BQBL: Week 9 Scores

I'm late on this one, I know. But there wasn't much to say about Rob winning again. Let me talk more in-depth about the teams, because this week has been light on football coverage, what with the actual news dominating ESPN's time. And let me say this (more serious than I like to be in BQBL posts you can skip to the scores), the Poynter review that ESPN hired to review their handling of stories wrote an article that unequivocally called ESPN's initial coverage of the Penn State scandal a "miss". They were critical of ESPN's gentle handling and light coverage of the devastating story, claiming that a small town newspaper "scooped" them by being the first to track down the victim's family and get a statement. Really, Poynter? I clicked back to see what else they had said about ESPN's coverage of stories, and the story immediately previous was how Adam Schefter got "scooped" on the Carson Palmer trade even though he knew about it up to two days before anyone else. But Schefter didn't report on it because the Palmer family had asked him to hold off on the story for a few days, and that's what he did. And you're criticizing ESPN for these things, Poynter? No. ESPN, don't listen to these guys, these suggestions are a load of crap. You do not need to be cutthroat backstabbers like the rest of the media out there, just report stories as you have been doing, and I will continue to watch you instead of the other media outlets for that reason. I do not care if you're 'scooped' by a day by some uncaring, amoral, backstabber reporter. You're doing fine.

• Nan: 12
• Panthers - Cam Newton: bye
• Jaguars - Blaine Gabbert: bye
• Chiefs - Matt Cassel: 12
• Buccaneers - Josh Freeman: 0

Aha, his numbers finally see a decline on the week his cat teams both have byes.

• Alison: 42
• Cowboys - Tony Romo: 0
• Eagles - Michael Vick: 15
• Browns - Colt McCoy: 27
• Lions - Matthew Stafford: bye

I think those during-the-week misbehavior points Alison was banking on haven't manifested yet, at the halfway point of the season. Aside from a few vouches from coaches ("X is our quarterback and we're not thinking of moving in another direction.") she hasn't seen too much production from the rest of the week. But there is still time. Better hope that whatever might happen, happens before the season is over!

• Me: 31
• Redskins - John Beck: 15
• Bills - Ryan Fitzpatrick: 21
• 49ers - Alex Smith: 0
• Bengals - Andy Dalton: -5

Thank you, Jets, for finally bringing some sense into the equation with the Bills. Hopefully, defenses in the future can learn a thing or two about how to properly give Ryan Fitzpatrick a BQBL kind of Sunday afternoon. I don't even want to talk about Andy Dalton and how he's ruining my season. First draft pick bust if I've ever seen one! Performance better get worse around here in a hurry, with four more games to go against the Steelers and the Ravens, or else we're going to have to have a talk, Mr. Dalton. And Alex Smith, really? After seeing a few seasons go by in SF where Alex was benched for Shaun Hill, and then Troy Smith (!), I thought I could be a part of that deal - Alex benched for Shaun, benched for Troy, benched for Alex - like a merry-go-round of BQBL points for me. I imagined myself at the awards podium at the end of the season, getting teary-eyed at the recollection of epic failure. You ruined all those dreams, Alex Smith and Jim Harbaugh.

• Rob: 94
• Dolphins - Matt Moore: -5
• Raiders - Carson Palmer: 18
• Broncos - Tim Tebow: 9
• Colts - Curtis Painter: 56, Dan Orlovsky: 16

This is cheating, is what this is. How else would he have gone through something like 6 QBs on 4 teams? And how would anyone be convinced to bench ANY human with an arm for Dan Orlovsky? This man ran out of the back of the endzone in Detroit - there's no physical way your team would be better through this benching.

• Xian: 50
• Texans - Matt Schaub: 27
• Steelers - Ben Roethisberger: -1
• Ravens - Joe Flacco: -13
• Seahawks - Tavaris Jackson: 37

I don't know what I can say to soften the blow. Ben and Joe are getting their acts together, Matt Schaub may also turn out to be a good quarterback. Sorry.

• GOOD QB NPC: 76
• Patriots - Tom Brady: 21
• Chargers - Philip Rivers: 50
• Saints - Drew Brees: 15
• Packers - Aaron Rodgers: -10
• MEDIUM QB NPC: 75
• Giants - Eli Manning: -7
• Falcons - Matt Ryan: 20
• Cardinals - John Skelton: 42
• Jets - Mark Sanchez: 20
• BAD QB NPC: 17
• Titans - Matt Hasselbeck: 0
• Bears - Jay Cutler: 2
• Vikings - Christian Ponder: bye
• Rams - Sam Bradform: 15

Sigh, another upside-down week for the other groupings. Philip Rivers was once a threat to break passing records, and now look at him. Don't make me replace you on the varsity team with Eli, or even Matt Hasselbeck.