With only three (or four) weeks left in the 2006 season of JLM it's coming down to the wire. We now have one player with 4 wins, one with 3 wins, and one with 2 wins. However, Week 9 didn't provide the type of excitement we've seen lately, with only one blowout since Week 2. Instead the single best performance of the year by a JLM player was posted by, get this...the quarterback from Vandy. That's right, Chris Nickson dropped 57 JLM points on Duke with 5 touchdowns (3 rushing, 2 passing), over 150 yards rushing, and over 250 yards passing. Couple that performance with a 31 JLM point day from Miss. St. stud WR Tony Burks (192 receiving yards and 2 TDs) and the rout was on...for me...over both of you. Felix Jones helped pile on the points with 20 (140+ rushing yards on only 9 carries and a touchdown) and Meachem and Taylor chipped in 10 points apiece from the remaining WR spots. There was a bit of bad news for me though. My kicker came in last, with only 6 points. My total was 147...good for 2nd highest JLM point total this year.
Larry posted a respectable 97 to take runner up this week. His downfall came with his first pick. Never, ever, ever pick a quarterback coached by Mike Shula in JLM. JPW's meager 9 point output wasn't good enough to keep up with the 49 points posted by McFadden (25 with a TD run and pass to go along with his 120+ rushing yards) and "My Name is" Earl Bennett (24 with 184 receiving yards and a TD). The Auburn picks were solid if not great, with Irons and Vaughn (10 and 11) giving Larry his only other players in double digits.
Bringing up the rear...again, was our little Arctic Monkey, Mr. D. James got some respectable numbers from half of his team (Cox 16, Lester 10, Smith 14, and Lyons 17), but his lack of starpower doomed him to an 83.
So, the weekly totals look like this:
Week 1: James 105 Larry 98 Matt 36
Week 2: Matt 151 James 98 Larry 69
Week 3: Matt 80 Larry 75 James 55
Week 4: Larry 85 Matt 75 James 73
Week 5: Larry 123 Matt 117 James 90
Week 6: Matt 79 Larry 74 James 70
Week 7: Larry 123 Matt 90 James 55
Week 8: James 90 Matt 89 Larry 44
Week 9: Matt 147 Larry 97 James 83
Now, as for Auburn's performance this week...what happened. I was in Cleveland so I only got to see the highlights on ESPN. How do we almost double the yards of our opponent, hold onto the ball for 17 more minutes than them, get inside their 14 yard line six times and yet have to hang on at the end to win? I just don't get this team. I still think we were better last year, and that worries me coming down the stretch. Having said that, I still think we'll win out because Georgia and Alabama aren't as good this year as they were last year and while we can't seem to blow anyone out we know how to win tight games. I'm guessing both of you watched the game and I'd love to hear a more educated explanation of what happened and why we only beat a bad Ole Miss team by 6 measly points. Thanks.
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Not that it would have mattered, but I had typed in Nickson as my QB, but when I saw that you had him I went in another direction. Unfortunately the wrong direction.
I did not get to watch the first half of the game due to my local viewing establishment (Smokey Bones) laying a big egg and choosing to not carry the GamePlan this year. We spoke to the manager and then politely excused ourselves to a real sports bar. The other place was packed with Badger fans. I'm not sure if it was because of the Badger game, or that the place had a special: $1 pints of PBR and free pizza from 10 - 11 am. Too bad we missed that.
Anyway, I think our defensive overall is solid. However, we are very subject to giving up the big, big play, which gives overmatched teams confidence that they build on. Also, we seem to have more untimely penalities that keep drives alive for the opposing team.
I can't figure out the offense. We don't seem to be opening up the gaping holes that they have in the past. I think Irons and Lester are still studs, but just not able to get to the second layer to use their individual skills to go the distance. Cox looks great one play, then like an idiot on another. He missed a wide open Lee Guess in the end zone that would have sealed the game late in the 4th quarter. Still, his numbers are efficient and he's been able to minimize turnovers. I'd still like to see them get the ball to Lester or Irons in the open field through screens, etc.
I feel pretty good about UGA. They just don't look good. Alabama will probably be a tight game. They tend to play to the level of their competition, which could be a number of things when playing Auburn. Still, if they can get in JPW's head like Brodie last year, it should be a good day.
In the end, I still think Arky will lose two more times, and Auburn will hold it's destiny in it's own hands. Sometimes, that's not the best situation for Auburn.
I'm holding my destiny in my hands right now. Better go wash up.
Don't you mean "hand"? Hands would be overkill don't you think?
Dammit...you guys know me too well.
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