Well, you draft like a dummy in this league and you end up without a win in the first two weeks... apparently. Hey, I admit it. I screwed up bigtime by taking Shonn Greene when I had a chance to nab a very good receiver in the second round. He may still end up being a good player but at this point he's crap and I admit it, LT looks good. If there's any justice in this sh*tty world he will most definitely be hit by a very large bus before Sunday.
Not holding my breath though... sigh.
Anyone wanna give me a bunch o' really good players for some sub par bench players that may or may not even play this year?
Worth a shot.
The good news is I got at least one game right last week and even got back in the plus column with a 4-3 week to bring my record back up to almost respectable level at 6-8. And since I really want to win the car I will most assuredly be back in the over .500 column come next week. Will that translate into an improbable Odd Squad victory? Stay tuned loyal reader and find out.
First up is my mess of an Odd Squad vs Hired Goons
And boy is my team ever an odd little conglomeration of underachievers right about now. And I'm not talkin' Little Lebowski Urban Achievers neither. Looks like Yahoo has me as a big underdog and frankly when you draft the way I did I really can't blame them. Until some of my guys start stepping up, I'm afraid I am forced to keep picking the other guy.
My pick: Hired Goons... "Gooney Goo-Goo, Gus."
11 Angry Men vs. Sookie's Suckers
Boy, this one looks like it will be fun to watch and I know Yoder is just kicking his own ass right now for trading Tolbert away now that it appears Matthews may not play. Tolbert gets Seattle too. Although Seattle at home is a little better than most bad teams at home if their first game is any indication anyway. We'll see.Yahoo has this one pretty much right down the middle right now but Sookie gets Favre against Dertoit. Remember Detroit? A perfect team for Favre to "get well" on even if he's not 100%. I bet he'll have a pretty nice day. I don't think I've predicted an 11 Angry Men game correctly yet this year so perhaps it will please him when I pick against him this week.
My pick: Sookie Suckers, where there's a will...
His Own Ego vs. The Replicants
Will anyone be undefeated after this weekend? Tough call. Odds are good I guess as there's 4 teams that are 2-0 right now and Jay's Ego is one of them. I just can't stop looking at The Replicants roster though. It looks like a beast on my screen and yet, there he sits down in the cellar with me at 0-2. I gotta believe that comes to an end this week.
My pick: The Replicants, back in bidness.
Team Zissou vs. Beantown Champs
Man, Yahoo has Team Zissou scoring a metric ton of points this week. Is another 2-0 team going to fall? Could be. Vick is a total wild card here obviously. If the "good Vick-bad Vick" surfaces this week then Zissou may be in for a dose of "bad Vick" this week. If he doesn't though and he keeps up this level of play then the move to pick him up may just turn out to be the waiver steal of the year.
My pick: Team Zissou, thanks for changing that team name by the way.
The Tongo Express vs. Dextruction
This seems like it should be closer to me. I base that on nothing more than my unreasonable knack for stating completely silly things that have no basis in reality whatsoever. I bet I can safely say though that Dex would be awfully pleased if Tony Gonzalez would catch more than one freaking pass a week. I know I would be as I have him too in another league... heh. But yeah, Tongo's team looks pretty good and I hope he continues to keep his boys together without trading them all by week 8.
My pick: Tongo Express keeps a rolling
The No Name Gang vs. Flash
Another 2-0 team could be in trouble this week as two of his key guys are already a little banged up. May be gametime decisions, who knows. I know stuff like that is always fun for fantasy managers. I do know that much. I actually think that Hasselbeck may have a pretty nice day fantasy wise and Peterson gets Detroit too. I agree with Yahoo here.
My pick: The No Name Gang gets victory number 1!
Teen Terrors vs. GWOW
I still think that's really fun to say. Juno suddenly has a QB on her team that looks like he may be a Pro-Bowl guy under Martz. We'll see if that continues. It might. It certainly wouldn't be the first time Martz has turned a QB into an offensive dynamo. That's right, I said dynamo. I passed on Cutler too by the way to pick Kolb. Aren't I smart?
She has Palmer in right now, but I'd be really shocked if she didn't check in and change that. Sometimes you gotta roll with the hot hand and Cutler if most definitely smokin' right now. GWOW does have the Gold Teef guy, but will it be enough?
My pick: Teen Terrors, the only 3-0 team left standing. Good for you, you little midget person!
Well there you have it MoFo's. Feel free to tell me just how terrible my team is. I can take it. I fully expect to be 0-3 by Sunday night. Pile on time!!!
Not holding my breath though... sigh.
Anyone wanna give me a bunch o' really good players for some sub par bench players that may or may not even play this year?
Worth a shot.
The good news is I got at least one game right last week and even got back in the plus column with a 4-3 week to bring my record back up to almost respectable level at 6-8. And since I really want to win the car I will most assuredly be back in the over .500 column come next week. Will that translate into an improbable Odd Squad victory? Stay tuned loyal reader and find out.
First up is my mess of an Odd Squad vs Hired Goons
And boy is my team ever an odd little conglomeration of underachievers right about now. And I'm not talkin' Little Lebowski Urban Achievers neither. Looks like Yahoo has me as a big underdog and frankly when you draft the way I did I really can't blame them. Until some of my guys start stepping up, I'm afraid I am forced to keep picking the other guy.
My pick: Hired Goons... "Gooney Goo-Goo, Gus."
11 Angry Men vs. Sookie's Suckers
Boy, this one looks like it will be fun to watch and I know Yoder is just kicking his own ass right now for trading Tolbert away now that it appears Matthews may not play. Tolbert gets Seattle too. Although Seattle at home is a little better than most bad teams at home if their first game is any indication anyway. We'll see.Yahoo has this one pretty much right down the middle right now but Sookie gets Favre against Dertoit. Remember Detroit? A perfect team for Favre to "get well" on even if he's not 100%. I bet he'll have a pretty nice day. I don't think I've predicted an 11 Angry Men game correctly yet this year so perhaps it will please him when I pick against him this week.
My pick: Sookie Suckers, where there's a will...
His Own Ego vs. The Replicants
Will anyone be undefeated after this weekend? Tough call. Odds are good I guess as there's 4 teams that are 2-0 right now and Jay's Ego is one of them. I just can't stop looking at The Replicants roster though. It looks like a beast on my screen and yet, there he sits down in the cellar with me at 0-2. I gotta believe that comes to an end this week.
My pick: The Replicants, back in bidness.
Team Zissou vs. Beantown Champs
Man, Yahoo has Team Zissou scoring a metric ton of points this week. Is another 2-0 team going to fall? Could be. Vick is a total wild card here obviously. If the "good Vick-bad Vick" surfaces this week then Zissou may be in for a dose of "bad Vick" this week. If he doesn't though and he keeps up this level of play then the move to pick him up may just turn out to be the waiver steal of the year.
My pick: Team Zissou, thanks for changing that team name by the way.
The Tongo Express vs. Dextruction
This seems like it should be closer to me. I base that on nothing more than my unreasonable knack for stating completely silly things that have no basis in reality whatsoever. I bet I can safely say though that Dex would be awfully pleased if Tony Gonzalez would catch more than one freaking pass a week. I know I would be as I have him too in another league... heh. But yeah, Tongo's team looks pretty good and I hope he continues to keep his boys together without trading them all by week 8.
My pick: Tongo Express keeps a rolling
The No Name Gang vs. Flash
Another 2-0 team could be in trouble this week as two of his key guys are already a little banged up. May be gametime decisions, who knows. I know stuff like that is always fun for fantasy managers. I do know that much. I actually think that Hasselbeck may have a pretty nice day fantasy wise and Peterson gets Detroit too. I agree with Yahoo here.
My pick: The No Name Gang gets victory number 1!
Teen Terrors vs. GWOW
I still think that's really fun to say. Juno suddenly has a QB on her team that looks like he may be a Pro-Bowl guy under Martz. We'll see if that continues. It might. It certainly wouldn't be the first time Martz has turned a QB into an offensive dynamo. That's right, I said dynamo. I passed on Cutler too by the way to pick Kolb. Aren't I smart?
She has Palmer in right now, but I'd be really shocked if she didn't check in and change that. Sometimes you gotta roll with the hot hand and Cutler if most definitely smokin' right now. GWOW does have the Gold Teef guy, but will it be enough?
My pick: Teen Terrors, the only 3-0 team left standing. Good for you, you little midget person!
Well there you have it MoFo's. Feel free to tell me just how terrible my team is. I can take it. I fully expect to be 0-3 by Sunday night. Pile on time!!!
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We are both the source of the problem and the solution, yet we do not see ourselves in this light...