plan won’t cut it this time around.
  • TOPSZN are looking to remain relevant in the playoff hunt and their play as significantly improved with the passing weeks. On the other side, Warhawks are in a very similar position; the cushion the win would provide is way too good to give up on. With top athletes on both sides and the possibility to stretch the field at will, expect this game to turn a strange turn and see many 40 bombs dropped upon unexpected defenders. Gilbert-Knorren will have to out duel Mallette and I expect a great offensive shoutout because 30 will not get you a win this week.
  • Jagerbomb are slowly building momemtum and creating opportunities for themselves whereas Recipe 4 Disaster allowed the biggest upset of the week to slip off their fingers on the last play (it was THAT dramatic). Look for Applebaum to unleash his anger on Jagerbomb for better or worse. On paper, I’m not too sure how R4D’s receivers can manage to create separation against Jagerbomb’s defense, but Applebaum has been guiding his guys in the proper direction most of the season and they’ve been most than successful thus far. Expect Knuckle to have another impressive offensive game and Jad Aridi to put up with his numbers. This will be a battle of #1 receiver and who can carry the most.

 

Division 4B

  • In one of the best games of the week, The U will be attempting to bounce back from last week’s disaster against Suicide Squad; possibly the most underrated team in the whole division. In fact, if it wasn’t for Show me your TDs, I’d also grant Suicide Squad the “most underperforming” award, but it’s already taken. Having witness what Suicide Squad can accomplish first hand, I’m simply boggled as to how they aren’t winning more games this season whereas The U has been passing assignments with flying colors aside from last week’s bump in the road. SS will not take The U lightly whereas the other way around isn’t oh-so guaranteed. If Lubin can get off to a strong start and his defense can muster a stop in the first two possession and force Dustin White to play catch-up, Suicide Squad could muster a much-needed win to remain relevant in the hunt.
  • Coming off a great team victory over Friends with Benedicts, Red Sharks need to keep the wheels spinning if they want to pursue a playoff spot against the most puzzling team in Div4B: Show me Your TDs. In fact, SMYTDs hold the top candidate for QB of the year, yet, can’t seem to stay above .500. We all know SMYTDs can put up monster offensive numbers (40+ weekly), but can their defense make a stop? The game will come down to Villafuerte’s rush (or whoever Cantin decides to send Begin’s way) and how big Begin’s rushes will be. If SMYTDs can keep their opponents below 30 points, Addona might just muster enough points to take this one home. In my personnal opinion, this is a pure coin toss at this point.
  • Golden Flashes are coming off an upset over Les Affreux and will be taking on the red-hot Longhorns. Jon Moodie is off a career-high 50 points, 8 TD performance and the Flashes’ struggling defense isn’t all that ready for what Moodie is packing. Demantling Lemieux last week was the first sign of a real top flight defense from Flashes, but inconsistency seems to be the Golden trend this season and they need to pick up the slack before their season goes off the rails completely. In a divisional battle, Golden Flashes cannot afford to drop this game whereas Longhorns will look to maintain their momemtum and push for great seeding.

 

Picks of the week

Last week, I was 5 points away from Doston. After this week’s upsets, I’m now 3 points away from said analyst. In fact, I’m pretty good at predicting upsets finishing with a strong 15 / 23 (9/12 D4A, 6/11 D4B) ,it’s really the two ties, against Doston’s weak 13 / 23 (7/12 D4A, 6/11 D4B). His lead is closing in on him. Help me take the trophy home, boys!

May the prediction Gods help me and curse Doston.

 

Division 4A

Still Teamless vs Broccasion: Broccasion

Frosty Bronsons vs Coyotes: Coyotes

Playground vs Bruthers: Bruthers

TOPSZN vs Warhawks: TOPSZN

Team Ethnik vs Les Maloudes: Les Maloudes

The Fellowship of the Ring vs Eskimo Brothers: The Fellowship of the Ring

69ers vs 5-Star: 5-Star

Tony’s Championship Orphans vs D’s Nuts!: Tony’s Championship Orphans

Jagerbomb vs Recipe 4 Disaster : Jagerbomb

ZOO vs David Hurley, Pet Detective : David Hurley, Pet Detective

Backyard Bullies vs BearSkins: Backyard Bullies

No Name vs Cougars: Cougars

 

Division 4B

The U vs Suicide Squad: The U

Hooligans vs Local 89ers: Hooligans

Keyport Lock vs Balls Deep: Keyport Lock

Red Sharks vs Show Me Your TDs: Show Me Your TDs

Friends with Benedicts vs Les Affreux : —-

Mud Dogs vs Renegades: Mud Dogs

Golden Flashes vs Longhorns: Longhorns

Crimson Tide vs A-Squad: Crimson Tide

War Pigs vs Bromigos: Bromigos

Smash Bros vs All Black: Smash Bros

J’s vs Mean Machine: J’s

Sandlot Saints vs VNation: Sandlot Saints

 

That sums it for this week’s article. It’s always a pleasure to write and hear back from you guys. After all, the content is meant 99% for you. I keep a percent for me; ranting here and there is fun after all. You can always reach me via twitter @DagenaisFPF or via email ([email protected]). I’ll be at Lachine every Saturday night scorekeeping so you can stop by and chat. Don’t hesitate. Until next time…!