DRAFT GRADES: KATHY IRELAND DIVISION

FORGOTTEN GODS
Rotowire Prediction:  2 Wins
Grabbing Jimmy Graham at 15th overall is excellent value.  Graham is as close to a "sure thing" as you can find at the 15th pick.  However, Graham might be the only "sure thing" on the roster.  Too many question marks, concussions, and unknowns here.  While I understand the upside some of these guys show, I have to admit its a disappointing draft by one of the leagues premier franchises.
My Draft Grade:  C-, I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed.


LITTLE GIANTS  
Rotowire Prediction:  9 Wins
Call it nostalgia.  Call it stupidity.  Call it whatever you want.  I love taking Arian Foster in the first round.  I think he's going to turn back the clock this year now that he's healthy and Ben Tate isn't there to vulture carries between the 40's.  However, that's the only RB choice I like.  I think Zac Stacy is overrated and going to lose carries to Benny Cunningham.  DeAngelo Williams will be lucky to get double digit touches each week.  Better hope Gronk gets healthy and stays that way.

My Draft Grade:  B-, This team is a serious contender for NIT glory.

MORLOCK NATION
Rotowire Prediction:  7 Wins
I was disappointed when Montee Ball went in the first round, mostly because I was hoping to grab him in the second.  But that's the only time that happened all night.  There's just nobody else on this team that excites me.  This team is only going as far as Stephen Jackson's hamstring can carry them.   Maybe it's the equivalent of the Super Bowl hangover.
My Draft Grade:  D, Were you using a draft guide from 2009?

GREEN MONSTER
Rotowire Prediction:  7 Wins
This team definitely has some upside.  T.Y. Hilton and Alshon Jeffrey are poised to have huge seasons.  Stafford and Lynch will be solid.  And Gates will do enough this season to remind everyone that he's still here.  But...Trent Richardson.  You picked Trent Richardson.  Basically synonymous with B-U-S-T.  He's about as elusive as a brontosaurus and he dances like Sharkira in the backfield.  Mmmm...Shakira's backfield.  Sorry...distracted.
My Draft Grade:  C+, Like a pimple on prom night, way to fuck up a good thing.

JUST ONE MORE DAY...

The HHSFFL Draft is just one day away.  Owners are busy in their respective war rooms as they make last-minute adjustments to their draft boards, all in hopes of wrapping their hands around the elusive C-Cup this December.  Everyone's hopes are high at this point in the season.  Everyone is healthy, nobody has been labeled a bust yet, and no one had drafted Josh Gordon on a late-round flier yet.  Owners are much like children on Christmas Eve, eagerly awaiting their fates in the draft lottery.    Merry Draft Day, Everyone.

A CHAMPION IS CROWNED...IS A DYNASTY BORN?

It's going to be a very Merry Christmas indeed for the citizens of Morlock Nation.  The winners of their second C-Cup in two years, Morlock Nation cruised to an easy victory over defending champion Shake and Bake.  By 4:00 on Sunday, the rest of the games were just a formality and a new dynasty is on the verge of being born.  Of course, being able to grab Jamaal Charles with the number three pick helped, Morlock Nation orchestrated the waiver wire like an accomplished maestro, picking up Phillip Rivers and Alshon Jeffery.  And to anyone that finds themselves dismayed with an 8-5 wildcard team winning the most prized trophy in all of sports, consider this.  The two of the three highest scoring teams went head to head in the finals and four of the top five scoring teams made it to the semi-finals.  In short, the best teams played each other and no one can argue that Morlock Nation wasn't the best of the best.  Congratulations Morlock Nation, and thank you for bringing the C-Cup back to the its rightful home at the high school.

OH HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN

So let me tell you a story about a man so excited to be one of the top seeds in the HHSFFL Playoffs that he ran into the gym...in the middle of a try out...on cut day...gave a hyena-like laugh, and awkwardly ran out about as fast as he could.  Well, Karma is a sultry bitch.  The first playoff appearance by the Little Giants had a Good vs. Evil feel to it ever since the final standings were set.  It was David vs. Goliath.  It was the 2001 Superbowl, where, as Mr. Kraft so eloquently stated, "Tonight, we are all Patriots."  Well, last weekend, we were all Little Giants.  And this Cinderella story isn't over yet.  America loves an underdog and fans all across the HHSFFL are jumping on the Little Giants bandwagon.  Here's to hoping they can get two more wins before the clock strikes midnight.

KEARNEY VORES SUPERFAN

I really just wanted an excuse to post this picture again.  It's perfect.  

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

We here at the HHSFFL Headquarters would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving.  This time of year we like to take a moment and consider the things we are thankful for.  In no particular order, here are a few things the HHSFFL Employees have listed.

Wings & Beer

Sexy Bartenders

Naps

Muffed Punts

This Guy

Belly Button Rings

Lower Back Tattoos

NFL Redzone

Mustaches

Bacon

Bayside High Tigers Fans

And, of course....Fantasy Football

WEEK 12 POWER RANKINGS

WEEK EIGHT POWER RANKINGS 

1. Kearney Vores - You need to get up pretty early in the morning to beat the Kearney Vores...literally.  He gets up at 4:45 every Wednesday to clean up anyone that cleared waivers.  
2. Shake & Bake - Padding their stats against the JV division.
3. Green Monster - Sometimes the best strategy is to get lucky as all hell with your weekly match ups.  
4. Morlock Nation - If one team gets lucky with match ups, that means someone gets the shaft.  
5. TMIFFTITW - I have to admit...I had a bad feeling about my season when they took Reggie Bush with pick 17.  I'm not bitter or anything though.
6. Bayside High Tigers - No one achieves mediocrity like this bunch.
7. Mean Machine - This team inspires less confidence than the owners wardrobe.
8. Mad Men - Crippled by injuries, toughest schedule in the league, still hanging on to the 8th playoff spot.
9. Little Giants - No one was angrier about that tie last week.
10. Forgotten Gods - By my fake, pretend, gorilla math...this team is officially out of the playoffs.
11. Morlock Nation - A master of the waiver wire and scratching himself.
12. Necessary Roughness - Hey, remember that 147 points in week one?  Because no one else does.
13. Kane is Able - Cursed from draft day...sooner or later we all learn to steer clear of QB6.
14. Vandalay Industries - T-Rich is in the running for Biggest Bust of the Year 
15. Hawkeye Nation - Rebuilding years are tough...especially in non-keeper leagues.
16. Cobra Kai Dojo - Don't worry...it will all be over soon.