Fantasy Football

Alright, after a three day hiatus from this site (weekends don’t count), we’re back with some news items to at least pretend this site is staying “fresh”. If only there was some way for me to care about the NFL, much less fantasy football, in the dead of May, this wouldn’t be such an issue. We still have about two months before Hard Knocks starts airing, So if anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears.

Because he is, in the classical definition, a complete and utter douchebag, Jason Taylor has agreed to take less money to return to Miami after the catastrophe which was the Redskins (as is any big free agency signing in Washington). And no, he isn’t a douchebag because I hate the Dolphins probably more so than any other team in the NFL. No. He’s a douchebag because his intentions are to focus on modeling, which — with the exception of New York — Miami is the epicenter of. None the less, he should improve Miami’s defense, but the offense is going to be such a nightmare that you shouldn’t put too much stock into it. But anyways, have fun being under the watchful eye of Bill Parcells, you mindless playboy. I’m sure by the time this is all over you’ll be the next…whoever a reputable male model is. Dipshit.

It's Fred Jackson or this guy.

Fred Jackson, the backup running back for the Buffalo Bills and a favorite here on Talking Fantasy Football, just signed a four year extension with his current team. This seems like an irregularly long extension for a backup running back, which leads us to believe that Marshawn Lynch is going to be Willis McGahee-d. Meaning, now that they’ve signed his backup that they clearly have a lot of faith in for cheap, they are going to trade Marshawn Lynch at his highest possible value (probably in the 2010 off-season) for draft picks or superstars who aren’t running backs. Either way, I applaud the signing. Even if they don’t have quasi-long term plans to make Jackson the starter at a low-ball price, he’s a more than suitable option to spell their current aloof and inconsistent starter.

Apparently competing for quarterback is like two three year-olds arguing over a toy, because Luke McCown claims the Tampa QB position is his. Nevermind that most non-Buccaneers fans would probably regard Leftwich as the better option, and I’m willing to bet that the majority of the teams fans would rather see first round draft pick Josh Freeman get the call (including us). Not that fans should determine who a team starts, but it’s a pretty lonely island he’s on there. Is his agent even campaigning for him? I have to imagine that the sooner he is starting regularly, the sooner he is exposed and out of the league altogether. And while his salary might not ever reach epic proportions, that’s a 2% cut his agent is missing out on when he’s spit out the bottom of the league and playing in the CFL. So yeah, you know things are looking dire when even your agent could have a stake in seeing you lose the starting position you never really had in the first place.

That’s it for the time being, back tomorrow provided there is anything to relay/mock.