Fantasy Football Central

[El Gallo]

I would bet that Brady will be a better fantasy QB than Vick during the second half of the season.  Unless they give fantasy points for physical therapy sessions.

[Shannow]

Yup he has a tendancy to have those 15-22, 1 TD, 180 yard games every so often, but then again with Dillon providing an outlet, his young receivers a year more expierenced (Givens, Branch, Johnson) and the emergence of Watson and Grahame as double TE threats it might be him that carries the Pats and not the defence.

Im pretty sure that after half a season (barring injury) three things will make Vick the better fantasy performer:

1. Familarity with the offense. (A new scheme + how little he played in pre season didnt help)

2. A realization by Atlanta coaching that you have the fastest QB in the league...let him run occasionaly please.

3. Vicks confidence in himself returns after being knocked around by the injury and change in schemes.

[Margalis]

I hate it when coaches come in with a "system" and try to bend the players to it, rather than creating a system that's good for the players. In Vick's case, he apparently is not the fastest learner in the world to begin with.

Brady threw the deep ball well in the first game. IMO that was always something he lacked. Here in Boston that was the word on him for a while, he just couldn't complete the deep pass. But he seems to have gotten better in that regard. For his first year here he mostly threw 5-8 yarders. I would expect with a real running game it will open up downfield more as well. I expect the Pats offense to be a lot more effective overall this year.

[murdoc]

I think the Roosters should trade me Terrell Owens so I can see what McNabb/Owens duo could get me in points this year.

[El Gallo]

He's available for the low, low price of Priest and Gonzalez.  And during crazy Gallo's Rosh Hoshana MEGASALE, all trades get the Buffalo Bills defense thrown in FREE OF CHARGE!  No money down!  0% Interest until 2006!

Of course, we could discuss serious trades as well.

[WayAbvPar]

He's available for the low, low price of Priest and Gonzalez.

What, you don't want a kidney too? He was asking for Terrell Owens, not Joe Montana and Jim Brown...

[El Gallo]

Nah.  But I was thinking about naming rights on his next child.

[murdoc]

First name or middle name?

[El Gallo]

First.  Or middle + you bringing back your old avatar.

[El Gallo]

WTS STEVEN DAVIS CHEAP PST!!!!!111!


I'm so fucked.

[murdoc]

First.  Or middle + you bringing back your old avatar.

DEAL! Do I have to name the kid first, or you'll just send Owens my way on my good word?

edit: The "boss" says no deal, apparently I'm not allowed to barter any part of the name of any future kid away in fantasy football deals.

What a gyp.

[Rasix]

WOULD EVERYONE ON MY TEAM PLEASE STOP BREAKING THEIR FIBULAS?

Winslow gone for likely most of his rookie season now.  Ohh well, it's not like Garcia had a fucking clue of what to do with him anyways. "Hey Winslow's wide open again, I'll throw another deep bomb because I like completing less passes than a Baltimore QB!"

Fucking underachieving schmucks this week.  Everyone but Peyton and Curtis Martin should hang their heads in SHAME.

I'll consider it a blessing if I win one or two this year. I've gone from mediocre to shit heap in no time.

[El Gallo]

Apparantly, Jeff Garcia is so upset about his current beard getting into a fight with his ex-beard that he turned in this stat line for the ages: 8/27, 71 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT.

For those of you at home, that's a whopping 0.24 fantasy points.


FIRST TO WORST BABY!!!

[Shockeye]

I'll consider it a blessing if I win one or two this year. I've gone from mediocre to shit heap in no time.

At least you have injuries to explain your position on the shit heap. My players have decided to be shitty all-around. Plaxico needs to be taken out and shot along with Old Yeller, Hasselbeck can't seem to throw touchdowns if his life depended on it, and Portis can't seem to keep the ball in his fucking hands this year. If anyone would like a good example of how not to put together a fantasy team, please puruse my line-up.

[HaemishM]

I'm scratching out a decent win this week, provided Philly doesn't throw any touchdowns to their TE. But riddle me this, Batman. How the fuck does Michael Vick score twice as many points against St. Louis than Tom Brady does against fucking ARIZONA? I mean, two picks against the fucking Cardinals? WHA WHA WHAAAAAAAAA?

And the great pass catching tight end Dallas Clark has managed all of 1 catch this season. Thanks, BUH-BYE!

[Shockeye]

Even if Donovan throws a couple touchdowns to his TE, I'd still need a couple extra long yardage throws to that TE to even have a chance at beating them Kilt Wavers. I think I'm down what... 14 points right now? When I can't even beat Haemish's team, I know I'm in the shitter. At least I'm alive in survival football for another week and I pity you people that picked GB over CHI. I expected GB to have a huge game over CHI and Favre was embrassed left and right.

[Shockeye]

Shit, even Haemish's flying Gramatica brother did better than my kicker. Fuck a duck.

[HaemishM]

PH3@R MY TWIN KICKING BALL OF DOOM.

And let's face it, it ain't like Tampa is going to score any other way.

[Shannow]

I'm scratching out a decent win this week, provided Philly doesn't throw any touchdowns to their TE. But riddle me this, Batman. How the fuck does Michael Vick score twice as many points against St. Louis than Tom Brady does against fucking ARIZONA? I mean, two picks against the fucking Cardinals? WHA WHA WHAAAAAAAAA?

Well one was a endzone hail mary right at the end of the first half.

The Patriots were playing their usual gameplan 'Do our best to make the game as interesting as possible in the second half even though we should be crushing them by 4 TDs'. Its remarkable how often they do this.

All part of the Kraft family master plan, Superbowls AND interesting games to watch on TV.

[Zetleft]

After last weeks showing of 44 total fantasy points I thought I was in for a long season.  Made a nice turn around this week, it seems as long as I have Tomlinson and Roy Williams I'm guaranteed a few wins at least, just hope I see no more -8 point games from the dallas D.

[Murgos]

Considering that I have three starting players who combined for a total of 10 points (Duece McCallister actually had NEGATIVE 2 points!) I'm doing pretty good to just even have a chance of winning this week.

Here's to hoping Brian Westbrook gets held to less than a hundred yards and 0 td's by the Vikings.

[UD_Delt]

FYI....

Anyone with any Browns player on their team is in trouble. The Browns are just about done this year. They've lost Courtney Brown and Winslow for the year. Tucker (O-line) and Gerard Warren are out 2-4 weeks. Zukauskus (O-line) has a sprained ankle but will play. McCutcheon (D-back) has a broken finger but may play. The guys who are out are being replaced by either already injured players or players coming off of injuries.

Don't look for any kind of numbers out of Garcia or Green. I can't imagine anyone holding any Browns receivers any way so no worries there.

I fucking hate living in Cleveland....

[HaemishM]

SQUEAK OUT TEH WIN!

Once I heard L.J. Smith got a TD, I thought I was sunk, but somehow, I win by 3 points. With the Pats being off next week, I may not have such good luck. But then, Vick is playing against the Cardinals so hopefully he runs for 4 TD's and passes for 6 more.

It could happen.

[Shockeye]

I am in the cellar. Stick a fork in me.

[Shannow]

I am in the cellar. Stick a fork in me.

SirBruce wants to spoon you, that do?

[Soukyan]

I am in the cellar. Stick a fork in me.

SirBruce wants to spoon you, that do?

HAR!

[Shockeye]

SirBruce wants to spoon you, that do?

At least it's not Boog...

[El Gallo]

Clearly the game of the week is the BATTLE FOR THE BASEMENT!  I think that Jeff Garcia can pull it out for me.  I just know he won't break my heart again...

11  Roosters          0-2-0 .000 176.52 L-2  
12  The Groin Pulls 0-2-0 .000 157.02 L-2

[Shockeye]

I dunno, I have a feeling Plaxico will have another big game for me with 0 or 1 catch and hopefully for negative yardage.

[Rasix]

Anyone want to bet money on which one of my players breaks his fibula this week?  I've got 5 bucks on Fred Taylor.

[Shockeye]

Fitzgerald could break something. The Cardinals haven't looked as bad as everyone thought they would. They need something else to happen in order to make a run at 0-16.

[HaemishM]

Fred Taylor will likely sprain his labia this week, while I'm sure Larry Fitzgerald will be run over by a raging bull that escapes onto the field while trying to flee a matador.

OLE!

[Shockeye]

Fred Taylor will likely sprain his labia this week

Maybe then he can go in for some genital landscaping.

[Rasix]

I won (provided Keyshawn doesn't fumble 10 times), and no one broke their fibula.  Thank god for good waver wire pickups.  It's going to be painful actually having to bench Stecker next week,  but it's harder to bench Taylor v. Indie run D and C-Mart v. anyone at the moment.

My kingdom for a #1 wideout.

[WayAbvPar]

Well, my least favorite trend in H2H fantasy football continued this week- another team had its high score of the year the week they played me. Fuck I hate H2H. Who was the dumbfuck who set this league up, anyway?

I bet I have a top 5 scoring team at the end of the year, but will be lucky to make the playoffs. My GM does a great job, but apparently my coach can't gameplan for shit.