Theme of the week: Surprises
Who would have thought Jarrett and Dave would be 2-0, tied for first place?
Who would have thought Jason Sherman would be 0-2, tied for last place?
Who would have thought that Carson Palmer, Trent Dilfer, and Drew Bledsoe would be three of the top five scoring
QB’s?
Who would have thought Peyton Manning would be so normal. Although a lot of that has to do with his teams’
schedule, which is brutal.
That leads me to ask, will people pay closer attention to schedules next year. The Colts and Pats have really tough
schedules, which affects every fantasy player on those teams (see Peyton, Reggie Wayne, Corey Dillon – who have
all underperformed). On the flip side, look at the Cincinnati Bengals and St Louis Rams who have some of the
easier schedules; and as such, Palmer, Rudi, Chad, Bulger have all played well and consistently.
Who would have thought that Willie Parker (best waiver wire pickup ever?), Cadillac Williams (best drafted RB?),
Thomas Jones, and Larry Johnson would be among the leading scorers at RB?
More surprisingly, who would have thought LT would be without a reception after 2 weeks. Yea, the TD’s are nice
and he’s still a top player. But is he is still the consensus #1 fantasy player now that he doesn’t take advantage of
the new reception point system.
The TE position is more confusing than any other position. Sure Gonzales, Shockey, and McMichael have played
well. But Witten, Gates (yea I know he missed one week, but no TD catch in week two), Clark, and Johnson (who
both have yet to be 100% healthy), have all disappointed and are being outperformed by names such as Heiden,
Stevens, Smith and Pollard. This position may be the most active on the waiver wires.
Kickers go as their teams go, but who would have expected Akers and Vanderjagt to be on the low end of the
rankings so far.
Defenses showing that the points for return yards were definitely out of control last year. The top defenses so far,
the much-criticized Chicago Bears, the overlooked New York Giants, and the surprisingly dominant Indianapolis
Colts.
The only non-surpise is the wide receivers position, where the rankings are playing out as expected with only
Santana Moss and Keenan McCardell surpassing expectations.
ROFFL Teams:
Born to Run My Mouth – Seeing your post was beautiful. Watching McNabb throw 5 TD’s was poetry in motion.
5 Second Stare – For your sake, I hope LT’s complaints are heard by Brees and Schottenheimer. I still wouldn’t
count out stare. The man always manages to squeak out victories.
Shermtank – It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish that matters. Frankly, I wouldn’t be too worried. Benson will
start eventually and clear up your RB situation. Besides, Peyton’s plays Cleveland this week. Problem solved.
Brock’s Bandits – Was it really necessary to bitch and complain before the 1pm games were even at halftime?
That aside, I will say that nobody loves to write and talk about his team more than Brock.
Nose – Showing everyone how to draft properly (wait, did I just write that?). Handcuff your RB’s folks (and your QB's
if necessary). Shipp was a good move given JJ’s uncertainty. That’s why he’s tied for first place folks. Although that
week one victory was pure luck of the draw.
New Jersey Jacobins – Showing everyone that you should pick players (or defenses) from your favorite football
team. Worst to First looking more and more real each week.
Colt 45’s – Never listen to the agent of a player. Rudi Johnson doesn’t look so bad now does he? Still my pick to
win it all only b/c I’m trying to get on his good side after what happened at draft weekend.
Nomads in the Deep – Pretty much following the same pattern of wins and loses he took to the championship last
year. When will he play Stephen Davis instead of either of his keepers?
Duckville Quakers – The most honest man in the league. I wouldn’t have said anything. It’s obvious nobody else
noticed. You may fool everyone now Parker, but I know better to not trust this “goodwill scheme” of yours. I’d watch
my back if I was all of you.
Brick Walls and Trees – Looking pretty from the top. But will the trash talking continue if he slides.
Married with Ravens – The QB situation does not look so good, but no reason to panic yet as long as he has
Steaming Willie Beamin, I mean Parker.
Baltimore Tools – I guess you should have played Roethlisberger after all. Too bad they play New England this
week.
propoganda – How many people want to guess what Nick’s day looks like? I think he wakes up. Brushes his teeth.
Showers. Logs on to Yahoo. Writes one, maybe two posts defaming others in the league. Looks at himself in the
mirror proudly after thinking up the posts. Goes to class. Passes on his knowledge to the future leaders of Russia.
Meets up with his boo. Makes out for a while. Stops midway to log onto Yahoo to pick someone named Frisman off
the waiver wire. Goes back to making out. Then has to explain the concept of Fantasy football to his girlfriend. Has
dinner. Watches “Best of Yakov Smirnoff” on TV. Goes to sleep. Repeats the next day.
Final Thought
When did all this complaining and bitching take over our league? Am I the only one that is annoyed by this?
Just for the heck of it. My top 10.
1. Vanessa Minillo
2. Kristen Kruek
3. Jessica Alba
4. Kelly Hu
5. Kelly Carlson (not Clarkson)
6. Eliza Dushku
7. Kate Beckinsdale
8. Vanessa Marcil
9. Elisha Cuthbert
10. Sienna Miller
Who would have thought Jarrett and Dave would be 2-0, tied for first place?
Who would have thought Jason Sherman would be 0-2, tied for last place?
Who would have thought that Carson Palmer, Trent Dilfer, and Drew Bledsoe would be three of the top five scoring
QB’s?
Who would have thought Peyton Manning would be so normal. Although a lot of that has to do with his teams’
schedule, which is brutal.
That leads me to ask, will people pay closer attention to schedules next year. The Colts and Pats have really tough
schedules, which affects every fantasy player on those teams (see Peyton, Reggie Wayne, Corey Dillon – who have
all underperformed). On the flip side, look at the Cincinnati Bengals and St Louis Rams who have some of the
easier schedules; and as such, Palmer, Rudi, Chad, Bulger have all played well and consistently.
Who would have thought that Willie Parker (best waiver wire pickup ever?), Cadillac Williams (best drafted RB?),
Thomas Jones, and Larry Johnson would be among the leading scorers at RB?
More surprisingly, who would have thought LT would be without a reception after 2 weeks. Yea, the TD’s are nice
and he’s still a top player. But is he is still the consensus #1 fantasy player now that he doesn’t take advantage of
the new reception point system.
The TE position is more confusing than any other position. Sure Gonzales, Shockey, and McMichael have played
well. But Witten, Gates (yea I know he missed one week, but no TD catch in week two), Clark, and Johnson (who
both have yet to be 100% healthy), have all disappointed and are being outperformed by names such as Heiden,
Stevens, Smith and Pollard. This position may be the most active on the waiver wires.
Kickers go as their teams go, but who would have expected Akers and Vanderjagt to be on the low end of the
rankings so far.
Defenses showing that the points for return yards were definitely out of control last year. The top defenses so far,
the much-criticized Chicago Bears, the overlooked New York Giants, and the surprisingly dominant Indianapolis
Colts.
The only non-surpise is the wide receivers position, where the rankings are playing out as expected with only
Santana Moss and Keenan McCardell surpassing expectations.
ROFFL Teams:
Born to Run My Mouth – Seeing your post was beautiful. Watching McNabb throw 5 TD’s was poetry in motion.
5 Second Stare – For your sake, I hope LT’s complaints are heard by Brees and Schottenheimer. I still wouldn’t
count out stare. The man always manages to squeak out victories.
Shermtank – It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish that matters. Frankly, I wouldn’t be too worried. Benson will
start eventually and clear up your RB situation. Besides, Peyton’s plays Cleveland this week. Problem solved.
Brock’s Bandits – Was it really necessary to bitch and complain before the 1pm games were even at halftime?
That aside, I will say that nobody loves to write and talk about his team more than Brock.
Nose – Showing everyone how to draft properly (wait, did I just write that?). Handcuff your RB’s folks (and your QB's
if necessary). Shipp was a good move given JJ’s uncertainty. That’s why he’s tied for first place folks. Although that
week one victory was pure luck of the draw.
New Jersey Jacobins – Showing everyone that you should pick players (or defenses) from your favorite football
team. Worst to First looking more and more real each week.
Colt 45’s – Never listen to the agent of a player. Rudi Johnson doesn’t look so bad now does he? Still my pick to
win it all only b/c I’m trying to get on his good side after what happened at draft weekend.
Nomads in the Deep – Pretty much following the same pattern of wins and loses he took to the championship last
year. When will he play Stephen Davis instead of either of his keepers?
Duckville Quakers – The most honest man in the league. I wouldn’t have said anything. It’s obvious nobody else
noticed. You may fool everyone now Parker, but I know better to not trust this “goodwill scheme” of yours. I’d watch
my back if I was all of you.
Brick Walls and Trees – Looking pretty from the top. But will the trash talking continue if he slides.
Married with Ravens – The QB situation does not look so good, but no reason to panic yet as long as he has
Steaming Willie Beamin, I mean Parker.
Baltimore Tools – I guess you should have played Roethlisberger after all. Too bad they play New England this
week.
propoganda – How many people want to guess what Nick’s day looks like? I think he wakes up. Brushes his teeth.
Showers. Logs on to Yahoo. Writes one, maybe two posts defaming others in the league. Looks at himself in the
mirror proudly after thinking up the posts. Goes to class. Passes on his knowledge to the future leaders of Russia.
Meets up with his boo. Makes out for a while. Stops midway to log onto Yahoo to pick someone named Frisman off
the waiver wire. Goes back to making out. Then has to explain the concept of Fantasy football to his girlfriend. Has
dinner. Watches “Best of Yakov Smirnoff” on TV. Goes to sleep. Repeats the next day.
Final Thought
When did all this complaining and bitching take over our league? Am I the only one that is annoyed by this?
Just for the heck of it. My top 10.
1. Vanessa Minillo
2. Kristen Kruek
3. Jessica Alba
4. Kelly Hu
5. Kelly Carlson (not Clarkson)
6. Eliza Dushku
7. Kate Beckinsdale
8. Vanessa Marcil
9. Elisha Cuthbert
10. Sienna Miller
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