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Ok, my team qualified for the playoffs already.

Some thoughts.

A friend of mine asked what was on the line?

“Why, a virtual trophy.” Why does it seem so important and sound so unimportant?

Hmm.

This week, in all my brilliance, Vincent Jackson was put on the bench in favor of Steve Breaston. All Jackson did was score 20 Fantasy points in the Thursday game. Do you think he knew he was riding the pine for my team and got motivated? Me hate me.

Grrr.

Brendan Roberts writes for Fantasy ESPN and has this to say.

4. Your starting defense posts negative points: And you watch your opponent’s unit, which he picked up off the waiver wire because they were playing the Lions or Bengals (hint, hint), put up respectable points and sink you.

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That would be my Lions, the team you would find me rooting for in real life.

Grrr.

Dropped my kicker. He was from Buffalo’s team. After this week, the Buffalo schedule gets tougher and their team is just not very good. Can’t even remember his name. Do you think that is insensitive? You will find me to be a cruel GM.

Did not even call Vincent Jackson or the Buffalo kicker. Hey, wasn’t his name like Lindell or something? They will have to read this blog to find out what happened.

Hmm.

Picked up the Jets defense for their last couple of games. My defense has been Tennessee and there is nothing wrong with that, but they play Pittsburgh and the Colts in their last two games. Ouch.

Hopefully they don’t become my latest Vincent Jackson.

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If you are a Viking fan then this is not intended for you. The Vikings are going to keep Adrian Peterson until he can’t walk.

If you are Fantasy Football owner then this is intended for you.

Here is the scenario. My team is undefeated and in 2nd place in my league. (One game was a tie.) This week was supposed to be a cakewalk. The last place team in my league was preparing to face my team, the Spartans.

Spartans prepare for battle!

(From 300 a must see movie for any sports fan, human being, or android.)

Nothing like 300 Spartans warriors against 10,000 enemy soldiers. Put your money on the Spartans!

As you can see this movie has an awesome babe too. And don’t get me started about the love scene.

After Sunday my team was 4 points down. It was a disastrous week, but not to worry,

HEY! Quit looking at the babe and focus, man, focus. There is an important story to be told here.

Because going into the Monday night game only the Spartans had a player left and it was Adrian Peterson. Hey, not to worry, Adrian only needed 50 yards of pass receptions or running yards. Even if he scored just 1 touchdown, victory was mine. This is Adrian Peterson and the Vikings were facing the Saints. Not exactly a hallmark of defense.

21 carries and only 32 yards later my Spartans went down in defeat. Arrrrgggghhhh!

It gets worse. My opponent started Steven Jackson at one of the running back spots. It was his bye week. Incredible, losing to the last place team when he does not even play one of his running backs.

Oh, it does not stop here. A careful analysis reveals a Spartan team full of nutballs. Yeah, nutballs. How can Roy Williams and Ocho Cinco be on the same team? That is not a Fantasy, it is a nightmare.

Oh yes, my faithful reader, it does not stop there. Donovan McNabb is my QB. Have you ever seen a more mercurial player than McNabb? Have you ever used the word mercurial and not used the word McNabb in the same sentence?

My backup QB has been getting most of the starts and he is Jay Cutler of the Broncos, arguably a hot quarterback, but not this last week. He is just like the stock market. First he is way up, and then he is way down. Oh, wait a minute; the Stock Market is more like way down, then way down more. Forgive the grammar, just thinking about my disappearing 401K makes me want to trade both Donovan and Jay Cutler, but that would make no sense at all.

Maybe it is time to go back to staring at the photo of Lena Heady again.
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LaDainian Tomlinson leading the orchestra called the Chargers!

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If you are into Fantasy Football then pay close attention. Mike Harmon of Fox Sports is going to let you in a little secret of his. Go with LT. You know, LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers.

What? You already knew that? How about some of Mike’s wisdom on the subject?

1. LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego
Tomlinson has ranked inside the top 10 in this category in each of his seven NFL seasons. He’s led the pack in three of the past four seasons (third in 2005), as he possesses an amazing ability to avoid lengthy injury issues despite a heavy weekly workload. The change in his blocking block might have some impact, but I believe it’s been a bit overblown. Now, I don’t expect Tomlinson to approach his ridiculous 2006 output (28 touchdowns), but he’s averaged 14.5 touchdowns per year in his six non-record breaking seasons. The No. 1 player on my board will light up the scoreboard frequently in 2008.
2007 Total: 15 touchdowns
Projected 2008 Total: 18 touchdowns

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So who does Mike rate after LT?

2. Marion Barber III, Dallas
3. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
4. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
5. Joseph Addai, Indianapolis
5. Clinton Portis, Washington
5. Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants
Yes, that is 3 number 5’s.

Mike goes right on up to a number 13.

Controversy? No Stephen Jackson! Westbrook, a perennial favorite for fantasy owners, is way down the list. Ryan Grant in a tie at number 8?

Oh well, it is a start.

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Javon Walker - Darrent Williams died in his arms

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The former Denver Broncos wide receiver, now current Raider, Javon Walker, was beaten, robbed, and left unconscious, his face battered, as he was found on a Las Vegas street.

Police say he was robbed.

You remember Javon. He has been a pretty good second receiver in fantasy football the last couple of years.

Walker, 29, signed a six-year, $55 million deal with the Raiders after being released by the Denver Broncos in February.

Walker sought a fresh start after Broncos teammate Darrent Williams died in his arms in the back of a limousine on Jan. 1, 2006 in downtown Denver.

In a 2007 “Real Sports” interview, Walker said then teammate Brandon Marshall and his cousin exchanged heated words with two men who later confronted Williams and his group after taking offense when Marshall sprayed them with champagne.

The drive-by shooting remains unsolved.

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Byron Leftwich never got untracked in Atlanta

Atlanta is taking a deep breath and now exhaling.

There, that felt better, but something is different.

Oh geez, look, the whole stinking team is gone.

It started with Michael Vick and the dogs and then the team went to the dogs.

They hire and lost Bobby Petrino at coach so fast, you hardly knew he was there.

Now the player losses mount as they clean house and prepare to rebuild.

The Atlanta Falcons released four-time Pro Bowl tight end Alge Crumpler and six other players Friday in the first step of a major rebuilding job in the post-Michael Vick era.

The Falcons also cut quarterback Byron Leftwich, defensive tackle Rod Coleman, offensive tackle Wayne Gandy, cornerback Lewis Sanders, wide receiver Jamin Elliott and linebacker Marcus Wilkins. source

Alge Crumpler was often a favorite target of Michael Vick. Vick could somehow throw the short pass to big Alge consistently. It led to a lot of Atlanta’s minor air success with Vick at QB. (Squibster Note: Alge Crumpler was on my Fantasy Football team at that time)

Without Vick and putting in new coach Bobby Petrino’s system, Alge fell out of favor eventually ending up with a hurt knee. Now he is just a money liability.

None contributed more than Crumpler, one of the team’s most respected players and a leader in the locker room. He twice led the Falcons in receptions and had a streak of four straight Pro Bowl appearances from 2003-06.

But Crumpler was plagued by knee problems this past season and dropped off to 44 receptions. Also, he counted $5.1 million against the salary cap for 2008, money the Falcons felt could be better spent elsewhere.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers managed to beat the St. Louis Rams 41 - 24, but at a great cost.

Willie Parker, the NFL’s leading rusher, left the game after the Steelers’ second play from scrimmage with a broken right leg, and the Pro Bowler is out for the rest of the season.
Parker, who entered the game with 1,317 rushing yards, got tackled by Rams linebacker Will Weatherspoon for a one-yard loss and his lower leg appeared to buckle as he crumpled to the turf at Edward Jones Dome. source

Who will win the rushing crown? Be sure to vote in the poll to your right and pick your winner!

This is how it reads as of today.

1. Willie Parker PIT 1316
2. LaDainian Tomlinson SD 1311
3. Adrian Peterson MIN 1278
4. Willis McGahee BAL 1197
5. Brian Westbrook PHI 1191

Parker with -1 yards rushing against St. Louis, ends up with 1,316 yards.

LaDainian Tomlinson early favorite

LT has been on a monster run with 177 yards against the Chiefs, 146 against the Titans, and 116 against my sad sack Lions. He has averaged over 6.8 yards per carry during the last 3 games.

LT is in this weeks Monday night game with Denver and although Denver is not very good against the rush, Monday Night Football is sometimes bizarre and how much will LT play in this game?

LT’s last game is the 4:15 game with the Oakland Raiders and they are a dandy 31st against the rush.

With the Chargers having the AFC West wrapped up, how much will LT play is another question.

Adrian Peterson the great challenger

Adrian Peterson is coming off the bizarre San Francisco game where he had 3 yards and the Bears game with 78 yards.

The Vikings play the late late game Sunday against Washington and the Skins are 9th against the rush holding opponents to under 100 yards per game.

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Thanks to Jim and Kori for allowing me to revisit the old Squib Kick. Long time readers will remember that I once was the author here - but Jim was so much better at it than I was!

Regardless, if you’re a fantasy football player you might want to consider the following plays this week.

PLAY

• Randy Moss: Randy Moss is the second most potent receiver in the league with 1095 yards and 14 of Tom Brady’s 39 Touchdowns this year. Although the Pats are playing the Ravens, the defense is less than legendary. Moss should be able to handily exploit injuries in the secondary.
• Braylon Edwards: The Browns have been on a roll lately, and Edwards is faced with possibly his most lucrative matchup of the year against an Arizona secondary that has been decimated by injuries. The Cardinals will be playing without CB Eric Green and Strong Safety Adrian Wilson. The wildcard in this is Edwards’ hamstring which has kept him out of practice this week. However, the Browns do expect him to play on Sunday.
• Jon Kitna: The last time the Lions and the Vikings played, Kitna had to leave the game. But not before throwing for nearly 250 yards and a touchdown. Expect the Lions to come into this game and own. Kitna should have no trouble stretching the field>li>

MAYBE

• Reggie Wayne: Marvin Harrison won’t be playing again this week, so Wayne will once again be Peyton Manning’s “go to” guy. However, the Colts play a very tough division rival in Jacksonville and the RaShean Mathis matchup on Wayne could zero out the Wayne effect.
• Marques Colston: Colston has had a great few weeks recently for the Saints. However, matching up against the Bucs’ Ronde Barber is a wildcard that we don’t know yet.
• Adrian Peterson: The wild man from Minnesota will probably play this week but he will probably be splitting his time with Chester Taylor. On the flip side, he may not play at all. It wouldn’t take much to accumulate lots of points. It also wouldn’t take much to not get any. Proceed with caution.

SIT

• Jay Cutler: Don’t let Denver’s recent success fool you. They are going into Oakland to face the league’s 4th best pass defense. I don’t expect Cutler to see much success, and indeed could lose points on sacks.
• Rex Grossman: Sexy Rexy is a hit or miss any week, but this week against the Giants is a definite miss. The Giants defense is a strong pass defense and the WR matchups will prevent Rex from having much success downfield.
• Baltimore Defense: These guys may have been the best once, but not anymore. And certainly not against the buzzsaw offense in New England. Take my advice: don’t even try.

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Rex Ryan, known by GM’s everywhere

It is hard to get information as a fan on the coaches in the NFL.

So, today we will look at what some of these coaches are good at doing or being.

The most asked question is usually who is qualified to be the next head NFL coach? This is the list according to Clifton Brown of the Sporting News.

1. Rex Ryan, Ravens defensive coordinator. He interviewed for the Chargers job during the offseason. San Diego may have picked the wrong guy.

2. Mike Martz, Lions offensive coordinator. He has been to a Super Bowl as a head coach and will get another job. It’s just a question of when and where. Read more

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Larry needs more touchdowns!

You know we all have this habit and we learn it in high school physics.

Well, some of us learn this habit as a baby when we first sit up and Daddy rolls a brightly colored ball towards us.

What is the habit?

A body in motion tends to stay in motion.

Huh?

Think about it. When gas prices rise, then in your heads they are always going to rise. When stocks keep going up, you finally buy, because they are going to continue up. When your luck is really on a roll, you buy a lotto ticket, because you are going to win.

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Michael Fabiano of NFL.com has come up with a great idea. The Fantasy Football Hall of Fame.

Same rule, the player has to be out of football for five years.

You have to check this list out, because to be the most knowledgeable fan, you have to know these players.

Number 1 is Dan Marino quarterback of the Miami Dolphins

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