Week 4 Preview

Week 4 Preview
So the whole league is 2-1 (except for those 2 teams that are 0-3). Not much separation at the top of each division suggests both divisional races will be heated throughout the rest of the season. Battles will be waged, rivalries will be born, and blood will be spilt as each team vies for Top Dog. There’s a smell of danger and lies and treason and shenanigans about this season lying in the weeks ahead. But a long way is yet to go-- and as the armies exhaust themselves and the dust clears, out of that cloud may just be those little 0-3 teams, rising up victorious against all odds to slay the mighty, invincible goliaths on their way to an FFLA championship and a place among the greats in the history of time….
But lets just see what happens in week 4 first.


Tempe at Boston
Let the smack talk begin. The surprising Beavers gave the Heat some bulletin board material this week, calling out their players as a “joke”, not to be taken seriously. This should put some fire into Tempe’s players coming off a disappointing 78 point loss a week ago. After losing in week 1, the Beavers have squeaked out 2 wins in a row by a total of 6 points, but their team is getting better each week. They feature the best QB (Rivers) and Safety (Harrison) in the league. Westbrook is banged up and Tempe’s wide receivers have been shaky, and the Heat now have to travel across country to face their first East opponent of the year. The Heat will be put to the test—of their manhood-- this week.
Beavers by 1

Champaign at Compton
Will the real Commissioner please stand up? The Toast have been burnt in their first 3 games in true Bears fashion, giving up the lead the last 2 times at the very end-- by a combined total of 6 points. They still cannot field a consistent starting QB, possibly going with their 4th different QB in 4 weeks. The Toast will travel to geezer city looking for better luck against the West division (they were winless against the East). Compton hopes their road horseshoe (2 lucky wins by a combined 5pts on the road) works for them at home as well; they return home for the first time since opening night. The HFA didn’t bother them much on the road, but their team is starting to show its age, and picking a healthy QB for week 4 might get a little dicey. Champaign’s best shot is to get into a shootout with the Kings (go figure) as their aching team is yet to break the 90pt barrier. If Compton loses its second in a row at home the fans may riot, so look for them keep this one close.
Toast by 10 (at the 2minute warning)……Burger Kings by 1 (at the gun)

Monee at Carson City
There’s nothing a playmate hates seeing more than a Monkey Butt in her face….and the Butts invade the Ranch in week 4. Despite their looks, this game appears to be a high scoring affair with points coming in flurries from start to finish. Both teams have scored in triple digits 2 of the first 3 games and bring with them the top 3 running backs (Turner, Brown & Barber) in the league. A little defense may be the difference in this game, with Monee’s D a bit stronger than Carson City. While the Bunnies have struggled to get to 40 defensive points each game, the Butts had the highest defensive output of the year (61) last week. Carson City will also have to do without their starting QB Payton Manning, who is on a bye, which may cost them as well.
Monkey Butts by 5

Cal City at Las Vegas
The good news: Vegas’ punter is the best in the league. The bad news: He’s started his OTHER punter each of the first 3 games. The ugly: Playing the right punter would’ve won him the game in week 2. But with 11 games still to go, there’s plenty of time to put the right punter in there, and speaking for all the 0-3 teams in the league “PUT MVP CANDIDATE DUSTIN COLQUITT IN THE GAME!”. Punters make all the difference.
The Gila Monsters head to Vegas this week after a tough loss in week 3. We’ve seen the purging of two more players from the Gilas this week. Word has gotten out among the players that this owner is not afraid to axe his non-performing players, using it as a motivating factor for the remaining men on the team. In an interview with promising QB Matt Lienart shortly after he was let go stated that when he asked his head coach why they had terminated his 2 year deal, causing his 5-million dollar home to go into foreclosure and forcing him, his current female companion, his 3 illegitimate kids and his boy band house guest out onto the streets, the coach replied “Your contract is not guaranteed, your life is not guaranteed, now hand in your playbook and get the hell out”.
Gila Monsters by 13