When I lived down on settlers landing road, horhey, e-bone, and jake-o came over to the house one evening to play some pool, drink beer and throw some darts. At one point during the evening E-bone got excited about something and yelled out, in a drunken stupor, “MAN OH MAN!!!” As I sit here in the Pensacola airport looking at the results of this weeks fantasy games, that was the exact reaction I had.
In a week full of byes, I have officially dubbed this week “The Week of the Blowouts.” I can’t believe some of the scores from the games this week.
I really expected Team Smith to be a little more competitive this week than what they were. In fact, I predicted them to possibly win but was a little concerned because the BadAss Bills have the Patriots TQB and Wes Welker. Who would have thought that Brady would have been only the second QB in the NFL history to throw five TDs in back-to-back weeks? But that’s not the jest of it. Seattle’s defense came alive and between Brady and Seattle’s D, they scored only 10.1 points LESS than the entire Team Smith team! With those two scoring 99.2 points, the rest of the Bills scored an average of 10 points as the Bills break ALL league records by scoring 199 points!
And what about the Revolution? Behind LJ coming alive and the resurgent Giants defense, they ride those coat tails to the tune of a team record 171.9 points. Granted, the Gnus still have the Colts TQB and Reggies Wayne left to play, but no way to those two score 100 points to make this game close. And I have to give a shout out to my man DeMeco Ryans from Houston. Last season’s defensive Rookie of the Year had a career day yesterday returning a fumble for a TD. Not bad for a former Crimson Tider, huh? Roll Tide Roll, DeMeco!
As predicted, the Syrens played four people who were on a bye week. BUT……they still scored almost 93 points! The Bailbonds had nine out of 12 players score double digits on their way to a solid, all around 192.9 points. Four of those nine scored in the 20’s. when you have that much depth and diversification, how can one lose?
The Hogs beat the Niners in sleeper as the Niners didn’t break 50 points because they played so many people that were on a bye week. This victory, however, should put the Hogs more solidly in first.
GAME OF THE WEEK: I thought this would be closer than what it was. I even predicted the Elvi to win simply because I felt that the Miami defenders she was starting would have ample opportunity to make big plays against New England. Well, the coach didn’t start one of the Miami players and the one she DID start didn’t make too many plays, scoring only 8.4 points. Not bad, however, for a defensive player. But the Peppers had six players score in double digits, with two of the six in the 20’s. while the Elvi have three players playing tonight, the Peppers have the Colts defense. The Elvi have the Colts TE and Joseph Addai, yet they also have the Jaguars HC. I don’t think that is going to be enough to overcome the 60 point lead the Peppers have going into tonight. It might be close, but I think the Peppers will come out on top, solidifying their second place standing behind the Bills.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Week 7 Predictions
For those of you who are privy to the inner workings of the world of Quad, you know why there hasn’t been any activity on the blog in a couple of weeks. But I am back, and ready to piss people off with my predictions. But first……..
What the hell is up with Division one of our league? Out of five teams in the division, four are tied with 3-3 records. Division two, as I predicted before the season is where the power is. Commissioner Hughes, it seems, tried to set himself up with a possible division title by Not placing his team in the same division with perennial power houses BadAss Bills, Toano BailBonds, and the ever present Red Hot Jimmy Peppers. It seems his plan has backfired. That division has had more teams in first this season than I have had Gin and Tonics! Anyway………………
GAME OF THE WEEK: Peppers vs. Elvi: I guess the league couldn’t help but allow the Peppers a second chance at game of the week because of league sentiments. But what a unique matchup as the PowerHouse meets the NewComer.
Depending on how one looks at this matchup, one could predict this one to go either way. But for the second week in a row, the Peppers have 25% of their starters not playing due to a bye week. Major changes by the peppers include the pick up of Dante Stallworth, who finally had a game along the same lines as the many he had in New Orleans’ during their Cinderella season last year.
The Elvi, on the other hand, added the Lions D/ST and is starting them against the resurgent Bucaneers. At first I thought this was a move waivering on the edge of desperation. But the more I look at it the more I have to agree that it’s the Bucs DEFENSE keeping them in the games, not the offense. They have suffered many injuries to key players, ala Carnell Williams, and their offense is sputtering because they have a running game where the back (name?) has 7 TDs (tied for 2nd in the league), yet they are relying on Jeff Garcia waaaaay too much.
Now, some of you may still be high on Garcia after last year’s performance in Philly after McNabb went down. For some reason, I just can’t bring myself to buy into that and I don’t know why. While I agree Garcia was the answer to last year’s almost run away train in Philly, I look at him like I do Kyle Boller in Baltimore: yes, he is good but I am not sure he is READY to have the team and it’s outcome riding on his shoulders full time.
So where does all of this leave us? I think Coach Ralphy did a good thing by being able to get the Lions D/ST. the Elvi also have favorable matchups at QB and WR. The RB matchup isn’t a good one as Westbrook has to go against the Bears defense. By the way, you can’t blame the Bears defense of their lack of scoring points. You can blame their offense for not scoring more than their opponents like they did last year during their Super Bowl run. Her Indy OP and TE have very unfavorable matchups facing a very stiff, Julius Peppers led Jaguars defense. In fact, I predict Indy loses their first game to Jacksonville next week. What MAY keep the Elvi competitive could very well be her DPs from Miami. Even though the Dolphins are OH-fer the season, their defensive players should have plenty of opportunities to make plays against the high-powered, more-potent-than-Viagra New England offense. If this game between the Elvi and Peppers is close, the Elvi’s DP’s WILL be the difference. However……………
The peppers have three NE players playing against the hapless Dolphins: Moss, Stalworth, and the kicker. Moss is on track to score 21 TD’s this year, and I think Tom Brady’s 5-TD performance from last week was just a warm up for this Sunday’s Massacre in Miami.
Favorable matchups exist at the Pepper’s TE, Totupu at LB, and the HC. But with so many starters on a BYE week, I’m not sure the matchups of the TQB and the WR/RB from Dallas will be enough. Depending on how Dallas responds after their New England beat down last week will, of course, determine the outcome of the performance of Barber and Owens.
PREDICTION: the system has the game as a PUSH. Sheer point average total has the Peppers as a 15 point favorite. But I’m not so sure. I think the Elvi have more favorable matchups, especially with the Peppers relying so heavily on Dallas players. My instincts are telling me to PUSH this game, but I think the Elvi get their 3rd win of the season by a mere 5.7 points.
BadAss Bills vs. Team Smith: the BadAss Bills are absolutely loaded. But their load is spent due to unfavorable matchups at some key positions. While I predict Team Smith to win by 10.3, it could very easily go the other way if the Patriots have a great game. Just between the Patriots TQB and Wes Welker, they could very easily win the game almost by themselves. But…….Team Smith will persevere like they have since they have been in the league.
Niners vs. Hogs: yaaaaaaaaaawn! Oops sorry. I didn’t mean to fall asleep. Are these teams playing? The Niners played three players last week that were on a BYE. It looks like he is on track to play at least one player this week that is on a BYE. But it doesn’t matter. The Niners are loaded with talent that are recognizable by one name: steve, chad, Adrian, and Gonzalez. Between the four of them, they could very easily score close to 100 points. Because of this, I think the WartHogs will be apologizing. But hey, don’t apologize…………….. your team is sorry enough. Oh and to the Coach of the Hogs: don’t forget to bring a pen and paper to the game because the Niners are going to take you school! Niners by 23.4.
Revolution vs. Gnus: there is absolutely no way I am picking the Gnus for two reasons, even though their coach is my main man at work. Reason #1: they kicked a man while he was down by beating the Peppers during a time of the coach’s personal mourning. That loud POP you heard that week was the Gnus pulling the game out of their ass. Reason #2: see reason #1. Seriously, the Revolution are loaded with favorable matchups. Plus………..see reason #1. Revolution by 13.7.
BailBonds vs. Syrens: unless the Syrens change things, they will play 4 people on BYEs. Even if they fix things, it won’t matter. The Bailbonds are too strong and this is the week they go UP the roller coaster hill that is their season. BailBonds by 23.4.
What the hell is up with Division one of our league? Out of five teams in the division, four are tied with 3-3 records. Division two, as I predicted before the season is where the power is. Commissioner Hughes, it seems, tried to set himself up with a possible division title by Not placing his team in the same division with perennial power houses BadAss Bills, Toano BailBonds, and the ever present Red Hot Jimmy Peppers. It seems his plan has backfired. That division has had more teams in first this season than I have had Gin and Tonics! Anyway………………
GAME OF THE WEEK: Peppers vs. Elvi: I guess the league couldn’t help but allow the Peppers a second chance at game of the week because of league sentiments. But what a unique matchup as the PowerHouse meets the NewComer.
Depending on how one looks at this matchup, one could predict this one to go either way. But for the second week in a row, the Peppers have 25% of their starters not playing due to a bye week. Major changes by the peppers include the pick up of Dante Stallworth, who finally had a game along the same lines as the many he had in New Orleans’ during their Cinderella season last year.
The Elvi, on the other hand, added the Lions D/ST and is starting them against the resurgent Bucaneers. At first I thought this was a move waivering on the edge of desperation. But the more I look at it the more I have to agree that it’s the Bucs DEFENSE keeping them in the games, not the offense. They have suffered many injuries to key players, ala Carnell Williams, and their offense is sputtering because they have a running game where the back (name?) has 7 TDs (tied for 2nd in the league), yet they are relying on Jeff Garcia waaaaay too much.
Now, some of you may still be high on Garcia after last year’s performance in Philly after McNabb went down. For some reason, I just can’t bring myself to buy into that and I don’t know why. While I agree Garcia was the answer to last year’s almost run away train in Philly, I look at him like I do Kyle Boller in Baltimore: yes, he is good but I am not sure he is READY to have the team and it’s outcome riding on his shoulders full time.
So where does all of this leave us? I think Coach Ralphy did a good thing by being able to get the Lions D/ST. the Elvi also have favorable matchups at QB and WR. The RB matchup isn’t a good one as Westbrook has to go against the Bears defense. By the way, you can’t blame the Bears defense of their lack of scoring points. You can blame their offense for not scoring more than their opponents like they did last year during their Super Bowl run. Her Indy OP and TE have very unfavorable matchups facing a very stiff, Julius Peppers led Jaguars defense. In fact, I predict Indy loses their first game to Jacksonville next week. What MAY keep the Elvi competitive could very well be her DPs from Miami. Even though the Dolphins are OH-fer the season, their defensive players should have plenty of opportunities to make plays against the high-powered, more-potent-than-Viagra New England offense. If this game between the Elvi and Peppers is close, the Elvi’s DP’s WILL be the difference. However……………
The peppers have three NE players playing against the hapless Dolphins: Moss, Stalworth, and the kicker. Moss is on track to score 21 TD’s this year, and I think Tom Brady’s 5-TD performance from last week was just a warm up for this Sunday’s Massacre in Miami.
Favorable matchups exist at the Pepper’s TE, Totupu at LB, and the HC. But with so many starters on a BYE week, I’m not sure the matchups of the TQB and the WR/RB from Dallas will be enough. Depending on how Dallas responds after their New England beat down last week will, of course, determine the outcome of the performance of Barber and Owens.
PREDICTION: the system has the game as a PUSH. Sheer point average total has the Peppers as a 15 point favorite. But I’m not so sure. I think the Elvi have more favorable matchups, especially with the Peppers relying so heavily on Dallas players. My instincts are telling me to PUSH this game, but I think the Elvi get their 3rd win of the season by a mere 5.7 points.
BadAss Bills vs. Team Smith: the BadAss Bills are absolutely loaded. But their load is spent due to unfavorable matchups at some key positions. While I predict Team Smith to win by 10.3, it could very easily go the other way if the Patriots have a great game. Just between the Patriots TQB and Wes Welker, they could very easily win the game almost by themselves. But…….Team Smith will persevere like they have since they have been in the league.
Niners vs. Hogs: yaaaaaaaaaawn! Oops sorry. I didn’t mean to fall asleep. Are these teams playing? The Niners played three players last week that were on a BYE. It looks like he is on track to play at least one player this week that is on a BYE. But it doesn’t matter. The Niners are loaded with talent that are recognizable by one name: steve, chad, Adrian, and Gonzalez. Between the four of them, they could very easily score close to 100 points. Because of this, I think the WartHogs will be apologizing. But hey, don’t apologize…………….. your team is sorry enough. Oh and to the Coach of the Hogs: don’t forget to bring a pen and paper to the game because the Niners are going to take you school! Niners by 23.4.
Revolution vs. Gnus: there is absolutely no way I am picking the Gnus for two reasons, even though their coach is my main man at work. Reason #1: they kicked a man while he was down by beating the Peppers during a time of the coach’s personal mourning. That loud POP you heard that week was the Gnus pulling the game out of their ass. Reason #2: see reason #1. Seriously, the Revolution are loaded with favorable matchups. Plus………..see reason #1. Revolution by 13.7.
BailBonds vs. Syrens: unless the Syrens change things, they will play 4 people on BYEs. Even if they fix things, it won’t matter. The Bailbonds are too strong and this is the week they go UP the roller coaster hill that is their season. BailBonds by 23.4.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Week 4 Re-Cap
First, email response.
What a lot of people don’t know is that when anyone posts a blog, ANYONE can read it. So sometimes, I get email from people I don’t know responding to something I wrote in one of my posts. I don’t know why their questions weren’t responses on the blog site, but it doesn’t matter.
Every once in a while I’ll have an email that I respond to that I just have to share with people. As you know, I have been blasting the performance of last year’s fantasy hero, Maurice Jones-Drew. Needless to say, one of his “fans” sent me an email:
Dear Writer of the Quad Fantasy Football Blog,
Why you be sweatin’ Jones-Drew, yo?
Ray-ray
Obviously, this email came from a well educated person who thinks 50 Cents’ name is made up of two quarters. So I decided, in my response, to be kind:
Ray-ray,
Isn’t that a name some one calls their baby? What self respecting adult male would want to be called Ray-ray? What is it a nickname for? Most people who have nicknames, have nicknames with a purpose. Take mine, for example: Quad the Bod. Very bold, almost Marlboro Man-ish, tells exactly who I am: a person who has the Bod (24 inch pythons for arms) and Quad for my multiple personalities. But Ray-ray? Come on, man.
Anyway, to answer your question: “why you be sweatin’ Jones-Drew, yo?” Well, I don’t be sweatin’ him. I be sweatin’…….well……….sweat!!! What the hell else do people sweat?
Love,
QTB
If you are a historian and look back through the annals of football, there are very few regular season games that spark the interest at the same level as a national championship game in college or even the super bowl in the NFL. But this week’s game of the week, game of the season possibly, touted the two teams who are the only teams to ever win the championship in this league: The Red Hot Jimmy Peppers, 2005 Champions and the Bad Ass Bills, 2006 Champions. This game was marked on the calendar of both teams since the schedules came out because it could very easily be a prelude to whom the League Champion is THIS season.
The smack talking started early with coach E-bone taking the first shot after the first week: “I have week 4 marked on my calendar. I will be munching on some hot jimmy peppers during the day and even though my ass will be burning the next day, I'll have a smile on my face while thinking of the beat down I just gave you!!”
Very bold statements indeed, considering one week of the season had passed. But the coach showed some foresight as he strode into this week’s game as the ONLY undefeated team left in the league. The Peppers were 2-1 after a Dallas Cowboy beat down on the Bears last Monday night did him in.
But first, I have to ask a question: what the hell is going on in not just the NFL, but in our league? Talk about major mistakes by the dozen! And what is with all of the top performers of the NFL either being injured or not even performing? But…….more on that later.
One of the fundamental rules of fantasy football when drafting top running backs is to “handcuff” the star running back by also drafting his backup in a later round. A good example of this is Priest Holmes. Those who drafted him three years ago and handcuffed him by also drafting Larry Johnson have been reaping the rewards ever since. What does this have to do with the Bad Ass Bills vs. the Jimmy Peppers? Well, more on that later as well. But let’s flash back to the draft.
The fantasy pundits were “skeptical” at best on the summer time trade of Randy Moss to the Patriots. They all were basing their dooms day comments on how he was going to ruin the Patriots and how he doesn’t fit into the Patriots’ culture on his past attitude issues. Yes, he had a lack of performance in Oakland, but who the hell was throwing him the ball? Yes, he commented that he didn’t always give 100% when playing at Minnesota, but he didn’t have to in order to become one of the most prolific pass catchers of this era. But now………………….
People were laughing at me and telling me I f’ed up by drafting him, but I knew better. I know about winning. Winning has a way of making historically non-performers perform. The Patriots are the most legitimate chance he has ever had of winning a Championship. He is the number one receiver on a team that is overloaded with talent at every position. He has, arguably, the most prolific passer of this generation in Tom Brady, who is leading the league with a 141.3 passer rating this year. Which brings me back to the handcuffing comment earlier.
The one single thing that E-Bone could have done, that the coach of the Gnus has done with Manning and Wayne, was to handcuff Brady by also drafting Moss. Because he didn’t, he ended up with Wes Melker, who really isn’t a bad choice because of his versatility. But that one move is what doomed the Bills this week as the Peppers once again smacked them in the face with their coaches comments to the tune of an 11.6 point victory. One other mistake he made was to play the Bengals quarterback against the patriots D. While it’s a great thought to hope that last nights game between the Bengals and the Patriots would be another shootout like it was when the Bengals played Cleveland , it’s time to give up that pipe dream, get another pipe and smoke something that won’t make you think such crazy thoughts.
As mentioned earlier, Moss was the deciding factor for the Peppers with 26 points. Yes, the Bills got 31 points from Brady, 10.5 points from Lynch and a monsterous 38.2 points from the Seattle defense, everyone else on the team scored single digits with the points ranging from 8 to -2. He left a legitimate 13 points on the bench with, ironically, Deion Branch at 13.
The Peppers, even though they had four double-digit point scorers, actually got a way with some poor coaching decisions. The coach of the Peppers benched Tomlinson after three weeks of a lack of productivity and he subsequently responds with 21 points. He also benched the Bears defense who scored 22.8 points in defeat with the help of Darian Hester’s kickoff return for a TD. But the key thing to look at here is this: had the coach of the Peppers NOT made those changes, the defeat of the Bills could have been a LOT worse with a potential 36+ point victory. But, with that kind of bench, the Red Hot Jimmy Peppers are by far the most talented and explosive team in the league. They showed their strength by regaining the number one spot with this victory over the Bills.
So a special message to Coach E-bone: if you are going to talk it, then be able to walk it. Enjoy your ass burning from those Jimmy Peppers you ate and remember that feeling. What feeling is that? The feeling of your championship hopes being flushed with the remnants of those Peppers!
Warthogs vs. Syrens: in probably the lowest scoring affair in league history, these teams lit it up with the Syrens winning 98.9-86. Remember my question and comments earlier about mistakes in the league? This game had mistake one: the Hogs played a tight end who was on a bye week. That’s worse than the Syrens not playing a defense a couple of weeks ago.
Niners vs. Gnus: this week’s trivia question: what do the following have in common: 3, 0, 6, 5,-6, 8, 5, 4, and -8? There are the individual point totals of 9 of the 12 starters for the Niners. Remember my comments a couple of weeks ago about being too heavy on players from your favorite team, and how it could come back to haunt you? Well, the 49er heavy Niners had a total of -10 points from his 49er players. And oh, league mistake #2: he played Steven Jackson, who was OUT for week 4. But…….give it to the Gnus. Riding on the heels of Brett Favre having a “Comeback Player of the Year” season and Tampa Bay showing signs of the early Gruden era, they scored a whopping 146 points to win by, are you ready for this, 82 POINTS!
Virginia Revolution vs. Team Smith: I take my comment earlier back about the lowest scoring game. THIS game was the lowest scoring. Other than the Chiefs quarterback, Team Smith didn’t have any one score over 10.5 points. Ronnie Brown in Miami finally proved me right as the Revolution smacked it to Team Smith by 13.2 points. See comments about favorite team laden teams (Team Smith and the Steelers).
The Elvi vs. the BailBonds: I sort of take responsibility for the disaster that was the Elvi this week. The coach had emailed me asking for advice, but I didn’t get the email in time. As a result, she ended up playing Westbrook, who was out this week (league mistake #3). Not that it would have mattered. The BailBonds continue to show why they are potentially one of the best teams in the league, riding the coat tails of both Tony Romo and the Dallas defense. Between those two, they scored 65.1 points while no one else did too much. He did benefit from the carousel known as the Cardinals quarterback situation to the tune of 15 points, yet the 11.5 he got from Merrimam was an anomaly.
What a lot of people don’t know is that when anyone posts a blog, ANYONE can read it. So sometimes, I get email from people I don’t know responding to something I wrote in one of my posts. I don’t know why their questions weren’t responses on the blog site, but it doesn’t matter.
Every once in a while I’ll have an email that I respond to that I just have to share with people. As you know, I have been blasting the performance of last year’s fantasy hero, Maurice Jones-Drew. Needless to say, one of his “fans” sent me an email:
Dear Writer of the Quad Fantasy Football Blog,
Why you be sweatin’ Jones-Drew, yo?
Ray-ray
Obviously, this email came from a well educated person who thinks 50 Cents’ name is made up of two quarters. So I decided, in my response, to be kind:
Ray-ray,
Isn’t that a name some one calls their baby? What self respecting adult male would want to be called Ray-ray? What is it a nickname for? Most people who have nicknames, have nicknames with a purpose. Take mine, for example: Quad the Bod. Very bold, almost Marlboro Man-ish, tells exactly who I am: a person who has the Bod (24 inch pythons for arms) and Quad for my multiple personalities. But Ray-ray? Come on, man.
Anyway, to answer your question: “why you be sweatin’ Jones-Drew, yo?” Well, I don’t be sweatin’ him. I be sweatin’…….well……….sweat!!! What the hell else do people sweat?
Love,
QTB
If you are a historian and look back through the annals of football, there are very few regular season games that spark the interest at the same level as a national championship game in college or even the super bowl in the NFL. But this week’s game of the week, game of the season possibly, touted the two teams who are the only teams to ever win the championship in this league: The Red Hot Jimmy Peppers, 2005 Champions and the Bad Ass Bills, 2006 Champions. This game was marked on the calendar of both teams since the schedules came out because it could very easily be a prelude to whom the League Champion is THIS season.
The smack talking started early with coach E-bone taking the first shot after the first week: “I have week 4 marked on my calendar. I will be munching on some hot jimmy peppers during the day and even though my ass will be burning the next day, I'll have a smile on my face while thinking of the beat down I just gave you!!”
Very bold statements indeed, considering one week of the season had passed. But the coach showed some foresight as he strode into this week’s game as the ONLY undefeated team left in the league. The Peppers were 2-1 after a Dallas Cowboy beat down on the Bears last Monday night did him in.
But first, I have to ask a question: what the hell is going on in not just the NFL, but in our league? Talk about major mistakes by the dozen! And what is with all of the top performers of the NFL either being injured or not even performing? But…….more on that later.
One of the fundamental rules of fantasy football when drafting top running backs is to “handcuff” the star running back by also drafting his backup in a later round. A good example of this is Priest Holmes. Those who drafted him three years ago and handcuffed him by also drafting Larry Johnson have been reaping the rewards ever since. What does this have to do with the Bad Ass Bills vs. the Jimmy Peppers? Well, more on that later as well. But let’s flash back to the draft.
The fantasy pundits were “skeptical” at best on the summer time trade of Randy Moss to the Patriots. They all were basing their dooms day comments on how he was going to ruin the Patriots and how he doesn’t fit into the Patriots’ culture on his past attitude issues. Yes, he had a lack of performance in Oakland, but who the hell was throwing him the ball? Yes, he commented that he didn’t always give 100% when playing at Minnesota, but he didn’t have to in order to become one of the most prolific pass catchers of this era. But now………………….
People were laughing at me and telling me I f’ed up by drafting him, but I knew better. I know about winning. Winning has a way of making historically non-performers perform. The Patriots are the most legitimate chance he has ever had of winning a Championship. He is the number one receiver on a team that is overloaded with talent at every position. He has, arguably, the most prolific passer of this generation in Tom Brady, who is leading the league with a 141.3 passer rating this year. Which brings me back to the handcuffing comment earlier.
The one single thing that E-Bone could have done, that the coach of the Gnus has done with Manning and Wayne, was to handcuff Brady by also drafting Moss. Because he didn’t, he ended up with Wes Melker, who really isn’t a bad choice because of his versatility. But that one move is what doomed the Bills this week as the Peppers once again smacked them in the face with their coaches comments to the tune of an 11.6 point victory. One other mistake he made was to play the Bengals quarterback against the patriots D. While it’s a great thought to hope that last nights game between the Bengals and the Patriots would be another shootout like it was when the Bengals played Cleveland , it’s time to give up that pipe dream, get another pipe and smoke something that won’t make you think such crazy thoughts.
As mentioned earlier, Moss was the deciding factor for the Peppers with 26 points. Yes, the Bills got 31 points from Brady, 10.5 points from Lynch and a monsterous 38.2 points from the Seattle defense, everyone else on the team scored single digits with the points ranging from 8 to -2. He left a legitimate 13 points on the bench with, ironically, Deion Branch at 13.
The Peppers, even though they had four double-digit point scorers, actually got a way with some poor coaching decisions. The coach of the Peppers benched Tomlinson after three weeks of a lack of productivity and he subsequently responds with 21 points. He also benched the Bears defense who scored 22.8 points in defeat with the help of Darian Hester’s kickoff return for a TD. But the key thing to look at here is this: had the coach of the Peppers NOT made those changes, the defeat of the Bills could have been a LOT worse with a potential 36+ point victory. But, with that kind of bench, the Red Hot Jimmy Peppers are by far the most talented and explosive team in the league. They showed their strength by regaining the number one spot with this victory over the Bills.
So a special message to Coach E-bone: if you are going to talk it, then be able to walk it. Enjoy your ass burning from those Jimmy Peppers you ate and remember that feeling. What feeling is that? The feeling of your championship hopes being flushed with the remnants of those Peppers!
Warthogs vs. Syrens: in probably the lowest scoring affair in league history, these teams lit it up with the Syrens winning 98.9-86. Remember my question and comments earlier about mistakes in the league? This game had mistake one: the Hogs played a tight end who was on a bye week. That’s worse than the Syrens not playing a defense a couple of weeks ago.
Niners vs. Gnus: this week’s trivia question: what do the following have in common: 3, 0, 6, 5,-6, 8, 5, 4, and -8? There are the individual point totals of 9 of the 12 starters for the Niners. Remember my comments a couple of weeks ago about being too heavy on players from your favorite team, and how it could come back to haunt you? Well, the 49er heavy Niners had a total of -10 points from his 49er players. And oh, league mistake #2: he played Steven Jackson, who was OUT for week 4. But…….give it to the Gnus. Riding on the heels of Brett Favre having a “Comeback Player of the Year” season and Tampa Bay showing signs of the early Gruden era, they scored a whopping 146 points to win by, are you ready for this, 82 POINTS!
Virginia Revolution vs. Team Smith: I take my comment earlier back about the lowest scoring game. THIS game was the lowest scoring. Other than the Chiefs quarterback, Team Smith didn’t have any one score over 10.5 points. Ronnie Brown in Miami finally proved me right as the Revolution smacked it to Team Smith by 13.2 points. See comments about favorite team laden teams (Team Smith and the Steelers).
The Elvi vs. the BailBonds: I sort of take responsibility for the disaster that was the Elvi this week. The coach had emailed me asking for advice, but I didn’t get the email in time. As a result, she ended up playing Westbrook, who was out this week (league mistake #3). Not that it would have mattered. The BailBonds continue to show why they are potentially one of the best teams in the league, riding the coat tails of both Tony Romo and the Dallas defense. Between those two, they scored 65.1 points while no one else did too much. He did benefit from the carousel known as the Cardinals quarterback situation to the tune of 15 points, yet the 11.5 he got from Merrimam was an anomaly.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Week 3 Recap
Week 3 Record: 3-2
Cumulative Record: 7-3
What the hell is going on in the league? Tomlinson and Johnson are sucking hind teat, and now Jackson is out for at least this week. Perenial superstars each, they are NOT performing (along with others, of course) and are wreaking havoc in fantasy leagues across the land.
And let me be the first to point out that Tony Romo is NOT a good quarterback. No, not even close to being good. He has, ladies and gentlemen, transcended into a GREAT quarterback. I’ve always said you can tell a lot about a person’s character by the way they handle themselves during adversity. Any normal person would have ran away and hid from the masses had we dropped the snap of a potential game winning field goal (ala Tony Romo last year). But this guy has not only placed that behind him, he has moved past that into being discussed in the same sentences as Brady and Manning (you know which one). I mean, to basically dismantle a defense like the Bears the way he did the other night is a testament that what we have seen of him is only a sign of things to come. Now, on to the re-cap.
I had to wait a day before doing this because so many games were close after Sunday that last night’s outcome between the Titans and Saints played a role in three of our five games. And man, did it ever come down to the wire for our game of the week between the Revolution and the Hogs of Wart.
I spoke to the coach of the Revolution on Sunday and we both felt like going into Monday with a 13 + point lead was good enough to cruise into their first victory. Besides, we thought, the Hogs had only the TE from the Titans playing. With the TE being someone other than Gonzalez, Gates, or Winslow, 13 points was a shoe in for the Revolution.
But it just goes to show you what I know. Scaife scored an incredible 10 points for the Hogs to bring the final margin down to a measly 2.3 points. But let’s give credit where credit is due. I predicted that if the Revolution kept things the way they were, they would win by 10. If they changed, it would be in the 20 point range. I advised to bench McNabb, for example. On the heels of his “black quarterback” comments on Real Sports with Bryant Gumble, this guy, whom I predicted would be benched or released at the end of the year, lights it up for 40 points. Curry didn’t have the 20+ I predicted but he came away with 14. But what really hurt the Revolution, if anything did, was the lack of production from Larry Johnson.
As predicted, Maurice Jones-Drew continues to suck. But I have also said that Ronnie Brown was being under utilized, yet look for Miami to start using him out of the backfield for short yardage receptions. The result? Larry Johnson 4.5, Ronnie Brown 38.5. It’s time for the glamour and fashionable picks of Tomlinson and Johnson to be benched until the get back on track.
So deep, heart felt congratulations for the Revolution getting their first win of the season.
Niners vs. the Jakesters: The Jakesters, as noted last week, has a new coach. The coach has abruptly changed the name of her team to the Elvi, named after THE most overrated performer of all time, Elvis “The King” Presley. It’s bad enough I have to sit in my office and see that big ass, wall hugging velvet Elvis on her wall, but now I have to live with a team named the Elvi? Anway……………….
Niners vs. the Jakesters: The Jakesters, as noted last week, has a new coach. The coach has abruptly changed the name of her team to the Elvi, named after THE most overrated performer of all time, Elvis “The King” Presley. It’s bad enough I have to sit in my office and see that big ass, wall hugging velvet Elvis on her wall, but now I have to live with a team named the Elvi? Anway……………….
I predicted a big time win for the Niners in a 30 + point blow out. Man, was I ever wrong. The Niners had single digit performances from their TQB (St. Louis) and Steve Smith. Chad Johnson still had his 15 points, but the coach fell into what a lot of fantasy owners fall into: a mistaken belief that one week’s performance is going to be repeated each week. As you know, Smith and Johnson combined for over 70 points the previous week. This week = 16.
But let’s give credit. The Broncos TQB came alive for the Elvi. Joseph Adai performed as planned. But lo and behold Westbrook in Philly did his best McNabb impersonation and rambled for an incredible 37.5 point performance. Again, it just shows you how much I really know because I was leading the calls for benching anyone associated with Philadelphia.
So even though the Elvi finally notched one in the win column, I hope the team’s short lived success isn’t tampered with too much by Elvis’ biggest fan and Elvi coach, Queen Ralphy. Lord only knows how “man” screws things up once he starts meddling.
Gnus vs. Team Smith: in another nail biter (2.5 points), team Smith came from a predicted insurmountable lead after Sunday and beat the Gnus on the heels of the performance of Vince Young. Man, this Team Smith is something else. But just as Steelers heavy as they are, the Gnus are Redskins heavy. That hurts worse than wiping you ass with sandpaper. The only thing Redskins heavy I have in my house is the mounds of Redskins toilet paper that I use religiously.
BadAss Bills vs. Syrens: so here I was last week blasting the Syrens for handing the bailbonds a victory by not playing a team defense. So what does the coach do? Picks up the chiefs defense. And what happens? They score 23.5 points to give the Bills a scare. Even though the bills had -1 points between the TE and the Coach, they once again rode the heels of Brady and Palmer to the tune of 59 points. That was the only difference. Mark my word: the Syrens aren’t finished.
Jimmy Peppers vs. BailBonds: in a week 1 rematch, the bailbonds handed the Jimmy peppers their first loss of the season on the strength of Dallas TQB and Anquon Boldin. But the biggest differences and the game deciding players were the team defenses and head coaches. The Jimmy Peppers got a total of 3.1 points between the two, where the BailBonds received a whopping 21.9.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Week 3 Predictions
Record: 3-1
I’ve asked my mother for advice only once in my life. Her response to my problem was, “Follow your heart. Your heart never lies.” Now I am kicking myself in the ass because I didn’t heed that advice during this year’s league draft. My heart was telling me to draft Shaun Alexander, but I took the glamorous choice in LaDanian Tomlinson.
I also should have taken the advice of Commissioner Hughes who, by the way, drank most of my beer the night of the draft. But anyway…….when Norv Turner was hired as San Diego’s coach, he told me very bluntly that he didn’t understand that hiring because Norv Turner was going to “ruin that offense.” How right he was.
After two weeks, two things are very prevalent in the world of the NFL: 1) Norv Turner is well on his way to ruining a great team and 2) New Orleans is adding credence to my year long NFL conspiracy theory during 2006. They were “America’s Pick” because of hurricane Katrina. The NFL LET them have the year they had, but the conspiracy to get Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy their first Super Bowls was even more enticing. Thus, New Orleans lost during the playoffs. And now? New Orleans is leading the way in football futility as they are very quickly going back to whence they came: the cellar. Drew Breese is not living up to his pre-fantasy #3 ranking (maybe his being traded to New Orleans is now justified?), Reggie Bush is finding out exactly what Archie Manning found out years ago: one person can’t save a franchise, especially going through the “sophomore jinx,” and where the hell is Colston, the rookie sensation from 2006? It looks like New Orleans is the Sacremento Kings of the NFL: a career ending, going no-where team. Don’t expect the up and coming superstars in Bush and Colston to stick around any longer than they have to.
Whew! Now that I have THAT off my chest, let me take a step down from my high horse and shell out predictions for Week 3. Wait! One more thing. There are only three undefeated teams left. How appropriate that they are all part of THE BROTHERHOOD! It just goes to show that Blood is thicker than Fantasy Football Leagues!
GAME OF THE WEEK: Warthogs vs. the Revolution
Man, this following the heart shit is getting tough. My heart is telling me to pick the Peppers vs. the Bailbonds or the BadAss Bills vs. the Syrens. But the Bailbonds didn’t come close to living up to Week 2 expectations and I am not sure the Syrens are even paying attention. The Gnus and Team Smith should be another sleeper, and the Niners should beat up on the Jakesters pretty badly. Besides, I want to save the Peppers and the BadAss Bills for their week four power house showdown.
Man, this following the heart shit is getting tough. My heart is telling me to pick the Peppers vs. the Bailbonds or the BadAss Bills vs. the Syrens. But the Bailbonds didn’t come close to living up to Week 2 expectations and I am not sure the Syrens are even paying attention. The Gnus and Team Smith should be another sleeper, and the Niners should beat up on the Jakesters pretty badly. Besides, I want to save the Peppers and the BadAss Bills for their week four power house showdown.
The Wart on the Hogs are going to struggle mightily this week. Their top two ball-touchers, Chargers TQB and Reggie Bush are averaging only 8 points a piece. For two people who touch the ball as much as they do, this hurts real bad. They both are struggling and they both are facing formidable teams in GB and Tennessee. So don’t expect too much more out of them, especially Bush. Vince Young will keep the Tennessee offense on the field for long periods of time, reducing the number of chances Bush has to make a big play. Because of these limited chances, he will press too hard. And we all know that when Reggie Bush presses, he screws something up. So I would probably start the Jaguars TQB and Jamal Lewis, who is having a great resurgent year for Cleveland. Couple that with the fact that he is facing a next to nothing Oakland defense and the pickings will be ripe for Lewis to break 20 points. I would probably also try to pick up Donald Lee, the GB TE, since he is averaging 8.5 points and is facing a defunct Chargers Defense. If nothing else, he will more than double L.J. Smith’s (Philly) point production. With the way McNabb is struggling, you couldn’t pay me enough to have any of Philly’s offensive players. By the way, expect McNabb to be benched before the season ends, then released or traded. It’s sad that, at 30, he will spend the rest of his career as a backup.
Anyway…….throw in Who’s-Your-Momma being “probable” and Cato June basically sucking wind, and the Hogs will be lucky to break 130 points. The only mainstays on this team are Holt, Galloway, Ravens Defense, and the Colts players. So the Hogs should be lucky that none of these have a bye week this week or his team would be in T-R-O-U-B-L-E.
During the four years the Mike Shula was the coach at Alabama, his teams NEVER had a 4th quarter, come-from-behind win. In 2006, his team led Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU, and Auburn in the 4th quarter. AS usual, Shula didn’t use the balls the good Lord gave him, went conservative and lost each of those games, amongst others. He also lost his job. He said in every press conference that his team was “close” to playing to their potential. Close, as you know, only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. But, what does this have to do with the Virginia Revolution?
While I don’t think the coach will lose his job, I do think he is “close” to breaking loose and having a dominating performance. It’s nice to see that he has used the throat the Lord has given him and swallowed his pride and benched Jones-Drew. Just like Rick Ashtley with “Never Gonna Give You Up,” Jones-Drew was a one hit wonder.
However, I didn’t expect the Revolution to act so quickly and make such drastic moves to the point where now, they appear to be on their way to a top-3 ranking in their division if his gambles pay off. Even though he has the Eagles TQB starting with an average of 14.5 points a game, the Eagles are facing a 2-0 resurgent and hungry Lions team who have the most dangerous trait a team could have: BELIEF. They now believe they can win because they have faith and talent. As crappy as McNabb looked against a so-so Redskins team, the Lions D will have their way and will shut both McNabb and Westbrook (listed as “questionable due to an MRI) down. Andy Reid should be looking at his young Quarterback and get him ready for the departure of McNabb at the end of this season. So bench McNabb, put either of your OP TQBs as the starter, then move Curry up to the OP position. Why?
Cleveland shocked the sports world last weekend by scoring 51 points with a shootout with the Bengals. That just goes to show you that if you live right, miracles can and DO happen. Don’t expect this to happen this week, even though Oakland is a much worse team than the Bengals. However, after seeing how the Bengals receivers had their way with the Cleveland defense, I expect Curry to have a similar day Sunday, possibly even eclipsing the point total he scored the first week. He may not score as many as Chad Johnson did last week against Cleveland, but a good 20-25 points is a conservative bet. I would also look at getting a better Head Coach. The “preferred” pick would be the Texans HC, but with them playing Indianapolis, they will lose their first game. Larry Johnson, of course, is having an “off” year averaging only 9.5 points a game. But with them facing the Vikings, this might be the game where he gets back on track.
Prediction: So where does all of this leave us? It leaves us with an exciting game that could come down to the wire or could be a tie. However, I can’t help but love what the coach of the Revolution has done to rebuild his team. The Hogs’ coach is distracted by three other leagues and I am not sure just how much he “cares” about this league. Plus, he is suffering from a sever case of the “burning ass” after eating 20+ Nuclear Wings at Beef O’Brady’s the other day. But, you would think that as much smack as I talk to him this league would be his “first love.” I am not so sure. Regardless, the Revolution get on track and spank the Warts. If they leave the team as it is, then the spanking is by 10 points. If they make the changes I suggested above, it could get a little ugly being in the 25-30 point range.
Niners vs. The Jakesters: The Jakesters have a new coach, but too little too late. The Niners by 36.5.
The Gnus vs. Team Smith: The Gnus are still riding the Manning/Wayne train in hopes that THAT engine will lead them to victory. But an engine needs more power to pull several cars plus a Caboose. As a result, Team Smith’s Steelers riddled team cake walks by 23.
BadAss Bills vs. The Syrens: unless the Syrens pull their heads out of their asses, they will continue to be nothing more than a weekly punching bag for the rest of the league. They practically handed the Bailbonds a victory last week by not playing a team defense. But, even if they did play one this week, it wouldn’t matter. The BadAss Bills are looking at this as a practice squad tune up for a Week 4 meeting with the Jimmy Peppers, and sing to the tune of an 89 point victory.
Peppers vs. The Bailbonds: in a rematch of Week 1 Titans, the Bailbonds are coming off of a win given to them on a silver platter. As predicted, they were looking past the Syrens to this week’s rematch. In a game that will be hotly contested, just as Week 1’s game was, the Peppers still come out on top by a hair at 21.5 points.
So there you have it. My predictions for Week three with a little help from Ms. Sapphire. Let the Games begin!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Week 2 Re-Cap
I might not be the smartest guy in the world, but I know there are just certain things you don’t do in life. Like advice. You don’t ignore advice if 1) the advice comes from a relative and 2) if the advice was meant for something good, like win a fantasy football game. But more on that later. You also don’t count out winners. In fact, you should relish winners and bathe in the confidence they ooze in hopes that some of what they have will seep onto you. That’s why, during my week two predictions, I said what I said about Tom Brady. As if the Patriots need something to motivate them, they played this weekend like it was them against the world because of all of so called “distractions” from last week. With all of that said, let’s get to the Week 2 re-cap.
Virginia Revolution vs. BadAss Bills: Game of the Week
Back to the advice thing. Friday while doing some last minute checking on the teams before heading off for the weekend, I noticed that the Virginia Revolution was starting Maurice Jones-Drew. This kid is a one year wonder who made fantasy owners very happy last year. But this is a new year and he is pressing and pressing hard. So I text messaged the coach of the Revolution. By the way, the coach of the Revolution DID take my advice from the previous week’s re-cap and picked up Ronald Curry. But anyway, I texted him and told him he should play either Curry or the Texan’s TQB as one of his OP’s instead of Jones-Drew. I felt if he did this, he could possibly have a shot at beating the BadAss Bills, regardless of how long the shot was.
The result? Jones-Drew lit up the field by scoring a whopping 2.5 points, while Curry didn’t do much better at 5 points. But the Texans TQB scored 27 points. It’s time, league owners, to start playing a TQB at one or both of your OP’s. Think about it, which player on the field touches the ball more than anyone? The QB. So why wouldn’t you play as many as you can?
Anyway, picture this. I’m in the truck hauling ass across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. I have the Future of Alabama Football with me. We are on our way to camping for the weekend for his birthday. My cell phone rings; it’s the coach of the Revolution. He tells me that he was looking at the “matchups” for this weekend and was going to play Jones-Drew since he was playing Atlanta. “Ok.” I said. “That might not be a bad match up.” But inside, I knew I was right in what I said in the text message. So I let it go.
Now, here we sit on a Monday morning and the Revolution find themselves in a 69 point hole going into tonight with the Eagles TQB and a Redskins LB yet to play. Hang it up. I predicted a 59.5 point win for the Bills, and it looks like they are going to get it. The Bills started the Patriots, Giants and Bengals’ TQB for a combined total of 93 points. As predicted, Seattle’s defense let the Bills down, as did Marshawn Lynch. But when you have just three players score almost as many points as a single team did, well, listen closely, because the fat lady is STILL singing. I said it would be ugly, and man was it.
Team Smith vs. HorHey’s Niners
I predicted last week that in order for the Niners to have a chance that Chad Johnson was going to have to have a big day. Boy did he. In a shoot out with the Browns, Johnson had a breakout game with 35 points. I also predicted that Adrian Peterson and the Patriots defense would suffer some let down from week 1. I was only partially right. Peterson dropped down to 10.5 points but the Patriots basically stuffed an “on paper” potent offense in San Diego. In a stunning upset, the Niners took it to Team Smith. I had predicted a 33 point win, but the win was by only 30.4 and it was the Niners over Team Smith. One of the fundamental rules of fantasy football is to not let your home town sentiment govern your draft choices. When you are heavy with players from one team, it is bound to come back and bite you. That’s exactly what happened to Team Smith this week. He is very Steelers heavy and had one score zero points and another 8 points. The Niners scored 68 points between Chad Johnson and Steve Smith that put them over the edge. This could have been a much closer game, but I honestly think this was a sign of things to come from the Niners.
Gnus vs. Warthogs
I won’t necessarily say the Hogs are back, but the Wart may have been refilled. I predicted a 36.5 win for the Warthogs and going into tonight, they are ahead by a whopping 65.5 points. However, the GNUS do have three players tonight vs. one for the Hogs. Doesn’t matter. The dynamic duo of Galloway and Who’s Your Momma built a strong enough lead to cover anything that happens tonight. As predicted, this was almost as exciting as the Michigan/ND game this weekend.
Syrens vs. Bailbonds
I predicted that if the Bailbonds looked past the Syrens to a week three match up with the Jimmy Peppers that they could be in for a grave let down during week two. How right I was……..sort of. In what equates to missing home plate after a home run trot and being called out, the Syrens neglected playing a team defense and lost to the Bailbonds by a measly 11.6 points. In what I thought would be a blowout victory for the Bailbonds, they suffered from several key players not performing at the level one would expect. Had the Syrens played a team defense, this would have been an even bigger upset that the Niners over Team Smith.
Jimmy Peppers vs. The Jakesters
Prediction: 91 point victory for the Peppers.
Actual: 60.3 point margin for the Peppers going into tonight.
‘Nuff Said.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Week 2 Predictions
Aaaah. My favorite time of the week. The players reported back to their respective camps today, which gives us an initial analysis of where they will stand in the upcoming week. I love Wednesdays and Fridays because that is when teams determine who is or isn’t going to play on Sunday and what they plan to do. So let the projections begin.
Game of the Week: Virginia Revolution vs. The Badass Bills
MQ warned me before the season started that she was going to be mad at me if I beat her brother, who just happens to be the coach of the Virginia Revolution. Comissioner Hughes did a good job of 1) placing him in a different bracket than me and 2) not putting him on my schedule. So….I won’t have to whip his ass weekly…………I’ll leave that up to his opponents. This week is going to be no exception.
I sort of feel sorry for the guy, but then again, this IS his second year playing. It’s just unfortunate that this week he goes up against the powerhouse Badass Bills. What hurt the revolution in the first week was Dante Stallworth and Denver’s head coach scoring only 1 point. It also didn’t help that Larry Johnson wasn’t utilized more, diminishing his point total. While the coach of the Revolution commmented on the Week 1 Update blog that he didn’t know one could play a team quarterback at the offensive player position and that he wouldn’t make that mistake again, I do admit that had he done so in Week 1 he would have scored an extra 40 some odd points. Considering he lost by only 18, this was a huuuuuuuuuuge mistake. It pays to know the rules.
The Badass Bills, on the other hand, didn’t have anyone score below 4. The Bone road the Patriots QB to a whopping 37 points, but now that seems miniscule compared to the accusations being tossed at the Patriots. Hell, I could score 37 points if I knew what my opponent’s defense was doing too! But don’t count Tom Brady out. I mean, this is a guy who was a mid round draft pick out of michigan. His senior year in the bowl game, he led michigan back from a 24-0 deficit to beat The Crimson Tide 27-24 and broke my heart. I drink more because of him. This guy is a winner and is absolutely no joke. Expect more points out of Marshawn Lynch, but don’t expect Seattle’s Defense to score as many as they did last week. Arizona’s offense is too explosive to keep down.
Prediction: the key to a Revolution win is hope that KC gives LJ the ball more. If they do, and if he can hold up against a very stout Chicago defense, he could score in the double digits. If I were the Revolution, I would pick up Ronald Curry out of Oakland, who is finally coming into his own. He scored a whopping 22 points last week and could do it again against a sluggish Denver Defense. But hell, any of the top 10 remaining WRs are worth getting because 1) they all scored double-digits and 2) they all scored more than one point. Stallworth is done, especially with the resurgence of Randy Moss.
But let’s say that LJ DOES get his 20-25 carries and the Revolution DOES pick up a better reciever than Dante Stallworth. I don’t think it will be enough to overcome the Badass Bills. Coach E-bone has learned the secret about starting offenisve players. Thus, he has the Patriots, Bengals, and Giants TQBs starting. Together, those three scored a whopping 95 points in week 1, which is MORE than the Revolution scored in week one as a TEAM. Unless the Revolution do some creative maneuvering, this is going be ugly…..very ugly. Almost as ugly as that girl……….well, never mind. The Badass Bills storm to 2-0 as they push the 180-point envelope in week two with a 179.5 -120 point win over the Revolution.
Other Predictions
Team Smith vs. The Hor-Hey Niners: This was almost my game of the week because this is going to be one of the better matchups in week two. Team Smith road the Plaxico Burress/Steelers Defense Train to a victory over the Jakesters. The Niners, on the other hand, had solid performances from Adrian Peterson in MIN and the Patriots Defense. Expect drop offs in points from both as Peterson meets Detroit and the Patriots go up against the Chargers. Chad Johnson may save them with a breakout performance against Cleveland, but I don’t think it will be enough. Team Smith goes to 2-0 with a 140 – 107 victory over the Niners.
The NewportNewsGnus vs. the Warthogs: this is one of those games you will never see on TV because it isn’t worth the network’s time to show it. Neither coach really has an idea. The Warthogs was the biggest let down in week one, but they shouldn’t fret. This will be like the Michigan-Notre Dame game this week: one HAS to win, even though they suck, because they are playing each other. Expect the Gnus to ride the Manning/Wayne train to high double digit points. But don’t expect much else unless Rudi Johnson and the Cadillac get off their asses and start performing. And GET RID OF COREY DILLON! The guy scored you ZERO points! Go pick up Chris Brown (titans) or Justin Griffith out of Oakland. The Hogs are literally loaded with superstars who underperformed in week one. In fact, expect the Hogs to make a strong come back an end up in the top 3 at the end of the season. The only concern I have for week two is the Chargers TQB playing against the Patriots. Other than that, the Hogs have Reggie Bush against Tampa Bay, Holt vs. SanFran, Who’s-Your-Momma against Cleveland, McGahee against the Jets, and Urlacher against KC. If any one of those has a good week, it will more than make up for the lackluster performance of the SD QB. However, expect them ALL to get back on track as the Hogs WAX the Gnus in a strong statement to the validity of their team, 146.5 – 110.
Bailbonds over the Syrens, 154-120: Bailbonds scored the second most points in week one and didn’t win because they played the team that scored themost. The syrens’ coach has been in and out of town and hasn’t really paid too much attention to the team. Thus, the Bailbonds score the third highest point total, but win this week in a tune up for another showdown with the Peppers in week three. However, if the Bailbonds look past the Syrens to week three, they could be in for a major, major letdown.
Red Hot Jimmy Peppers over the Jakesters, 201 – 110. The Peppers take the Jakesters behind the wood shed for an old fashioned Deliverance beat down and break the 200 point total. Riding the coat tails of several key acquisitions this week, plus taking advantage of the Jakesters still being coachless, the Peppers will make a VERY STRONG statement in their quest to re-claim the league championship.
Well. There you have it, folks. Predictions for Week 2. Let the debates begin. Oh by the way, League power rankings will be unveiled after week two.
Game of the Week: Virginia Revolution vs. The Badass Bills
MQ warned me before the season started that she was going to be mad at me if I beat her brother, who just happens to be the coach of the Virginia Revolution. Comissioner Hughes did a good job of 1) placing him in a different bracket than me and 2) not putting him on my schedule. So….I won’t have to whip his ass weekly…………I’ll leave that up to his opponents. This week is going to be no exception.
I sort of feel sorry for the guy, but then again, this IS his second year playing. It’s just unfortunate that this week he goes up against the powerhouse Badass Bills. What hurt the revolution in the first week was Dante Stallworth and Denver’s head coach scoring only 1 point. It also didn’t help that Larry Johnson wasn’t utilized more, diminishing his point total. While the coach of the Revolution commmented on the Week 1 Update blog that he didn’t know one could play a team quarterback at the offensive player position and that he wouldn’t make that mistake again, I do admit that had he done so in Week 1 he would have scored an extra 40 some odd points. Considering he lost by only 18, this was a huuuuuuuuuuge mistake. It pays to know the rules.
The Badass Bills, on the other hand, didn’t have anyone score below 4. The Bone road the Patriots QB to a whopping 37 points, but now that seems miniscule compared to the accusations being tossed at the Patriots. Hell, I could score 37 points if I knew what my opponent’s defense was doing too! But don’t count Tom Brady out. I mean, this is a guy who was a mid round draft pick out of michigan. His senior year in the bowl game, he led michigan back from a 24-0 deficit to beat The Crimson Tide 27-24 and broke my heart. I drink more because of him. This guy is a winner and is absolutely no joke. Expect more points out of Marshawn Lynch, but don’t expect Seattle’s Defense to score as many as they did last week. Arizona’s offense is too explosive to keep down.
Prediction: the key to a Revolution win is hope that KC gives LJ the ball more. If they do, and if he can hold up against a very stout Chicago defense, he could score in the double digits. If I were the Revolution, I would pick up Ronald Curry out of Oakland, who is finally coming into his own. He scored a whopping 22 points last week and could do it again against a sluggish Denver Defense. But hell, any of the top 10 remaining WRs are worth getting because 1) they all scored double-digits and 2) they all scored more than one point. Stallworth is done, especially with the resurgence of Randy Moss.
But let’s say that LJ DOES get his 20-25 carries and the Revolution DOES pick up a better reciever than Dante Stallworth. I don’t think it will be enough to overcome the Badass Bills. Coach E-bone has learned the secret about starting offenisve players. Thus, he has the Patriots, Bengals, and Giants TQBs starting. Together, those three scored a whopping 95 points in week 1, which is MORE than the Revolution scored in week one as a TEAM. Unless the Revolution do some creative maneuvering, this is going be ugly…..very ugly. Almost as ugly as that girl……….well, never mind. The Badass Bills storm to 2-0 as they push the 180-point envelope in week two with a 179.5 -120 point win over the Revolution.
Other Predictions
Team Smith vs. The Hor-Hey Niners: This was almost my game of the week because this is going to be one of the better matchups in week two. Team Smith road the Plaxico Burress/Steelers Defense Train to a victory over the Jakesters. The Niners, on the other hand, had solid performances from Adrian Peterson in MIN and the Patriots Defense. Expect drop offs in points from both as Peterson meets Detroit and the Patriots go up against the Chargers. Chad Johnson may save them with a breakout performance against Cleveland, but I don’t think it will be enough. Team Smith goes to 2-0 with a 140 – 107 victory over the Niners.
The NewportNewsGnus vs. the Warthogs: this is one of those games you will never see on TV because it isn’t worth the network’s time to show it. Neither coach really has an idea. The Warthogs was the biggest let down in week one, but they shouldn’t fret. This will be like the Michigan-Notre Dame game this week: one HAS to win, even though they suck, because they are playing each other. Expect the Gnus to ride the Manning/Wayne train to high double digit points. But don’t expect much else unless Rudi Johnson and the Cadillac get off their asses and start performing. And GET RID OF COREY DILLON! The guy scored you ZERO points! Go pick up Chris Brown (titans) or Justin Griffith out of Oakland. The Hogs are literally loaded with superstars who underperformed in week one. In fact, expect the Hogs to make a strong come back an end up in the top 3 at the end of the season. The only concern I have for week two is the Chargers TQB playing against the Patriots. Other than that, the Hogs have Reggie Bush against Tampa Bay, Holt vs. SanFran, Who’s-Your-Momma against Cleveland, McGahee against the Jets, and Urlacher against KC. If any one of those has a good week, it will more than make up for the lackluster performance of the SD QB. However, expect them ALL to get back on track as the Hogs WAX the Gnus in a strong statement to the validity of their team, 146.5 – 110.
Bailbonds over the Syrens, 154-120: Bailbonds scored the second most points in week one and didn’t win because they played the team that scored themost. The syrens’ coach has been in and out of town and hasn’t really paid too much attention to the team. Thus, the Bailbonds score the third highest point total, but win this week in a tune up for another showdown with the Peppers in week three. However, if the Bailbonds look past the Syrens to week three, they could be in for a major, major letdown.
Red Hot Jimmy Peppers over the Jakesters, 201 – 110. The Peppers take the Jakesters behind the wood shed for an old fashioned Deliverance beat down and break the 200 point total. Riding the coat tails of several key acquisitions this week, plus taking advantage of the Jakesters still being coachless, the Peppers will make a VERY STRONG statement in their quest to re-claim the league championship.
Well. There you have it, folks. Predictions for Week 2. Let the debates begin. Oh by the way, League power rankings will be unveiled after week two.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Week 1 Re-Cap
Building up to the week one debut of several good teams within the league, it was the veteran teams that mainly came out on top in week one. While all of the teams have at least one “player” playing tonight in one of the games, I’m pretty sure these games are in the wraps. The only exception is the Virginia Revolution vs. The Gnus. That game is tighter than a pair of skivvies.
It’s definitely no surprise that team Smith waxed the Jakesters. The Jakesters have been in a state of turmoil since draft night when it was found out that the owner wasn’t going to participate. Thus, this team is playing with no owner. What was a surprise about this game is the fact that Team Smith racked up so many points (144.4) as it did. And the team still has Larry Fitzgerald from the cardinals tonight while the Jakesters have Todd Heap, the TE from Baltimore. No contest. If Matt Leinert catches fire tonight, expect Fitzgerald to add at least 16 points to Team Smith for a final, rousing 50+ point drumming of the Jakesters. Coachless or not, Team Smith has made an early statement.
Defending champions, the Bad Ass Bills, will end up with one of the highest first week team scores after tonight’s games. The Bills have let it be known that they will not give up their title quickly, as they ran roughshod over perennial power the Syrens. With the Bengals Team QB and the Arizona kicker still left, the Bills could easily push the envelope to 180+ points. The Syrens, in my book, didn’t show up. They started three running backs that didn’t crack 5 points! Jerious Norwood: why he was started, I don’t know. Every damn fantasy guru in the nation preached loudly last week that he should be benched for week 1. he proved them right, winning only 4.5 points. Why anyone would start a NE running back like the Syrens did with Maroney is beyond me. With new found weapons in Randy Moss and Donte Stalworth, the NE passing attack is alive and well, which means the running back will see sparodic carries; just enough to set up the play action pass. Total points for week 1: 4.5. Finally, the days of platooning the Deuce and Reggie Bush (like we saw last year) are over. Deuce will continue to see his playing time diminish each week with the growth of Bush. Don’t start him. Points for week 1: 3.5. So unless the Syrens buckle down, make some roster moves (they lead the league in roster moves last season), and get it together, it will be a long season for the Syrens as they provide the rest of the league a team to be used as a “whipping boy.”
What do Chris Cooley, Corey Dillon, LeRon Landry, and the Redskins HC have in common? They scored a total of 3 points for the Gnus against the Revolution. Corey Dillon, another NE running back had ZERO!!!!! Even with that, the Gnus hold a very slim 3-point lead over the Revolution going into tonight’s games. With the Gnus having Matt Stover and Rudi Johnson left to play tonight, this game is in the wraps. The Revolution has NO players playing tonight. These two teams combined points will probably not equal the Jimmy Peppers’ points for week 1. I was expecting more from the Revolution….maybe they will come around in future weeks.
My game of the week pitted the Warthogs against the Hor-Hey niners. Even though Steven Jackson scored -2 points, the two defensive players for the Niners scored a totatl of 24.2 points. Here’s a hint, folks: if you have defensive players scoring that much, you will win. Of course, it helps that Steve Smith scored 20, Adrian Peterson (the rookie) scores 21.5, and your defense (patriots) score 23.2. With four players left to play tonight vs. two for the Warthogs, this game is in the bag for the Niners. Another strong showing from one of the new teams. Not sure what happened to the Hogs. Maybe the Wart bursted?
Of course, no review can be complete without a review of the 2005 champions, Red Hot Jimmy Peppers. Going into tonight with one player left, the Peppers have already scored 181+ points in a first week drubbing of the Bailbonds. What makes this so sweet for the peppers is that the Bailbonds coach was bragging how he is in four leagues, two paying leagues, blah blah blah. Even sweeter, he drafts like a girl. Wait a minute. A girl actually DID his draft!!!! Regardless, I have to give some kudos where they are deserved. They actually scored the second highest first week point total. In any other game, the bailbonds would have waxed ass. Look for them to make a statement later down the road. They just have to get past the first three weeks, where they play the Peppers in weeks 1 and 3. The Peppers road the Tomlinson/Owens/Moss train to high 20-point scores from each. The Peppers have one player tonight vs. two for the Bailbonds, I am hoping that a 38+ point lead will be enough for the Peppers to hold them off.
All in all, it was an exciting week 1 with more to come. Watch the storylines throughout the season. Predictions for Week 2 will be online late Wednesday/early Thursday. Until next week…………
It’s definitely no surprise that team Smith waxed the Jakesters. The Jakesters have been in a state of turmoil since draft night when it was found out that the owner wasn’t going to participate. Thus, this team is playing with no owner. What was a surprise about this game is the fact that Team Smith racked up so many points (144.4) as it did. And the team still has Larry Fitzgerald from the cardinals tonight while the Jakesters have Todd Heap, the TE from Baltimore. No contest. If Matt Leinert catches fire tonight, expect Fitzgerald to add at least 16 points to Team Smith for a final, rousing 50+ point drumming of the Jakesters. Coachless or not, Team Smith has made an early statement.
Defending champions, the Bad Ass Bills, will end up with one of the highest first week team scores after tonight’s games. The Bills have let it be known that they will not give up their title quickly, as they ran roughshod over perennial power the Syrens. With the Bengals Team QB and the Arizona kicker still left, the Bills could easily push the envelope to 180+ points. The Syrens, in my book, didn’t show up. They started three running backs that didn’t crack 5 points! Jerious Norwood: why he was started, I don’t know. Every damn fantasy guru in the nation preached loudly last week that he should be benched for week 1. he proved them right, winning only 4.5 points. Why anyone would start a NE running back like the Syrens did with Maroney is beyond me. With new found weapons in Randy Moss and Donte Stalworth, the NE passing attack is alive and well, which means the running back will see sparodic carries; just enough to set up the play action pass. Total points for week 1: 4.5. Finally, the days of platooning the Deuce and Reggie Bush (like we saw last year) are over. Deuce will continue to see his playing time diminish each week with the growth of Bush. Don’t start him. Points for week 1: 3.5. So unless the Syrens buckle down, make some roster moves (they lead the league in roster moves last season), and get it together, it will be a long season for the Syrens as they provide the rest of the league a team to be used as a “whipping boy.”
What do Chris Cooley, Corey Dillon, LeRon Landry, and the Redskins HC have in common? They scored a total of 3 points for the Gnus against the Revolution. Corey Dillon, another NE running back had ZERO!!!!! Even with that, the Gnus hold a very slim 3-point lead over the Revolution going into tonight’s games. With the Gnus having Matt Stover and Rudi Johnson left to play tonight, this game is in the wraps. The Revolution has NO players playing tonight. These two teams combined points will probably not equal the Jimmy Peppers’ points for week 1. I was expecting more from the Revolution….maybe they will come around in future weeks.
My game of the week pitted the Warthogs against the Hor-Hey niners. Even though Steven Jackson scored -2 points, the two defensive players for the Niners scored a totatl of 24.2 points. Here’s a hint, folks: if you have defensive players scoring that much, you will win. Of course, it helps that Steve Smith scored 20, Adrian Peterson (the rookie) scores 21.5, and your defense (patriots) score 23.2. With four players left to play tonight vs. two for the Warthogs, this game is in the bag for the Niners. Another strong showing from one of the new teams. Not sure what happened to the Hogs. Maybe the Wart bursted?
Of course, no review can be complete without a review of the 2005 champions, Red Hot Jimmy Peppers. Going into tonight with one player left, the Peppers have already scored 181+ points in a first week drubbing of the Bailbonds. What makes this so sweet for the peppers is that the Bailbonds coach was bragging how he is in four leagues, two paying leagues, blah blah blah. Even sweeter, he drafts like a girl. Wait a minute. A girl actually DID his draft!!!! Regardless, I have to give some kudos where they are deserved. They actually scored the second highest first week point total. In any other game, the bailbonds would have waxed ass. Look for them to make a statement later down the road. They just have to get past the first three weeks, where they play the Peppers in weeks 1 and 3. The Peppers road the Tomlinson/Owens/Moss train to high 20-point scores from each. The Peppers have one player tonight vs. two for the Bailbonds, I am hoping that a 38+ point lead will be enough for the Peppers to hold them off.
All in all, it was an exciting week 1 with more to come. Watch the storylines throughout the season. Predictions for Week 2 will be online late Wednesday/early Thursday. Until next week…………
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
League Update: 8-22-2007
The league is really shaping up to be the strongest we have ever had. The Syrens, a perennial top six powerhouse from previous seasons committed to yet another season of a good ass whooping for most people from a lady. The Syrens don’t have the notoriety of other teams such as Team Smith, The Warthogs, or the Red Hot Jimmy Peppers. But they have a way of sneaking up on you each week and can very easily sleep well at night knowing she just whipped your ass. This could be the year for the Syrens as the team is still sporting over NOT throwing the final game two years ago that allowed the L-Quad Dudesters to slip into the number six seed. The Dudesters placed a good old Macho Man Randy Savage Atomic Elbow on the bracket from the 6th seed to win the league championship.
Speaking of the Dudesters, they are not in the league this year. Their coach, Quad the Bod, was hired away for a handsome sum by the Red Hot Jimmy Peppers. Quad, as always, professes this year to have the secret weapon to wipe out the league. Believe it or not, he may just have it.
The first unfortunate tragedy of the league is the Non-commitment from Team Dirkster. Coach Dickie was called this evening and during the phone call, he informed the Quad that he would not be participating in the league this year. Yes sports fans, you heard it hear first. One of the most prolific and fastest athletes this area has every known is taking a break to prepare for his long awaited wedding next Spring. Regardless, The Dirkster Dickies will be a member emeritus in this league.
The next to the last commitment comes all the way from Anchorage, Alaska as Quad and commissioner Hughes invited Quad’s brother-in-law to play. Now, more than ever, Quad is motivated. Since MQ (Mrs. Quad for those of you not familiar with other Quad Blogs) has put Quad on notice to “Not to beat her little brother,” Quad is on a mission to not just beat him, but beat him like a red headed step child. Sorry PD, but I still love ya, dude. Hell, this guy told me tonight that he rode 18 miles on a bike through the mountainous hills of Anchorage in a little over 1 hour. SHEEE-YET! That’s one bad MF’er in my book. Even though I possess and am en-tomed in a finely tuned machine at 224 pounds of twisted steal and sex appeal, 18 miles on a bike is not for the Quad, baby. Two miles on the elliptical trainer, maybe. But not 18 miles on a bike. Hell, my ass starts hurting if I have sat for an extended period of time in a cushioned chair.
Three newcomers bless our presence this year as Hor-Hey and the Jakester, two of the more prominent members of the Brotherhood, and Bad Brad from Williamsburg have joined our league. But it makes the Quad wonder: will Brad dodge the Quad in Fantasy Football like he has dodged me on the golf course? Hmmmmmm. Speaking of golf, I took Jake’s and Double-L’s money the last time we played. The feeling of finally beating Jake reminded me of a conversation I had with Hor-Hey on the way home from Dover, Delaware one time.
SHHHWEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTT!!!!!!!!!!
Hahahahahahaha. Jake-O: I got nothing but love for you brutha! Hahahahaha
Anyway, I’ve given you the update on a few teams and will be updating you more as we get closer to the draft on the 28th. I’ll try to provide a live up-to-date draft update as we progress, but I will more than likely write the entire thing after the draft is over.
So until next time, don’t drink and drive…
Speaking of the Dudesters, they are not in the league this year. Their coach, Quad the Bod, was hired away for a handsome sum by the Red Hot Jimmy Peppers. Quad, as always, professes this year to have the secret weapon to wipe out the league. Believe it or not, he may just have it.
The first unfortunate tragedy of the league is the Non-commitment from Team Dirkster. Coach Dickie was called this evening and during the phone call, he informed the Quad that he would not be participating in the league this year. Yes sports fans, you heard it hear first. One of the most prolific and fastest athletes this area has every known is taking a break to prepare for his long awaited wedding next Spring. Regardless, The Dirkster Dickies will be a member emeritus in this league.
The next to the last commitment comes all the way from Anchorage, Alaska as Quad and commissioner Hughes invited Quad’s brother-in-law to play. Now, more than ever, Quad is motivated. Since MQ (Mrs. Quad for those of you not familiar with other Quad Blogs) has put Quad on notice to “Not to beat her little brother,” Quad is on a mission to not just beat him, but beat him like a red headed step child. Sorry PD, but I still love ya, dude. Hell, this guy told me tonight that he rode 18 miles on a bike through the mountainous hills of Anchorage in a little over 1 hour. SHEEE-YET! That’s one bad MF’er in my book. Even though I possess and am en-tomed in a finely tuned machine at 224 pounds of twisted steal and sex appeal, 18 miles on a bike is not for the Quad, baby. Two miles on the elliptical trainer, maybe. But not 18 miles on a bike. Hell, my ass starts hurting if I have sat for an extended period of time in a cushioned chair.
Three newcomers bless our presence this year as Hor-Hey and the Jakester, two of the more prominent members of the Brotherhood, and Bad Brad from Williamsburg have joined our league. But it makes the Quad wonder: will Brad dodge the Quad in Fantasy Football like he has dodged me on the golf course? Hmmmmmm. Speaking of golf, I took Jake’s and Double-L’s money the last time we played. The feeling of finally beating Jake reminded me of a conversation I had with Hor-Hey on the way home from Dover, Delaware one time.
SHHHWEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTT!!!!!!!!!!
Hahahahahahaha. Jake-O: I got nothing but love for you brutha! Hahahahaha
Anyway, I’ve given you the update on a few teams and will be updating you more as we get closer to the draft on the 28th. I’ll try to provide a live up-to-date draft update as we progress, but I will more than likely write the entire thing after the draft is over.
So until next time, don’t drink and drive…
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Welcome
It's that time of year, sports fans. That's right. Fantasy Football is here and is alive and well. With the advent of the upcoming season, E-Bone's Bills begins their defense as league champions.
Speaking of E-Bone. There must be something about that sixth seed in our league. The El-Quad Dudesters came from the sixth seed in 2005 to win it all, and E-Bone did the same thing last year. After running roughshod through the league the entire season, Quad was bumped out in the first round.
Under new league commissioner Craig Hughes, it promises to be a great, great year. One of the things that I like about this year's league is how he incorporated a team quarterback and a team coach.
It also should be interesting because of a new cast of teams. Jake, E-Bone, and Hor-Hey have all committed to playing. Expect more than usual smack talking as a result. We are still waiting on Dickie to commit to make it a clean sweep for the brotherhood.
So until the draft a week from today, we'll see you on the field.
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