Too Many Chefs in the Kitchen?SORBONNE- The souffle has fallen on the Chefs season. At 1-4 they can only hit their knees at the end of the day and thank God for the even more pathetic Gophers. After the promise of the draft they felt they had all the ingredients needed to compete in the always competitive Norris division.
But five weeks into the 2007 season they have only managed to put up 161 points
while giving up 232 on defense. On paper they look good. But, like a plate of plastic food displayed in the window of a Japanese restaurant, looks can be deceiving; and unappetizing. The new look Chefs are like that afore mentioned souffle. A sweet treat on the outside and hot air on the inside.
Among the dual ownership that makes up the franchise there is plenty of blame to go around. "I told him not to waste a draft pick on Neil Rackers." Lamented Chefs co-owner Robert Norberg. "We went over this at least a dozen times in our mock drafts." As as result of this division of decisive leadership Rackers rode the pines as a starter for three weeks while scoring seventeen points for the practice squad in two of those non-starts.
Things stayed true the the course charted by the two-headed monster as the Chefs were burned like the crust of a creme brulee by the visiting Showgirls.
"We're grasping at cheese straws" said Chef co-owner Harold "Someone's in the" Kitchean. "We have a big game against Cigar Store next week and we're going to turn up the heat in the Pressure Cooker: literally. We're going to make it so uncomfortably hot under the lid that the Indians will wilt like a stalk of lettuce on a summer day."
"Lettuce doesn't grow on a stalk you idiot." Quipped Norberg. "Why don't you keep you're pie hole shut and stick to desserts."


LEAGUE CITY - Sometimes you do everything in your power to stop the bleeding. You dig down deep into your soul and, ignoring the danger, you roll up your selves and wade into the train wreck in an attempt to stop the bleeding. And then there are the times you stand on the side of the track, take a few pictures of the devastation, sell them to Fox News and go buy yourself something nice. In the AWFL several teams find themselves at just such a juncture. Some are driving the train while others are tied to the track.
After five weeks of gridiron action the big question among some owners has to be, "When is it time to start looking ahead to the Toilet Bowl?" Among the candidates dreaming of better days: the 0-5 Gophers and the afore mentioned 1-4 Chefs. Each find themselves playing in five team divisions which makes it all the more difficult to climb out of the cellar. In the second tier of teams wondering how to save their season, five are at 2-3. After them, another five have chalked up at least three wins while only the Islanders and the surprising Catfish are atop the leader board with identical 4-1 records.

PRAIRIE VIEW - Cute? Check. Cuddly? Yep. Fuzzy little balls of fur with an inquisitive personality and an independent streak to match. But can the Prairie View A&M Kitties match up on the playing field against an up and coming Tadpoles squad eager to squelch speculation that they don't have what it takes to go to the big show. Each team has had to lick their wounds this season. Each has had to answer critics who have cast shadows of doubt on their abilities to rise to the highest levels of their respective divisions. Week Six will go a long way to elevating one team and demoting the other.
"The Tadpoles are bait this week." Offered up Kitties owner Tom Flynn. "We're going to toy with them and bat them around until they start gasping for air. Of course I know that fish don't breath in air. They actually extract oxygen from the water through the filtering system of their gills but in this case a literal and correct analogy just doesn't carrying the same emotional punch."
Two division leaders go head to head this week when the Rapa Nui Islanders fly to Ft. Whoop Up to see who, at the Week Five spot, is the best team in the league.
Look for the 2-3 Eem Team to upset the 3-2 Vicodins this week.