It's good to be back in the states where I think I know how much I'm buying things for and what is being said around me. It's too late to do a recap of all of the weekend's events. I'll do my best to touch on all of the things that I've heard/read about while I've been out of town. As usual, I'll ramble on about things as they pop up into my ADD mind. Check out the the column to vote on who gets more drunk.
I was glad to see that Notre Dame lost. I'm sure that neither Kras nor VDW are happy to see that it was at the hands of a Rich Rodriguez led looking like it's fully functional spread attack in Michigan. I'm also sure that the losses by the Buckeyes and Spartans already spoiled the weekend for both of our boys. I wonder which loss was more bitter for them. USC still has a strong defense but you'd have to think that Kras was hopeful that the 2nd year for Pryor was the best shot for them to win against a true freshman starting for the Trojans. On the other side of the fence, VDW was wondering how the Spartans lost to Central Michigan at home. Apparently, the QB is going to get drafted in the early middle rounds next year. I don't like F-UCLA but it was a good conference win versus the Vols. It will be a very big weekend for both the Big 10 and Pac 10 for out of conference games. Arizona vs. Iowa and Cal vs. Minnesota could push the Big 10 down and push the Pac 10 up if the Bears and Wildcats win as discussed by Stewart Mandel. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/09/16/cfb.mailbag/index.html?eref=T1 I was stunned to see the Cowboys lose to the Cougars though. At least it's an early loss for what was supposed to be a top team in the country from the Big 12. If the Cowboys can regroup and/or the Cougars look less like an "underdog," than teams not named the Longhorns in the Big 12 will still have some BCS love. Georgia Tech looks like one of the most entertaining teams in the very early season from both a good and bad point of view.
Now it's time to over react after week 1 of the National Football League. Congrats to Cliffy for drafting Brees and therefore having the high score of the week and getting 10 bones back. If Gore wasn't available at the end of Round 1, I was going to go Brees and Moss. I didn't go Brees and Gore because I was certain that the Patriots and Saints would be among the better offensive teams this season and I wanted to take 1 of their main stalwarts. I correctly guessed that Colston would still be there at the start of round 3 for me but I couldn't justify taking Welker that early in a non PPR league. I'm just trying to make myself feel better.
I think that the Shenanigans score was the biggest anomaly. You don't play the turnover machine that is Jake Delhomme each week so the Eagles D/ST will come no where close to posting that many points again. I'd say that they're going to fall somewhere in the lower teens on average at best for the rest of the season. I'm also trying to make myself feel better b/c I'm playing Shen this week.
Wow!!! LDT is hurt and Sproles ending up getting the work and doing well at crunch time. T squared doesn't pay attention to my ramblings, nor should he. Why any of you are still reading is still a mystery to me and Leslie. But I don't like any old (30 year old or older) RB who has gotten as many touches as he has over the last few years w/ declining numbers to show. I still say that Bishnal should have taken LDT as a karma builder in Sunny D. Unfortunately, there aren't too many RB's out there for Murmurs R Us. You could try and pick up James Davis and hope that he eventually becomes the starter in Cleveland. McNabb's injury and Orton's inability to function smoothly in McDaniel's system forced me to find another WR and drop James Davis.
I was shocked to see Favre stick to a conservative approach on offense. It's the smart thing to do when you have All Day waiting to break off a long one w/ each carry. I still doubt that Favre can stay w/ this game plan when the Vikings play a real football team. I was also surprised to see how poorly the Texcants played at home versus the J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS!!! I'm no where near as disheartened as Vish and Cliffy are. Perhaps Rex Ryan didn't just have Haloti Ngata, Ray Lewis, Terell Suggs, and Ed Reed. Maybe he can "coach up" a team as well. Looking at how the Ravens defense gave up that many points to KC, you might start believing it. It will be very interesting to see how much trash talking goes on before, during, and after the Patriots game. Speaking of the Patriots, they lucked into a win versus the Bills on MNF. I'm not saying that I would have vandalized McKelvin's lawn, but I probably would have cheered on from next door. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4478575 He actually has very good return skills minus the decision making.
I'd have to ask Sho about how poorly Haynesworth played. I have read reports of him looking tired and out of shape. At least he's not crying about how the team should have held him back for his own good. I told you that Arenas was a huge diva. Talk about horrible investments in D.C. It's almost Barry Zitoish.
I was glad to see that the waiver wire pick ups jived w/ most of the activity on the internet. I like the Michael Clayton pick up but he has stay healthy and the Ravens must continue to let Flacco throw. The other Clayton in Tampa is another player to keep an eye on if Antonio Bryant's knee limits him for the season. It was a no brainer that Sho would go for ex Gator Louis Murphy. I was glad to see that the Raiders had some fight in them. I still have heavy doubts in Jamarcus. Speaking of the Raiders, coach Tom Cable has said that the other back not named McFadden to get the ball each week would be between Bush and Fargas. It's something that Shen should monitor. If the Texans can correct themselves and I think that they will, Cliffy will have made a mistake in dropping Chris Brown for pot head and Ash will be wondering WTF after Kevin Walter starts wreaking havoc over the middle. Patience. It's tough to have but important. I'll start working on my Italy visit soon for no one to be interested in.
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