Green Team (6-3) Green Team GM, Greg Ng, must be one of the top candidates for GM of the year at this point. Shrewd pickups including Antonio Gates, David Givens, Ruben Droughns, and Ben Roethlisberger have catapulted Green to the top of the division. The team as a whole is gelling well and scoring at a solid clip. A top 3 offense (until the Jammers overtook them last week), Green Team has plenty of young talent on its starting roster and has a deep bench to boot. Thomas Jones and Ruben Droughns have been a solid duo out of the backfield while Hines Ward again leads his receiver pack with 109 pts on the season (good for 5th best WR). The SMG division has traditionally been an easy one to win and if the Green Team can hold on to its production consistency, we see no reason for the team to enter the playoffs as the top rated team in the division.
Battle Angels (5-4)
Outside of the Birds, this is another surprise team that has taken the league by surprise. C-Mart has been lights out while Drew Brees is a solid MVP candidate this year. The receiving core is suspect at best with Moss out but the bottom line, the Angels are 5-4. GM Dinh has done a good job of plugging holes as necessary but a major concern is Moss' leg injury. That is one hole that management will be unable to plug if the injury lingers. In the meantime, Drew and C-Mart are expected to hold down the fort for the team
Flaming Shrapnels (5-4) While its not surprising that the Shrapnels are once again a solid playoff contender, it is surprising that the team is scoring as such a high rate. 935 total points is good for second overall behind the Monkeys and is proving once again that the passing game should not be taken for granted. While DD and Chris Brown are no slouches, they aren't exactly LT and Shaun Alexander either. However, its the Shrapnel passing game led by Marc Bulger and TO that have taken the Shrapnel offense to new heights. With the return of Anquan Boldin, things only look better for the Shrapnel.
Skool (4-5)
I'm not sure how a team with Daunte Culpepper can be below .500. I know Moss is hurt but when Daunte easily accounts for half of most weekly scores on regular basis, you should be winning on a regular basis as well. However, Skool has been roped with constant injury and disappointing performances. Chad Johnson has not lived up to his motormouth, Deuce has been struggling again with that bad ankle, and Koren just can't seem to overtake DJax out in Seattle. If any of these three decides to step it up and play even up to half of their capabilities on a weekly basis, this would be a team to be reckoned with. Until then, GM Chen and his team might be following the playoffs from the team's clubhouse TV.
Phreaks (3-6)
A 3-1 start followed by a 5 game losing streak. Next week against Bree's 36 point performance carryover isn't gonna help either. What can we say? Curse. The Phreaks, no matter how they try, are simply cursed. The Red Sox took 86 years. Current projections indicate that GM Shen will be 109 before the streak is going to be broken. Joke. But despite the presence of two consensus pre-draft top 5 backs, the Phreaks have managed to turn the season into another debaucherous result. Jamal gets suspended, Clinton, despite being in a run oriented offense, decides to show up every 4th game, and the passing game outside of Donovan and Javon simply doesn't exist on a consistent basis. Rumors are circulating that GM Shen will be looking to completely rebuild this offseason so it'll be interesting to see what the team does in the coming months.
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