This year my lineup ended up like this:
QB - Philip Rivers, SD
RB - Adrian Peterson, MIN
RB - Brandon Jacobs, NYG
WR - Miles Austin, DAL
WR - Roy E. Williams, DAL
WR - Steve Smith, NYG
TE - Dallas Clark, IND
K - Lawrence Tynes, NYG
DST - Cardinals
I made it to Super Bowl for our league, and I had RB Cadillac Williams on the bench, but then the Giants go get stomped by the Panthers. Brandon Jacobs got me zero fantasy points while Cadillac scored 19. I lost my game by four points. I still could have won if AP hadn't fumbled the ball. The agony of defeat. And I'm glad the Giants won't be in the playoffs this year due to this.
Since the Colts' management sucks and decided to bail on trying for a perfect season, I have less invested in the Super Bowl this year. AFC will come down to Colts and Chargers, surely, unless the Bengals or Patriots get really lucky. NFC is wide open. The once mighty-looking Saints and Vikings have been dropping, and it all comes down to the Eagles-Cowboys game in Week 17.
Right now I'm guessing it's going to be the Colts vs. Eagles.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Colts vs. Saints, please!
In the NFL I am primarily a Seattle Seahawks fan, followed by the Oakland Raiders. It's pretty a rought twenty years. Both teams have been to the Super Bowl once in that span, each to a loss. After that, well, I like some teams.
This year I am an Indianapolis Colts fan and a New Orleans Saints fan.
THE COLTS - I like Peyton Manning. Dude's funny. If you make a list of Top Ten Best SNL Hosts of the Past Decade, he makes the list. His dance routine with Will Forte to "Casino Royale" gets me every time. His commercials were great. None of that matters on the field.
On the field, he is feared. No one's been responsible for more final-drive victories this year. Opposing teams make dumb decisions based on their fear of Peyton Manning. Why else would the Hoodie opt to go for on 4th-and-2 deep in their own territory when they were ahead? because he didn't believe his defense, the Patriots defense, the three-time Super Bowl championship defense, could keep Peyton Manning from scoring a touchdown.
They lose Marvin Harrison. No problem; they have Antonio Gonzalez. They lose Gonzalez. No problem. Peyton helps Reggie Wayne get Pro Bowler numbers and makes Austin Collie the steal of the draft. And with Peyton playing so well, Joseph Addai is able to run against some defenses who have to consider the pass on every play.
THE SAINTS - Drew Brees was booted from San Diego too early, but it was a win-win. The Saints, the underdog for a decade, always getting those 8-8 seasons, are legitimate, and it's thanks to the bombs from Brees's arm. The Saints look great in every game. Who's going to get you this week? Will it be Colston? Henderson? Reggie Bush? Who knows?
Their defensive numbers don't look great, but they always do just enough. And when you look at that Redskins win, they have luck on their side too. They're a team you can have faith in, because they win some by miracles too.
But most importantly, they're both undefeated and could realistically face each other in the Super Bowl. I want that Super Bowl. Undefeated vs. Undefeated. It'd be the biggest Super Bowl in history.
And then the 1972 Dolphins would fade away forever. Poof!
This year I am an Indianapolis Colts fan and a New Orleans Saints fan.
THE COLTS - I like Peyton Manning. Dude's funny. If you make a list of Top Ten Best SNL Hosts of the Past Decade, he makes the list. His dance routine with Will Forte to "Casino Royale" gets me every time. His commercials were great. None of that matters on the field.
On the field, he is feared. No one's been responsible for more final-drive victories this year. Opposing teams make dumb decisions based on their fear of Peyton Manning. Why else would the Hoodie opt to go for on 4th-and-2 deep in their own territory when they were ahead? because he didn't believe his defense, the Patriots defense, the three-time Super Bowl championship defense, could keep Peyton Manning from scoring a touchdown.
They lose Marvin Harrison. No problem; they have Antonio Gonzalez. They lose Gonzalez. No problem. Peyton helps Reggie Wayne get Pro Bowler numbers and makes Austin Collie the steal of the draft. And with Peyton playing so well, Joseph Addai is able to run against some defenses who have to consider the pass on every play.
THE SAINTS - Drew Brees was booted from San Diego too early, but it was a win-win. The Saints, the underdog for a decade, always getting those 8-8 seasons, are legitimate, and it's thanks to the bombs from Brees's arm. The Saints look great in every game. Who's going to get you this week? Will it be Colston? Henderson? Reggie Bush? Who knows?
Their defensive numbers don't look great, but they always do just enough. And when you look at that Redskins win, they have luck on their side too. They're a team you can have faith in, because they win some by miracles too.
But most importantly, they're both undefeated and could realistically face each other in the Super Bowl. I want that Super Bowl. Undefeated vs. Undefeated. It'd be the biggest Super Bowl in history.
And then the 1972 Dolphins would fade away forever. Poof!
Leave It to the BCS
The BCS has found a way to still suck.
Since the ignoramuses in charge of this thing stubbornly refuse to put in a playoff system and let this thing be decided on the field instead of by a computer, I can understand why Alabama and Texas are in the title game. The one that infuriates me is that undefeated TCU is going to face undefeated Boise State.
The six BCS conferences, with the help of the compliant sports media, tries to act like the other conferences don't exist, and if they do, they're the cute junior-varsity kids doing their little games. In the past five years, four non-BCS schools have broken in with undefeated records, and three of them won. They've never had a chance at a title. This year two non-BCS schools made it through. No title chance. And then what does the BCS do? It makes them play each other.
It ghetto-izes the non-BCS schools. I would much rather see TCU vs. Florida or Cincinnnati vs. Boise St. What is the BCS so afraid of? They chortled when Hawaii squeaked in and got crushed. But let's play this out.
The Big East, traditonally the weakest of the six BCS conferences in football, is barely hanging on to its automatic-bid status. Cincinnati beating Florida would be huge, but TCU beating Florida would create true exposures, like underlining why Florida chooses cakewalk non-conference games every year. Maybe it's easy for the SEC to say they're the best conference when their top schools don't take on top talent. Oklahoma rolled the dice on putting BYU on their schedule and got burned. See also Oregon v. Boise St.
It's too late this year to right the wrong of TCU vs. Boise St., which is a rematch from their Bowl game last year, but now it'll be played on a BCS stage, if not against a BCS opponent. Next year, although I'm sure the Powers That Be are praying that either one or none of the non-BCS teams go undefeated again, IF they have a WAC and MWC team go undefeated next year, and only one or none of the BCS teams go undefeated, they have to let one in the National Championship Game.
It's gotten so bad, Congress is investigating. The sooner they put in a playoff system, the better.
Since the ignoramuses in charge of this thing stubbornly refuse to put in a playoff system and let this thing be decided on the field instead of by a computer, I can understand why Alabama and Texas are in the title game. The one that infuriates me is that undefeated TCU is going to face undefeated Boise State.
The six BCS conferences, with the help of the compliant sports media, tries to act like the other conferences don't exist, and if they do, they're the cute junior-varsity kids doing their little games. In the past five years, four non-BCS schools have broken in with undefeated records, and three of them won. They've never had a chance at a title. This year two non-BCS schools made it through. No title chance. And then what does the BCS do? It makes them play each other.
It ghetto-izes the non-BCS schools. I would much rather see TCU vs. Florida or Cincinnnati vs. Boise St. What is the BCS so afraid of? They chortled when Hawaii squeaked in and got crushed. But let's play this out.
The Big East, traditonally the weakest of the six BCS conferences in football, is barely hanging on to its automatic-bid status. Cincinnati beating Florida would be huge, but TCU beating Florida would create true exposures, like underlining why Florida chooses cakewalk non-conference games every year. Maybe it's easy for the SEC to say they're the best conference when their top schools don't take on top talent. Oklahoma rolled the dice on putting BYU on their schedule and got burned. See also Oregon v. Boise St.
It's too late this year to right the wrong of TCU vs. Boise St., which is a rematch from their Bowl game last year, but now it'll be played on a BCS stage, if not against a BCS opponent. Next year, although I'm sure the Powers That Be are praying that either one or none of the non-BCS teams go undefeated again, IF they have a WAC and MWC team go undefeated next year, and only one or none of the BCS teams go undefeated, they have to let one in the National Championship Game.
It's gotten so bad, Congress is investigating. The sooner they put in a playoff system, the better.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Hail, Kyrylo Fesenko!
Individual stats don't really tell that clear a story, but one interesting one that jumps out for me is that according to 82games.com, Kyrylo Fesenko has the highest offensive efficiency rating on the Utah Jazz, with a 1.12, and the highest defensive efficiency rating (1.01). That can either tell that the first few games of the season, when the Jazz went 4-6, really screwed up the team's individual stats, or Fesenko's focus on defense and non-factor on offense makes the other four guys on the floor more effective.
All I know is the Jazz are 4-0 when Big Fes starts, and since that 4-6 start, they've gone 6-1.
All I know is the Jazz are 4-0 when Big Fes starts, and since that 4-6 start, they've gone 6-1.
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