OFFL:  RollingSKull Issue 211
THE ROLLINGSKULL, VOLUME 17, ISSUE 210
September 15, 2023, Music by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, "Good Vibrations"
                            (Marky Mark?  Hey kids, Mark Wahlberg
was not always an actor).
        
Week Two Is Upon Us

     -  Lovin' Those Goose Eggs:  Flying Gators, Rodger's Witch, and NY Gangsters
     -  Week II:  The Quietest Jimmy Has Been in Three Years.
     -  Ja'Marr Chaser Hates Elves
     -  Arthur Smith Hates Fantasy Football
     -  The Dawgs Hate Athur Smith
     -  Blackbirds Assume the Fantasy Fetal Position
     -  Commissioner Accused of  Taking Money From China to Buy Justin Jefferson at
         the 3rd Pick -- He won't be fully investigated while his son mysteriously jets to Cincy! 

As always, we appreciate your patronage.
 
E. A. Presley
Editor and Chief of the RollingSkull




 

We heard that the Juice needed some work to cover his green fees since becoming a free man in 2021.  Given the OFFL's long history of supporting retired athletes, we are here to help with trivia provided by O.J. Simpson.  Last week's question, "Which quarterback holds the record for the most career interceptions thrown?"  The answer, Brett Favre.

Brett Favre holds the record for the most career interceptions thrown. He was picked off 336 times during his career. The next closest person is George Blanda, who through 277 picks during his career.

With all the attention that Colorado is getting, this week's question is, "
Who finished their career with more picks, Deion Sanders or Ed Reed?

For the first time, OFFL Farms is selling goose eggs in September rather than in springtime when geese typically start laying.  Free-range eggs from a flock of geese on the fields managed by Jake, Jimmy, and Joe started laying eggs in late August.  These goose eggs will go into a limited number of OFFL orders for the holidays.  This week’s trivia winners have a chance to win one for the holiday season thanks to  the goose eggs that London Drake, Dallas Goedert, Tee Higgins, and Graham Gano laid in week one.

 

 

 



 

This week's checklist:
 
1.  The MyFantasyLeague widgets are not  performing normally at offl-balls.com.  Widget are what blows the scores, transactions in our site.
     As of late, a number of us have had to to back in and out, refresh, login, etc just to get the scores to show...
     There is a help ticket into MyFantasyLeague as I write.  In the meantime, I shared a trick in chat, when you go to the home page, click on the
     message board (make sure you are logged in) and then go back to the home page-- The scores will show up.  I had another owner tell me the
     app was running slow--I have a feeling this is all server related.  Never had an issue in 12 years, hopefully they come back with fix.  Stay tuned.
  
2. 
Read the rules.  Read the rules.  Read the rules.
 
3.  TRADE DEADLINE:  Trading will cease at 12:45pm eastern, Sunday, Week 9.
 

4.  It is the responsibility of all owners to update their roster for Thursday games.  The remainder of the roster locks in at 12:59am on Sunday. 
     This includes the Sunday late game players and Monday night players.
 
5.  Available Apps for MyFantasyLeague (MFL)
       a.  OFFL Game Day for PC, GAMEDAY APP. Use League ID 13439.
       b.  MFL Premium for iPhone.  League ID 13439
       c.  MFL Platinum for Android.  League ID 13439
            Side note:  The home page scoreboard at tmes is faster if you like to refresh and drill down on each game individually.
  
6.  Assistant Commissioner Jeff Kalish is Pete's backup in the event of a league emergency (i.e. go on the record, late moves, glitches, etc). 
     If you need to time stamp with an email for debate later--  Jeff's email is jeff.kalish@xsitedigital.com and Pete's is plpurvis@bellsouth.net.
  
7. 
Schedule for Week One


MATCHUP
TIME
TV
LOCATION
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Minnesota
  @  Philadelphia
8:15 PM
PRIME
 
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Green Bay
  @  Atlanta
1:00 PM
FOX
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Las Vegas
  @  Buffalo
1:00 PM
CBS
Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
Baltimore
  @  Cincinnati
1:00 PM
CBS
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Seattle
  @  Detroit
1:00 PM
FOX
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Los Angeles
  @  Tennessee
1:00 PM
CBS
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
Chicago
  @  Tampa Bay
1:00 PM
FOX
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Kansas City
  @  Jacksonville
1:00 PM
CBS
EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
Indianapolis
  @  Houston
1:00 PM
FOX
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
San Francisco
  @  Los Angeles
4:05 PM
FOX
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
New York
  @  Arizona
4:05 PM
FOX
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
New York
  @  Dallas
4:25 PM
CBS
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Washington
  @  Denver
4:25 PM
CBS
Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Miami
  @  New England
8:20 PM
NBC
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Monday, September 18, 2023
New Orleans
  @  Carolina
7:15 PM
ESPN / 2
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Cleveland
  @  Pittsburgh
8:15 PM
ABC / ESPN
Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

 
 

  
Let's kick things off with the Blackbirds...Wait, you hear that?   The scurry of little feet...  It's not the sound of children, it's the Elves that shut down Ja'Marr Chase last weekend.  Give Ja'Marr credit, he doubled down and said it made him mad, "It's frustrating because I called they ass elves and we just lost to some elves so I'm pissed on my part,"  While the reference to the Cleveland mascott has some merit, Ja'Marr may want to lean into that elven magic to avoid a 5 for 39 repeat  this week.  Maybe after Michael's loss to the Flying Gators, he can hit the Linguists up for Kyler Murray when he returns-- Elves hate dwarves! (a joke for you fans of The Hobbit and yeah, it was lame).

Younghoe Koo was the top player for Rodger's Witch last week, it maybe time to get on the ole wire.  So far there is no activity from Jake, maybe Blu of Earth can hook this team up with a nice potion of ayahuasca.  Right now, Rodger's Witch is anything but scary.  The only fear here is not "if" Geno Smith becomes the "Old Geno."  It's just a matter of when and how many times this season.  And while on the topic of Smith, how about Arthur Smith bending Jake over!  When told that Drake London had one fewer reception than Desmond Ridder in their win: "Let the fantasy guys worry about that. We've got to clean some things up … We don't care. Drake London doesn't care. All we care about is 1-0."  It may take a crate of vaseline and blind faith before starting Drake London again. Jake, have fun with that...

What do you call a team that can't break 30 points on opening day?  The NY Gangters! 
When Jimmy loses in the forest by himself, does he make a sound?  Nope, not for at least a week!

Don't fret Jimmy, Josh Allen was worth the first round pick as he was your second highest scorer for the week-- making up 1/3 of your points.  But hey, you have Jakobi Myers right?  Oh yeah, you don't.  Well, Barkley and Akers are solid options without any issues, right?  Oh, the Giants are a shit show and Akers just got "McVayed."   Damn, even your kicker let you down with zero points.  Guys, lets stop right here.  I need to get on the phone and do a wellness check down in Tampa.  Anybody have Jimmy's home phone number?

--BomB OuT

  
 

 
Pedro is 5 for 7 to start the season.  This week's picks are brought to you by model and singer, Heidi Klum.  Here we go with Week II.

SPOKESMODEL

                 MATCHUP PREDICTION


  vs    Throw That tD:  53 to 54 **
   vs     class= Midnight Riders:  65 to 45
   vs    Rodger's Witch: 57 to 58
Flying Gators   vs    Blitzburgh:  49 to 63
  vs    Mean Machine:  62 to 42
Cunning Linguists   vs   Cunning Linguists: 55 to 54
   vs   Fanatics:  62 to 59
  ** "Estradiol Game of the Week"


 
 


 
Fun Facts of the Week

No team has ever: lost 40-0 or worse; lost the sack battle 7-0 or worse; lost the turnover battle 3-0 (or worse); had a blocked FG returned for a TD; threw a pick-6 in the same season. The Giants did it all in one game.

The entire Bengals team (19.25) put up less fantasy points than the Cowboys defense (32.00).

Puka Nacua and Tutu Atwell are the first Rams duo, age 23 or younger, with 100-plus receiving yards each since 1958.

Brock Purdy is the first QB in history log a passer rating of 95+ in each of his first 6 career regular season starts.

Since trading for Brett Favre in 1992 the Packers are 49-15 vs the Bears.

Toney at -2.19 expected points added per target. If you throw the ball at Kadarius Toney 3 times; the other team scores a touchdown.

The Falcons have a winning record for the 1st time since 2017 (Week 17).

The Dolphins defeated the Chargers 36-34 despite not playing a single offensive snap with a lead.

Josh Allen is 0-5 in overtime games.

Tyreek Hill has the two fastest top speeds so far hitting 21.66 MPH and 21.52 MPH on separate TDs. Aaron Jones, who hit 21.48 MPH, was 3rd.

Hill also recorded his tenth 10+ reception, 150+ receiving yard game, tied for the most in history.

Justin Jefferson passes Randy Moss for the most games with 150 receiving yards before turning 25k.


New Bentley Has $50,000 Sound System Option

The Bentley Mulliner Batur – a multimillion-dollar sports coupe limited to 18 examples – will be available with the $50,000 option of a 'Naim for Mulliner' sound system.  A 'Naim for Mulliner' sound system for the Bentley Batur coupe – limited to 18 examples – may be one of the world's most expensive new-car options, at $50,000 each.

Claimed to have required 10,000 hours of development to produce the final desired audio output, the sound system has 20 speakers and is claimed to be "the most exquisite in-car audio system ever created."  Bentley and UK speakNaim have collaborated on stereos since 2008, and the latest system also includes components from French audio specialist Focal.

The system uses bespoke Focal speaker drivers positioned within Bentley's unique additive manufacturing-created speaker baskets, amplifying the system's performance beyond normal capabilities.Comprising six tweeters, nine mid-range speakers, two woofers, two active bass transducers, and one subwoofer, the entire system is claimed to have underwent rigorous modifications and enhancements.

It also required producing a new 'M'-profile cone design that’s produced from a single-piece, meaning it is devoid of a dust cap and results in further enhancements to sound quality.  The final result is a £25,000 option for customers, or approximately $AU49,000.  While the ‘Naim for Mulliner’ sound system costs about 50 times more than many home hi-fi setups, it is just another option for the 18 customers of the Batur, each of which will be asked to pay a starting price of $2.8 million.


Shoplifting

Shoplifting An old lady gets caught shoplifting. On court day the lady and her husband who goes with her stands before the judge and he says to her, "Why did you shoplift?" And she says "I was hungry."

The judge says "What did you take?" She replys, "A can of peaches." So the judge trying to figure out how to punish her says, "How many peaches where in the can?" The lady says "6."   So the judge says ok then 1 day per peach in jail that will be 6 days time served.

The judge says would anyone like to say anything and her husband says your honor, "She stole a can of peas too"


Myron Mixon's Whistler Burger.

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1 1oz packet of ranch dressing mix
3 tablespoons Beef Rub (use your own or Myron's)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 slices sharp cheddar cheese
2 slices smoked Canadian bacon
2 white hamburger buns
1/2 cup kosher salt
2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon chipotle pepper powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon granulated dried onion
mayonnaise
Iceberg lettuce
Ripe tomato slices

Directions
Preheat a smoker or oven to 300 degrees F.

In a medium nonreactive bowl, combine the ground beef with the ranch dressing mix and the beef rub. Mix gently with your hands, but be careful not to overwork the meat. Form into 2 patties (or more if you want smaller burgers).

Place the burgers in an aluminum pan and place the pan in the smoker or in the oven. Cook for 15 minutes for medium-rare and up to 30 minutes for medium-well.

Remove the burgers and allow them to rest, uncovered. Melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. 

When the butter is hot but not smoking, slide the burgers carefully into the skillet, using a spatula. Cook the burgers for about 3 minutes on each side, just until they're seared and a nice crust has formed.

Top with cheddar cheese. Transfer burgers onto a platter and let them rest, lightly covered with aluminum foil.

In the same medium skillet over medium heat, cook Canadian bacon for about 2 minutes on each side, until lightly crispy. Transfer to paper towels to absorb any excess grease.

Lightly toast the buns and smear the top and bottom halves of each with a little mayonnaise. Add burgers, a slice of Canadian bacon, a piecce of lettuce and a slice of tomato and serve.


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