THE ROLLINGSKULL, VOLUME 8, ISSUE 109
September 5, 2014  |  Music by CROBOT, "Nowhere to Hide"


 - Mel Mexico Strikes!
 - NY Gangsters think the kicking game will take them to the Fantasy Bowl.
 - Forte drops to the 12 pick- You stupid sons of b!$(#es!
 - Commissioner to revamp draft procedures in 2015.
 - Kitty's lust for Adrian Peterson Lead to Marital Bliss. Team MYLF suffers.
 - Cunning Linguists Embraces Wife Beater
 - 10" Allstar, " I pity the fool that uses autodraft."
 - Interceptors Make OFFL History Drafting Two Kickers in a Row
 - The 7 Deadly Sins of Fantasy Football
 - Beer Jelly is here!
 - Bianca shows how to make some kicks ass Tandoori Chicken.
  
 All this and more.... Welcome Week I of the 2104 Season!

                                                                                  E. A. Presley
                                                                                  Editor and Chief of the Rolling Skull





Let us recap the trivia question from the last issue... Back in the early 1900's there was case against football.  It centered around the Harvard-Yale rivalry and the concern over the increase violence & injury.  The appeal was to have the faculty take football away from the opinions of politicians and modify the rules that the sport will no longer be dangerous.  "At what U.S. President's prompting, did a Rules Committee comprised of 60 schools become formed?"  The answer was Theodore Roosevelt.  Two innovations would come out of this formed committee were the forward pass and the redesign of the football so that it could be thrown.

 

This week's question:   The Staleys were the company team of A.E. Staley Corn Products.  Unfortunately, the company could not afford to maintain a departments worth of employees whose daily work included 2 hours of practice. "What cornerstone team of the NFL was started from this company sponsored team called "The Staleys"?"

 

a. Packers   b. Cardinals   c. Bears   d. Giants

   

This week's winners will receive free air fare to any city in the U.S. or Mexico with Mel's Dancing Divas Airlines, "When Ya Gotta Get Away and Ya Wanna Be Late."

 


 
All trivia answers should be sent to Aaron c/o Commissioner Purvis.

 

 

 

 

This week's checklist:

1.  Don't forget to activate your Thursday night players if needed, they will lock in place by Thursday's game time.
     All other players will lock in by early gametime on Sunday!
2.  The League ID for hte OFFL is 12986  at myfantasyleague.com,
3.  If you would like to have the wireless live scoring link for your phone, http://football2.myfantasyleague.com/2014/options?L=12986&O=155.
4.  Remember:  Free agent pickups will be allowed during the playoffs (teams out of the playoffs are not allowed to release 
     players.)  All regular season releases will be cautiously monitored due to this rule.
5
.  Karl's quick tutorial on the "My Fantasy League Software, http://offl-balls.com/howtoguide.htm.
6. League fee is $120 and covers the 14 man draft.  After that- it is $5 a free agent. Just make sure you have the cash by the finish of the Fantasy Bowl.
7. To enjoy the music on the site, you need Adobe Flash. For cell phone/bluetooth in the car, they do offer the FlashFox browser now for anDroid.
Week 1
THU, SEP 4 TIME (ET) TV LOCATION
Green Bay at Seattle 8:30 PM NBC CenturyLink Field
SUN, SEP 7 TIME (ET) TV LOCATION
New Orleans at Atlanta 1:00 PM FOX Georgia Dome
Minnesota at St. Louis 1:00 PM FOX Edward Jones Dome
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS Heinz Field
Jacksonville at Philadelphia 1:00 PM CBS Lincoln Financial Field
Oakland at NY Jets 1:00 PM CBS MetLife Stadium
Cincinnati at Baltimore 1:00 PM CBS M&T Bank Stadium
Buffalo at Chicago 1:00 PM FOX Soldier Field
Washington at Houston 1:00 PM FOX Reliant Stadium
Tennessee at Kansas City 1:00 PM CBS Arrowhead Stadium
New England at Miami 1:00 PM CBS Sun Life Stadium
Carolina at Tampa Bay 4:25 PM FOX Raymond James Stadium
San Francisco at Dallas 4:25 PM FOX AT&T Stadium
Indianapolis at Denver 8:30 PM NBC Sports Authority Field at Mile High
MON, SEP 8 TIME (ET) TV LOCATION
NY Giants at Detroit 7:10 PM ESPN Ford Field
San Diego at Arizona 10:20 PM ESPN U of Phoenix Stadium


Cordially,
 

P. L. Purvis  
Commissioner, OFFL
 
 

 


The Top 15 Things Oberserved at the Draft

-  Round 1, pick 7, all hell broke loose! Pete & Karl were witnessed SH#*&^$ their pants as
Mel's curse begins and Karl tries to fix the server.
-  Round 1, pick 10, with Forte still on the board, the
Rage take, Marshawn Lynch! WTH? That would have been the steal of the draft (Forte fell to 12,
   ridiculous).  Shame on you Dale.  Not entirely your fault as you were helping out with the draft mess also.  Mel's curse continues.
-  Round 1, pick 11, Dear
Fanatics, Only 3 QB's could have been considered in round one and Brees was not one of them!  A good QB, but a
    premature pick. You paid for it at RB by letting Forte slide.  One Forte is better that an Vereen and an Ellington which you were left with later. 
    Gonna take a while for that wound to heal.
-  Round 2, pick 15,
Allstars take Nick Foles who was not a 2nd round QB.  You know he was going 53 to 63.  Curse of Mel continues.
-  Round 2, pick 25, Mike DeHaven's
Mad Dog's Revenge take Brady who was going 60 nationally, 51 at the earliest.  This smells of poop.
-  Round 3, pick 40, The
Fighting Fish take Larry Fitzgerald. Not bad pick unless you are leaving Vincent Jackson, Keenan Allen and
   Roddy on the board. Not a bad draft, but like a few others, you should be slapped for taking a TE in the 5th.  Kalish I think started that crappy
   TE run in the 4th.
-  Round 3 ,pick 36, Jimmy takes WR Andre Johnson, HOU. Ouch! Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, Pierre Garcon, Allen and Crabtree were
   available. Jimmy should have had one of the kids or a perfect stranger pick instead. Oh yea. Roddy White was available too. Not sure which is
   worse, but he then picked a kicker in the 5th and the Denver Defense in the 8th. 
Go NY Gangsters!
-  Round 4, pick 37, Reggie Bush goes to Blunt Force who must have had one too many before the draft. With Gerhart, Jennings and Ellington still
   on the board- maybe you didn't drink enough!
-  Round 4, pick 44, Joe grabs C.J. Spiller- 
Flying Gators are cursed. Jennings, Matthews, and Gerhart were all there.  He better find someone who
   practices Santeria or something.   My dog knows Jennings will get more carries than Spiller. Joe,have a good time watching Jackson at the goal line
   in BUF.
-  Round 4, pick 55,
Cunning Linguists selects Cameron Jordan, TE, NO. Mathews, Gerhart and Jennings are still there at RB. Then this forces you
    later to pick up the wife beater, Ray Rice.  Were you also wearing a wife beater and cutoff blue jean short during the draft?
-  Round 5, pick 57, Kitty takes Jordan Reed, TE, WAS.  He was moving between pick 80 - 91 nationally. OMG, Witten and Davis were still on the
    board if you really wanted a TE.  You could have been loading up on more WR support.  Poor
MYLF. And to think she had the 1st pick.
-  Round 5. pick 59, I cannot really find much wrong with the
Tuna Wrangler draft.  If I had to question something it would have been picking up
   Vernon Davis here, maybe too early and he sacrificed his RB2 a little by being forced to get Chris Johnson.  He could have had Jennings, Gerhart,
   or Mathews here, but it is really subject.  Not a bad draft Rick.
-  Round 5, pick 62,  A freaking defense by the
Inteceptors.  That must have been a homer pick for Michael Birchard or he was high. Maybe he has a
    hidden admiration for Jimmy?   I think his brother Mark disowned him before the 6th round.  The list of available players over the defense is too
    much to type.
-  Round 7, pick 89, The
Riders lost track of the draft and did not notice the QB run. The he thought that Cam Newton was going to drop to them. 
   No good thanks to Mad Dog.  At pick 89, you are left with QB2 Big Ben.  Have fun playing a back up as your starter.  Mel's curse claims another.

Bomb Out!

 

 


Yes my friends, I do not pick games regularly.  But when I do, it is for the OFFL.  Here are the week one picks!  This weeks spokesmodel and my assistant for the week is our OFFL Covergirl and actress, Sofia Vergara.

SPOKESMODEL

MATCHUP PREDICTION

 

  VS  48 to 53:  Midnight Riders 
  VS  50 to 58:  Blutn Force
  VS  Flying Gators 78 to 71:  Mad Dog's Revenge
   VS  65 to 52:  Tuna Wranglers 
  VS  54 to 51:  Fighting Fish
  VS  60 to 61:  10" Allstars
Cunning Linguists  VS 55 to 03:  Cunning Linguists **
  ** Denotes Estradiol Game of the Week  


 


                               

We have all seen that competition brings out the best in people.  Beware, it can also bring out the worst.  Last weekend we witnees the 7 Deadly Sins of Fantasy Football.

Lust – to have an intense desire or need:  "There is no other explanation of why Kitty picked Adrian Peterson over Lesean McCoy.  MYLF, 10 Hail Marys."

Gluttony - the over-indulgence and over consumption of anything to the point of waste. "Jimmy takes a kicker in the 5th, a defense in the 8th and again in the 12 with another defense. Do not mistake this as a sign of stupidity.  This is a strong example of over indulging- kicker in the 5th, geez Gangster!  20 Hail Marys."

Greed - excessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness: “Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a excessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness: “Having lost aexcessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness.  Again, not a sign of stupidity, but also a sign of greed- Interceptors take a kicker in the 8th and in the 9th.  One thing is to take a kicker too early, but 2 at once?  30 Hail Marys."

Sloth - disinclined to activity or exertion: not energetic or vigorous: “The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway - "Sloth is evil and the Diaper Genies fell to this sin as they did not log in before hand nor make contingency plans for the draft.  Either it was sloth or he didn't give a S##T.  1,236 Hail Marys."

Wrath - strong vengeful anger or indignation: “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."  "This was the feeling our commissioner had when the OFFL  Draft shutdown on the 7th pick.  Commissioner, 100 Hale Marys."

Envy - painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage:  "I believe this was the feeling that the Fantatics felt when they realized they just let Matt Forte fall to the Fighting Fish on pick 12.  I would be mad at myself and envious too."  10 Hail Marys."

Pride - quality or state of being proud – inordinate self esteem: “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall."  Outside my own team the other 13 teams are guilty of this!  All of you all think you had the best draft!  Everybody give me 20 Hail Marys.

Peace


The Universal Hot Crazy Matrix (women and men explained)

Seriously, go check this out men and women.  Best classification and scientific explanation for men and women that we have seen.  Click on the link,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJO6QlOmoDU



Potlicker Kitchen Beer Jelly
 

The latest development with beer is here, brought to you by the people at Potlicker Kitchen.  They have introduced a line of 10 or 11 jellies based off the flavors of three different beers.  Those three beers are India Pale Ale, Green Mountain Ale, and Apricot Ale, all of which have been transformed through some kind of beer wizardry into jelly form.  Potlicker Kitchen says is great if you want to “show off a cheese, serve with breads, or glaze meats.” Potlicker Kitchen Beer Jelly sells for about $7 a jar from their online store,  http://potlickerkitchen.com/beer-jelly/. Go check it out!

 




Grilling with Mistress Bianca

Tandoori Chicken (serves 4)

Okay, you and another couple are going to watch the Jags, Falcons, etc and you want to grill and tailgate.  This recipe for 4 will knock your socks off, but make sure you preprep accordingly.  Cooking does not take long but you need to prep the day before to get this awesome flavor.  This is a very popular Indian Barbeque dish. If you have time to drain the yogurt as called for in step 1- it will be much richer. This recipe calls for a whole chicken, but you could easily do boneless breasts, etc.  You can be doing the prep on this easily Saturday evening while watching college ball.  Don't let the list of ingredients intimidate you, this is a real easy and a real fast cook after the prep.

Advance Prep:  4 hours to marinate the chicken and the optional yogurt cheese will take about 4 also.
 
Equipment:  2 or 3 long skewers.

Yogurt Marinade:       1.5 cups of whole milk
                                   .25 tsp saffron threads
                                   5 garlic cloves
                                   1 peice of fresh peeled ginger (2 inches) sliced
                                   1 tsp salt
                                   0.5 tsp black pepper
                                   1/2 cup of heavy (whipping) cream or sour cream
                                   1 tsp Quick Garam Masala  (Take a few minutes to make see below)

The Chicken:              1 chicken, 3 to 4 lbs, cut in 8 pieces
                                   1 to 3 tsp cayenne pepper
                                   1.5 tsp salt
                                   0.5 tsp black pepper
                                   1/2 cup lemon juice
                                   3 tblsp unsalted butter, melted

Guick Garam Masala:  2 tbl ground cumin
                                   2 tbl coriander
                                   2 tsp black pepper
                                   1 tsp ground cardamom
                                   1 tsp ground ginger
                                   1/8 tsp ground cinamon
                                   1/8 tsp ground cloves
                                   1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
                                   Combine all together and this spice will last 6 month and covers about 3 lbs of meat.

1. Make the yogurt marinade- set a yogurt strainer or regular strainer lined with a double layer of dampened cheesecloth, over a bowl.  Add the yogurt to the strainer and let it drain in the fridge until a firm cheese forms about 4 hours.
 
2. When ready, place the saffron in a small bowl and grind it to a fine powder with a pestle or the end of a wooden spoon.  Stir in 3 tbls warm water and let it stand for 2 minutes.  Combine the saffron mix with the garlic and ginger in a blender/food procesor.  Blend to a smooth paste, add more water if necessary.
 
3.  Discard the liquid from the drained yogurt.  Transfer the yogurt to a large bowl and stir in the saffron mixture, them 1 tsp salt,  1/2 tsp pepper, and the cream and garam masala until thoroughly blended smooth.  If you want, you can use food coloring withyour favorite team color. Refirgerate the marinade.
 
4. Rinse the chicken. remove and discard skin. Then cut the chicken into a peices. Don't know how, click here.  Place the chicken in a nonreactive baking dish large enough to hold all the peices in a single layer. In a small bowl, combine the cayenne, 1.5 tsp salt, and 1.5 tsp pepper. Then sprinkle the mixture over the chicken rubbing it down thoroughly.  Make sure it gets rubbed in everywhere.  Add the lemon juice and turn the chicken pieces to coat  Let the chicken marinate at room temperature for 15 min.
 
5.  Drain the chicken and it to the yogurt marinade, stirring to coat the pieces completely.  Let the chicken marinate in the fridge covered for 4 hours stirring occassionally. (Do it before you go to bed for tailgating on Sunday morning.)
  
6.  Remove the chicken and discard marinade.  Thread the chicken on to skewers, leaving 1 inch between eash piece to allow for heat flow.
 
7.  Set up grill or smoker for direct grilling.
 
8.  Arrange the skewer on a hot grate.  Grill the chicken turning with tongs until browned (not fully cooked), 4 minutes a side, 8 total. Transfer the skewers to a  large plate.  Brush the chicken on all sides with the melted butter (sub squeeze butter if you are in a parking lot). Return chicken to the grate and grill until the chicken is nicely charred on the outside.  Make sure juices are running out clear.  To be sure you are fully cooked, go to the thickest part of the thigh and breast and cut down to the bone to make sure there is no pink.  If you have a trace of pink, back to the grill for another 4 - 8 minutes.
 
9.  Unskewer those bad boys and serve. 

Per the Commissioner, we have archived all of the past year's football recipes.   Just click right here!
 

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