[League Update] Week 2: Let's try to remember the good times

The 2014 season -- and Week 2 especially -- has been as much about who is not playing as who is. There's Baltimore's Ray Rice (seventh round pick), Minnesota's Adrian Peterson (No. 3 overall), and Greg Hardy on Carolina's defense (second D picked). And just a couple of hours before I wrote this post, Arizona's Jonathan Dwyer joined the list.

Cardinals deactivate Jonathan Dwyer: pic.twitter.com/XqaxCvg6XH” This season will have nothing to do with football! Geez!!! @RoyaleWCheeseFB
— Jeremy Williams (@JWill09) September 18, 2014

Add to that group players like Robert Griffin III (second round) and A.J. Green (second round) going down with injuries, and the various players sitting out for drug suspensions in the early part of the season.

@RoyaleWCheeseFB My curse of the quarterbacks continues. Week 2 and RGIII is hurt. Awesome.
— Evelyn Ann Greene (@eagreene) September 14, 2014

It's been a hard season to enjoy football. But, at least for a few minutes, let's try.

Let's talk about the players that did come to play in Week 2: Arian Foster and DeMarco Murray with 21 points, Giovani "No he's not! Yes he is!" Bernard with 22 (chills ... I still get chills), the Patriots D with 24, Brandon Marshall with 22, Antonio Gates with 27, Aaron Rodgers with 28 and Darren Sproles with 23.

And let's talk about the teams who are still undefeated through Week 2: Big Kahuna Burger, Big Poppa, PMS, Jeff Fisher's Mullet and Off Constantly*.

Let's also take a minute to chuckle at the winless teams: Something, Dolphins of Old, Go big or go home, the Muscular Mathletes and Academic Probation*.

*friggin' ties ...

This week's Sad, Sad Trombone goes to Go big or go home (SPOILER: He goes home) with 54 points. The Mullets are thankful.



Off Constantly had the week's highest score with 111, thanks to big games from Sproles and Jimmy Graham and despite the Jaguars defense losing a point. Off Constantly beat the Mathletes 111-70. There's a joke there ... hold on ...

Jeff Fisher's Mullet ‏@fearthemullets Protected Tweets  6m

Don't worry, the Mathletes owner knows she doesn't need to beat Off Constantly ... @RoyaleWCheeseFB

This week's "Dark Horse" Award goes to Blaupunkt, which managed to beat Dolphins of Old 93-79 despite the Pittsburgh defense and Marques Colston scoring 0 points.

This is what happens when you don't give me better ideas for award names. I pick Katy Perry songs.

Other scores from the week:

• Gio led Big Poppa to a 93-85 win over Cant Be That Hard.

Morgan Beggs ‏@MorganBeggs Protected Tweets  Sep 15

@RoyaleWCheeseFB No matter how I set my lineup, I could not have won. Also, nice to see Chris Johnson disappointing me continue this season.

• PMS used Nick Foles Monday night to turn down TD4W 85-79. 
• Big Kahuna Burger, led by Marshall and Gates, easily beat "Hawaii Five-0" Something 104-83.

Katie Williams ‏@kharrison09 Protected Tweets  Sep 15

Bowing down to Antonio Gates and Brandon Marshall who got me 3 TDs each last night @RoyaleWCheeseFB #winning

• The Reservoir Dogs used 20 points from Alfred Morris and a nice debut from Cam Newton to beat Academic Probation 100-94.

@RoyaleWCheeseFB Well hello there 100+ points! Much better than last week! Season's looking up! Go Dogs! Beat [insert your team name here]!
— Manofsteele_13 (@Manofsteele_13) September 15, 2014

No Tweet of the Week this time. I received a lot of solid role players, but no superstars.

This week's Thursday game is between Tampa Bay and Atlanta. Set players for those teams by kickoff Thursday and get the rest of your team ready for Sunday. No byes once again this week. I believe those start next week.

Wishing you happy football watching,

Corey