Fantasy Football

A few random observations from yesterday.

So I guess I’m the asshole for running four wide receivers instead of three running backs when I had Corell Buckhalter on my squad and benched him in favor of (gulp) Bobby Engram. I didn’t get word that Matt Hasselbeck wasn’t playing until just about their kickoff, and wasn’t anywhere near a computer when I did. All I have to say is, and I can’t stress this enough: Fuck the fucking Seahawks. It might not be the most eloquent thing I’ve ever tried to convey, but I think it gets the point across. Fuck ‘em in their wannabe Arena league jerseys with a jackhammer.

Not only did I play him over Buckhalter, but I played him over a more viable option at receiver in Vincent Jackson, who finally managed to live up to his hype dating back to the beginning of the 2007 season. In retrospect these particular occurrences don’t qualify as simply bad luck, but rather bold and unapologetic idiocy. The Eagles were playing the still lowly 49ers, and even if Hasselbeck was healthy they still had to contend with the vaunted Packers defense.

Now I will play him next week and he will lay a rotten egg for me. It is irrefutable that whatever move I make it will undoubtedly be incorrect. Still, I pulled out the victory and have Braylon Edwards going tonight, who is good for at least three catches for 20 yards. Wait, their playing the Giants? Make that three catches for 7 yards.

Also, I don’t know what your waiver wire or free agency situation is, but if my league is any indication then the herd is starting to thin. As of today we only had three guys in our free agency break 20 points with Patrick Cobbs (whatever, a third string running back that had a career day). Matt Schaub (he had to in order to keep his job) and Chad Pennington (efficient but hardly reliable for fantasy purposes). Hopefully you have all your chips in order and you avoid injury from here on out, because it is about to get really scarce on the open market.

If you were wondering who the hell Patrick Cobbs is, we thought this might enlighten you as to why you don't in the first place.

One thing you might notice about these three (other than that two of them are quarterbacks thus rendered useless for most of us), is that they all played in the same game. So if you are ever in a bind as to which player on your roster you should start, and one of your players has the Dolphins or Texans on the schedule, then I think your decision has already been made for you.

One other quick piece of advice: We don’t know the nature of Joseph Addai’s injury, nor do we think Dominick Rhodes is even near the same stratosphere as him. But if you haven’t cut the worst player on your roster for Rhodes just as a precautionary measure, then we suggest you do so and do so now. If Corell Buckhalter can rip of damn near 30 points for the Eagles, we imagine Rhodes is capable of doing something similar for the Colts.

And finally, if you have an open roster spot for whatever reason and still need a player out of tonight’s game, pick up Derrick Ward or Ahmad Bradshaw tonight. When Cleveland’s defense lays down halfway through the second quarter you won’t regret it. Also, I know it was a preseason game, but the drubbing was so exceptional that it should be indicative of what we see tonight. Unless Tom Coughlin does nothing to change up their game plan and Crenell is able to counter it, which is all a distinct possibility. We will say this, if you happened to get the Giants at 20/1 to repeat as Superbowl champs this past March, then you are probably feeling rather lucid at the moment. With or without Braylon Edwards on your fantasy team.

Back with something later.