*grumble*

Not talking about football this week.

September 25th, 2006 - Posted in fantasy football | | 0 Comments

A pathetic week 2

Running-back-disguised-as-quarterback Vick went for only 92 yards and a TD passing, but broke off 127 and the other Falcons TD as the runner.  26 points is brilliant.  Vinatieri is always brilliant, contributing 13 points.  My Bench-riding QB, Alex Smith, would have had a respectable 15 points.  Unfortunately, no one else on my roster scored more than 9 and I got my hat handed to me.

Didn’t fare much better in the family league.  Hasselback is maybe not all he was cracked up to be at the beginning of the season.  1 TD against 2 INTs didn’t help matters any.  Everyone on that team underperformed as well.

September 18th, 2006 - Posted in fantasy football | | 0 Comments

Week 1 winner

I won my family league game handily.  The family league (me, Yakko, our buddies, and some kids and dads from Yakko’s school) is kind of a crap shoot.  Since there are only 8 teams, we all have the cream of the NFL crop on our rosters, so it’s more about player performances than canny roster moves.  To give you an idea, the highest scoring team in that league this week is “Extra Team,” the team i added in to the draft in order to keep an even number.

My keeper league game was a lot more hairy. I got unexpected TDs from Mike Bell and Kevan Barlow, and my opponent had Carson Palmer on a down week.  Chester Taylor very nearly killed the week for me with a huge Monday night, but Eric Parker eked out just enough total yardage to let me squeak by, 108-103.

Appearances:  It appears Kellen Winslow might actually be as good as he’s supposed to be.  It appears that the Chargers’ strategy is all-Tomlinson-all-the-time. We’ll see how that works over the course of a season.  It appears Chester Taylor is the new Tomlinson, at least against a team like Washington.

September 12th, 2006 - Posted in fantasy football | | 0 Comments

Draft Day

I went to my draft for my fantasy football league (oh, believe me. If you keep reading, you’ll hear more of it). My roster, which I think is decent:

I have to start a tight end, but I don’t have to like it. So I took the best available in round 4, and (as with kicker and defense) will grab some mook off the waiver wire to cover bye weeks.

The bread and butter of the season comes in picking up the backups quickly when they suddenly get thrust into starter roles due to injuries. So I think this is a good start.

August 27th, 2006 - Posted in fantasy football | | 0 Comments