My goodness, what happened to this league? I remember the good old days when 110 points meant the high score of the week. Now, it gets you writing duties. On to the Week 3 previews…
Injured Reserve vs. Spring Branch Vatos
The Vatos crashed back to earth last week after their Week 1 upset of CarJacker, posting a 66 to the Juggernauts 155. The Vatos are hard to figure out. Starting two Jets WRs and a Jets RB (as the SBVs are doing at press time) isn’t your average fantasy strategy. We’ll see how this “unique” tactic works out for them. Tony Romo will find the going tough this week against the league’s 3rd ranked passing defense in Carolina. I’m sure Mark Sanchez can be had for the right price if SBV is looking for the Jets trifecta. Injured Reserve keeps finding a way to pull off close victories. Lots of good matchups point to a big week for IR, at least according to Yahoo. Look for Matt Forte to finally get rolling for the IR, allowing them to eek out a 125-87 victory and continue their undefeated season.
Wildcats vs. Juggernauts
The Juggernauts looked like they were for real after putting up 155 last week, but can they continue the dominance this week? Trent Edwards and Frank Gore have been nice surprises (for now), and the free agent pickup of Mario “Don’t call me Eli” Manningham provides a solid flex option (for now). Much like the Vatos, the Juggernauts are obsessed with a mediocre team, but unlike the Vatos, they do start the trifecta of a Bills QB, RB, and WR. The strategy may work for one more week against a Saints defense still working to find its identity under Gregg Williams, but don’t count on it for the rest of the season. As for the Wildcats, they have a solid team on paper, but I don’t see it holding up this week. The Warner/Fitzgerald combo will have a rough week (in relative terms) because Indy’s pass defense is currently number one in the league. DeSean Jackson looks to have a big game against the KC Royals gold glove defense, but it won’t be enough. The Juggernauts move to 2-1 after a 108-89 victory.
House of Pain vs. CarJacker
CarJacker went psycho last week with 165, but I can see the Matt Schaub express rolling off the tracks this week against Jacksonville. The rest of the Jacked up Car will have to pick up the slack. Will the McGahee vs Cleveland matchup be enough for CJ? The HOP is looking to rebound from throwing down a cool 54 by rolling with a new QB/RB combo of Eli Manning and Brandon Jacobs, showing Bom Trady the bench after his lousy performance last week. John Carlson (who?) is projected to have over 10 pts this week against Chicago. Call me skeptical on that one, but the CarJacker is due for a let down from last week. Wines Hard (hey this is fun!) and the Giant combo will be enough for the HOP to pull off a close 94-92 victory.
Too Damn Lousy vs. Pure Misery
The Clash of the Titans…in their own minds. Too Damn Lousy is off to an undefeated start this year rolling up 119 last week, even with a goose egg from Lance Moore. Barber and Moore’s injuries are a blow to Lousy this week, who doesn’t have solid bench options to replace them. AP will get his, but it will be surprisingly tough against a resurgent 49er defense that is 3rd in the league against the run. Misery snatched defeat from the jaws of victory last week with Peyton Manning using all of his 15 minutes of total offense to see how few receptions he could throw to Reggie Wayne. Tommy Lee Jones will struggle once again this week as he loses carries to Leon Washington against the Teen Titans. Reggie Wayne will bounce back against Zona to make up the deficit and provide enough boost to get PM past TDL by a score of 99-91. I seem to remember TDL being called Too Damn Injured at some point in the leauge’s history. It might be time to resurrect the name.
Tackle Me Elmo vs. My Vick in a Box
After much post-draft braggadocio from My V*** in a Box (“I got every player I targeted but one!”), they are off to a rousing 0-2 start and last place position in the league. Philip Rivers and Brian “Paw Paw” Westbrook will have to carry MViaB this week if they want to have any chance of getting that first W. A good game from Randy “Watson!” Moss (Coming to America - Anyone? Hello? Is this thing on?) wouldn’t hurt either. Elmo seems to be on a mission this year, posting 164 in last week’s destruction of the Horn Supremacy (INCLUDING a ZERO from Greg Jennings – WHAT?!?). That will be hard to repeat, with Garrard having a letdown week and Chris Johnson going up against a more than respectable Jets Run D. Darren Sproles won’t get enough this week against Miami, and MViaB pulls off the stunning upset of the week by a score of 112-108. You heard it here first!
Horn Supremacy vs. Jacko’s Petting Zoo
The battle of the underachievers. How can you be 0-2 with Drew Brees starting for you? The Horn Supremacy is looking to answer this question by rolling with Felix Jones at the flex over Michael Bush. Look for Felix to have a breakout game against Carolina with Marion Barber out for the week. Jacko pulled off a squeaker last week beating the HOP by 86 in a match where they would have won by fielding only their DEF, K, and TE. I don’t see another 140 this week, but the matchups do look good for the Zoo. Look for a big week from Miller Jenuine Drew as he goes up against the league’s worst rushing defense in the the Texans. This one has the makings for a Texas Tech vs. Hawaii shootout, with the Zoo taking it by a score of 127-115 and leaving the Supremacy to wonder if they will ever catch a break.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Week 2: Wrap-up
CarJacker (165) vs. Wildcats (90)
Team CarJacker comes roaring back after having the low score for Wk1 with the high score for Wk2. While this one was not even close, to add insult to injury CarJacker used ‘Old Man McGahee,’ which the Wildcats had just dropped, to pile on an additional 21 points, and Hello Kitty’s Derrick Ward sat on the pine while Cadillac added 16 points for CarJacker. Matt Schaub piled on TDs against the Titans to kill Tennessee DEF’s value. Basically a perfect storm in CarJacker’s favor.
TooDamnLousy (119) vs. My Vick in a Box (94)
Evidently size does matter, as ‘My Vick in a Box’ fails again to show up in the win column. Only Rivers and Brown showed up for Vick while Too Damn Lousy had a strong showing across the board with the exception of Lance ‘No’ Moore. Tough to beat a team with that kind of solid output from all players.
House of Pain (54) vs. Jacko’s Petting Zoo (141)
Ouch! House of Pain took a whooping in this one. Only the Chicago DEF came to play and was the only player to post double digit points. Jacko on the other hand had four players post 20+ points including 27 from TE Dallas Clark with only Hester disappointing. A solid win.
Tackle Me Elmo (164) vs. Horn Supremacy (103)
This was a tough loss as Horn Supremacy posted 100+ points but was still 60 points down. Dr. Drew Brees came back down to earth with only 28 points and the Dallas DEF did not live up to the ‘Bid D’ name for the Jerrytron unveiling. Elmo on the other hand had the benefit of Chris ‘Run all day’ Johnson’s huge day and 50 points. Luckily Elmo did not need WR Jennings and K Elam who both failed to show up. With that lineup, Elmo should enjoy the points as I doubt they will see such point totals again.
Juggernauts (155) vs. Spring Branch Vatos (63)
Beginner’s luck ran out on the on the SBVs when they learned the lesson that starting three players (Charles, Watson, and Murphy) who don’t even start for their teams proved to be a bad strategy and they posted a combined 7 points. Juggernauts lucked out and the Buffalo Bills’ offense put up some points this week and Gore and Johnson had huge days. An easy win for Juggs and this one was never close.
Injured Reserves (110) vs. Pure Misery (94)
This was the game of the week as it had the closest score and also came down to Monday night’s game (IND vs. MIAMI). Misery needed a big game from Manning but without WR Reggie Wayne seeing any love – an unlikely event. However that is exactly how it ended up with Wayne only posting 5 points and Manning tossing the pigskin for 24. IR pulled a out a win despite a poor showing from four of its players and posting the lowest winning score for the week.
Team CarJacker comes roaring back after having the low score for Wk1 with the high score for Wk2. While this one was not even close, to add insult to injury CarJacker used ‘Old Man McGahee,’ which the Wildcats had just dropped, to pile on an additional 21 points, and Hello Kitty’s Derrick Ward sat on the pine while Cadillac added 16 points for CarJacker. Matt Schaub piled on TDs against the Titans to kill Tennessee DEF’s value. Basically a perfect storm in CarJacker’s favor.
TooDamnLousy (119) vs. My Vick in a Box (94)
Evidently size does matter, as ‘My Vick in a Box’ fails again to show up in the win column. Only Rivers and Brown showed up for Vick while Too Damn Lousy had a strong showing across the board with the exception of Lance ‘No’ Moore. Tough to beat a team with that kind of solid output from all players.
House of Pain (54) vs. Jacko’s Petting Zoo (141)
Ouch! House of Pain took a whooping in this one. Only the Chicago DEF came to play and was the only player to post double digit points. Jacko on the other hand had four players post 20+ points including 27 from TE Dallas Clark with only Hester disappointing. A solid win.
Tackle Me Elmo (164) vs. Horn Supremacy (103)
This was a tough loss as Horn Supremacy posted 100+ points but was still 60 points down. Dr. Drew Brees came back down to earth with only 28 points and the Dallas DEF did not live up to the ‘Bid D’ name for the Jerrytron unveiling. Elmo on the other hand had the benefit of Chris ‘Run all day’ Johnson’s huge day and 50 points. Luckily Elmo did not need WR Jennings and K Elam who both failed to show up. With that lineup, Elmo should enjoy the points as I doubt they will see such point totals again.
Juggernauts (155) vs. Spring Branch Vatos (63)
Beginner’s luck ran out on the on the SBVs when they learned the lesson that starting three players (Charles, Watson, and Murphy) who don’t even start for their teams proved to be a bad strategy and they posted a combined 7 points. Juggernauts lucked out and the Buffalo Bills’ offense put up some points this week and Gore and Johnson had huge days. An easy win for Juggs and this one was never close.
Injured Reserves (110) vs. Pure Misery (94)
This was the game of the week as it had the closest score and also came down to Monday night’s game (IND vs. MIAMI). Misery needed a big game from Manning but without WR Reggie Wayne seeing any love – an unlikely event. However that is exactly how it ended up with Wayne only posting 5 points and Manning tossing the pigskin for 24. IR pulled a out a win despite a poor showing from four of its players and posting the lowest winning score for the week.
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