| Baltimore Tools vs Nose Uncle Nose may have one extra fan this week, but don’t expect this Tool to show any mercy. The message board and columnists have been talking all week about Green being sat for Roethlisberger. But with a recent injury, Ben is out (for my team) and Trent is back. Look for him on Sunday night to post some solid points, and then Santana Moss to push the Tools to a win on Monday. PICK: TOOLS Five Second Stare vs Duckville Quackers With back-to-back winning seasons, 5 Seconds hasn’t seen his team without a win in a long time. But times change and the once powerful Stare may be showing some weaknesses. This week Keyshawn enters the lineup after a big game on the bench last week. Add the fact that Tomlinson will show more points than last week as Gates returns to SD, giving the Denver something else to worry about. For the Quackers, it comes down to Jones and Taylor – two questionable running backs facing very tough defenses this week (those who know that Jones is taking on Washington can stop laughing – their D had a solid game vs Chicago last week). I’m picking 5SS in my SAFE BET OF THE WEEK PICK: FIVE SECONDS OF DUCK HUNT propaganda vs Brick Walls & Trees It has been enjoyable watching these two grow as friends during the off-season, swapping emails, swapping money and draft books, and now swapping trash talk. I am calling this FOREIGN WAR 2005, as Nick is in Russia and Scott longs for Belgium. From a military standpoint, we all know Russia would destroy Belgium. But from a Fantasy Football point of view, BW&T’s Bulger and the Indy D were definitely week 1 surprises that will post big numbers again in Week 2. Also look for Westbrook to benefit from McNabb’s injury. As for our Russian friend I would like to make two points - Point 1: 13 people collectively gasped when we saw you pick up Alex Smith at 1: 25pmEST, or 9:25pm RUSSIAN TIME. We were VERY impressed. Point 2 – Baltimore will shine, Frerotte will not, and the return of Gates will do nothing to help your cause. PICK: WALL AND TREE SAY “POST NO PROPOGANDA” Nomads in the Deep vs Colt .45’s Another UES showdown for Nomads. Week 1 didn’t turn out so good, but the Camel’s hope they can beat the Horses in week 2 (BATTLE OF THE TRANSPORTATION ANIMALS). Sadly, that first win may have to wait: Holmes will continue to split carries, Hasselbeck faces a tough Atlanta D, and Smith faces NE. Look for Driver to do better, as the new number 1 in Green Bay, and let’s be honest –they can ONLY do better. But, that also helps C45’s Farve who definitely has something to prove. Chad Johnson is feeling cocky this week (and that’s a good thing), and KJ will run all over Chicago. Portis and the Washington D could cause some trouble, but in the end, C45 is taking this one. PICK: HORSES PROVIDE BETTER TRANSPORTATION Shermtanks vs NJ Jacobins An old rivalry rekindled: Our “worst to first” takes on our “first to worst” in the first matchup of these newly built teams. It’s the BATTLE OF THE FLIP-FLOPS. Tanks have dominated the series with 3 wins, including a decisive semi-final game in 2003 that sent Tanks to their first Championship game, and sent the former Cocineros into one of their worst seasons ever. For Tanks this week, Jamal continues to go 70/30 on carries, but might see the endzone vs. Tennessee, while the Philly D will dominate San Fran. Look for Peyton, Ward and Glenn to show some improvement this week. As for Jacobins to show some more fire, as the NYG beat up on NO on Monday night, Brees find his TE return, and Tiki and Reuben continue to surprise. Yahoo has this one at a 17 point difference in favor of the ‘Bins. I’m agreeing and giving Jaco the win, but look for it to be a lot closer of a match. PICK: DAVE AT 2-0??? Brock’s Bandits vs Blade Brown When I lose Fantasy Games, my girlfriend asks me “does this mean you are going to beat me tonight?” I always laugh at this, take a deep breath, punch her in the face, and wonder: if Brock had a girlfriend, would she be in the hospital by now? Ok, all spousal abuse jokes aside, Brock struggled through a difficult loss last week, but one could see him bounce back with a Brady/Branch combo in Carolina (tough D, but this is THE Patriots). Look for Shaun of the Dead to come back to life at home vs Atlanta. As for Blade, his 1-0 start was great, and definitely saw Collins benefit from the addition of Randy Moss – if only he could connect with Porter this week. Ronnie Brown jumps off the bench and could see some good numbers against the Spents. While I hope for the sake of Brock’s future girlfriend he wins this week, Blade is going to take this one in the BATTLE OF THE B’S. PICK: BLADES OVER BANDITS Born To Run My Mouth vs Married with Ravens Lifetime, no two teams have better records than these two. B2RMM is 24-16 lifetime. MwR is 26-14 lifetime. Both have been to the playoffs twice, where Born is 0-2 and MwR is 1-1. Most importantly, they have both kept their QB the last two years, and have seen them struggle in week 1. Born’s McNabb might be hurt, but he’ll play and will light up San Fran, while Culpepper (who has no excuses) will bounce back in Cincy – I mean, he has to right? He can’t be THAT bad all year, right? Elsewhere on the field: MwR’s gives “Fast” Willie Parker the nod again at Houston, and the Dallas D takes on a QB starved Washington O. As for Born, Green could bounce back vs Cleveland, and Cadillac continues to prove that he can afford gas for that engine. The difference will come down to the QB in this QB SHOWDOWN 2005 – PART 1, and I think you will be surprised by what McNabb is going to do this week. PICK: BORN TO BE A MARRIAGE WRECKER |
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