I had a nightmare last night that Peyton Manning was still throwing passes to Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark. Instead of cows or sheep it was footballs with those two on the receiving end.
I went into last nights game with a solid opportunity to sweep victories in all three of my yahoo leagues until the Fantasy Cult that resides in Indianapolis put on a clinic in Arizona. I think we can go ahead and say they’re back at the fantasy top. In fact, the Colts offense has easily been the most impressive in the league after three weeks in with scoring drives of 80+ yards that last about as long as it takes to brush your teeth. Literally! I recall one point in the night where I was brushing my off-whites and getting myself pumped that King Felix will put up big numbers on Monday Night. Then, Peyton orchestrated a 4 play 80 yard drive that was capped off with a shovel pass to Joseph Addai for his fourth touchdown.
This image has been running through the FG's mind all day long.
Unfortunatley for me I was going up against Peyton and Wayne, Wayne and Clark, and Peyton and Addai in my respective leagues after going into the game with a reasonable shot to win. Now, it begins to look grim. I wrote a letter to Felix Jones last night, who I own on three of my teams begging him to show me what we all know he is capable of doing. I need 30 points to complete the comeback or else I will be drowning my sorrows with sleeping pills chased by my friend Jack. Last time I did that, I didn’t wake up for two days. So once again, I am begging you Mr. Jones to pull me through.
In other news, it was nice to see Brandon Jacobs get into the endzone. However, watching Ahmad Bradshaw and Gus Johnson (who?) split carries in the second half probably didn’t sit well with fantasy owners. You can attribute that to the worst franchise in history, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Back to old form on Sunday, the Bucs failed to reach a net total of 100 yards on offense. Word has it that Josh Johnson will be starting next week and Byron Leftwich has been demoted to third string. With that said, I would be weary of having any Buccaneer in your Sunday lineup from here on out. And what about Terrell Owens? I made the argument on draft day that Santonio Holmes, DeSean Jackson, and even Jerricho Cotchery would have better years. I was called ‘crazy’ and ‘rediculous,’ how do I look now? T.O. went o’fer for the first time since his rookie season in San Francisco.
It might be time to throw in the towel on T.O.
I also chose Larry Johnson at the end of the third round in my big money league so I won’t say I am perfect. However, I traded him away last week in a package deal for a nice buy low in Steve Slaton who might be getting goal-line carries after Chris Brown dropped the ball (no pun intended). These are two guys that are extremely cold right now and I would consider benching them until a favorable matchup comes up.
Drew Brees finally laid a dud and took Marques Colston with him. After a hot start, the PT Cruiser came in and thizzle danced all over Ralph Wilson Stadium making fantasy owners feel a little more comfortable with their second round crush. Look for things to remain the same making this the week to go get him.
Brett Favre is God and Mark Sanchez is Jesus. They might not be the best fantasy choice week in and week out, but their sex appeal just went out the roof. Players like that make you love the game of football.
Onto tonight. I am more anxious than a toddler hyped up on Orange Slice and Shocktarts waiting in line to pee for this game to start. And honestly, I feel good about it. There’s no reason not to. That’s the beauty of Fantasy Football. If Manning and Wayne can throw up touchdowns, why should I think otherwise about a somewhat potent offense in Big D on Monday Night. Felix is still the same guy who scored on his first NFL carry, returned the opening kickoff (on Monday Night) 98 yards, and then burned off a 60 yard dash the following week. Imagine what he could do with 20 carries. We’ll find out tonight. Plus, there’s some kind of evil enjoyment I get out of being down thirty points going into the last game of the week. After all, that’s how DeAngelo Williams won me my league last year. Anything can happen!
Something to look forward to: How many times Steve Young interrupts Stuart Scott to hear himself talk? Over/Under: 5
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