Week 8 Game Summary: Sadly another skunking. 6-1 Red over Yellow and it wasn't that close because Yellow only had 3 or 4 first downs all game (one was a really long touchdown that passed 2 first down cones and thus really weren't first downs per se). Kudos to Red who really stepped up and played a great game.

Thinking about this game, I think it was the week of the newbie. Chi had several sacks (two in a row), some nice receptions and put good pressure on Red's QB which forced the QB into other the other rushers at times. John (playing for his first time) had a number of clutch catches - they were either tough, in coverage, or importantly timed (like for 1st downs) and scored more than once I believe. But then Ty really opened it up. He had a number of running plays that showcased his speed and ability to change direction and it turns out he's a terror on the pass rush for the same reasons - Red ocassionally would only rush him and he'd get pressure on Yellow.

The MVP was really a tough one and because pretty much everyone on Red had a very good game. I'm going to have to award a tie this week for the first time. Tie being the operative word because Ty is one of the winners. When you're 5 foot nothing, a hundred and nothing and still have a game like that, its a big deal - we put Leo on him, that's how much we respected his running. The other winner is Brian. What did he do? Well aside from drawing up play after play that worked and getting his team to a 5 point win, he simply picked Yellow apart. This after only playing 2 series at QB all year and hardly playing QB at all last year. My congrats to the winners. As I mentioned, this was a tough week for making a selection. John was a strong candidate too. I'm thinking about bringing out a tiny voice recorder so I can take notes.

Week 9 Preview: Yellow gets untracked. 'Nuff said.

Link of the Week: http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=17334