Week 8

The domination of the week:  Brian 173.64 -- 123.08 Seed

Futility of the week:  Barr for coming oh so close to topping 100 points but falling just shy.

Injuries have pervaded the league in a major way this season so far.  From preseason keepers like Jordy Nelson to workhorse RBs like Jamaal Charles, Arian Foster, and now Le'veon Bell and Matt Forte.  Even Dez Bryant and Marshawn Lynch missed time this year.  Its safe to say just about everyone has experienced the pain and devastation of having a premier player go down for at least a few weeks if not the remainder of the season.

Week 8 was fairly uneventful in terms of competitiveness.  Stacey, Brian, DJ, Jeff, and Derek all had pretty convincing wins.  The only game even remotely close going into Monday night was Derek's matchup with Heath but all doubt was erased early on in the game with a fumble recovery and then an INT for Derek's defense.  The parity in the league is also beginning to dissipate.  DJ halted his one game losing streak, while both Stacey and Jeff continued their respective four game win streaks.  Its worth noting that yet again Jeff gets the win but would have only beat one other team this week.  This is mostly due to three of his players suffering injuries and exiting their games.  Derek and Brian both are riding two game win streaks and jumped in the standings, as Ethan and Heath both fell drastically.  Both Jake and Barr are owners of five game losing streaks and although the outlook for Barr is grim, Jake has more hope after an intriguing trade between he and Seed sent his out-for-the-year RB Le'veon Bell away in exchange for the #1 fantasy player in the domination league, Devonta Freeman.  This move assures us all that Seed is in full rebuilding mode.  Further, the move may end up burning him to the third degree as a spontaneous league vote yielded an even split on whether or not to remain a keeper league hereafter.  After commissioner deliberation it was decided that week 9 will play stage to the most interesting matchup of the week so far:  those for vs those opposed to keepers.  The total points of starting lineups for the five opposed and the five for will be tallied at the end of the week and whoever accrues the most points gets the tiebreaker vote.  Set your optimal lineups people as the implications this week are far reaching.

1. DJ (7-1)
2. Stacey (5-3) ↑2
3. Jeff (5-3) ↑2
4. Derek (5-3) ↑2
5. Heath (5-3) ↓3
6. Brian (4-4) ↑1
7. Ethan (4-4) ↓4
8. Jake (2-6)
9. Seed (2-6)
10. Barr (1-7)

A small note about the blog:  I added a record book section on this blog.  To find it if you are on a computer just click the record book link on the right side of the page above the poll section.  If you are on a mobile device click the "Home" link right beneath the header and change it to "Record Book".  This is where I will keep updated records and most importantly keep track of past league champions.