Fantasy Football

Usually we prefer the college game to the pros, and for a myriad of reasons. More variance in play calling and strategy, more accessibility on television, better live game experience, etc. But if the NFL keeps up like this for the remaining nine weeks of the season, we might have to switch our loyalties (particularly if OSU loses this Saturday), at least in the short term. There was just so much to enjoy from last week that we were almost happy to be hungover to the point of immobility.

First off, and I think I speak for everyone who isn’t in Dallas or a front running douchebag, that seeing the Cowboys just meltdown against the Rams, made everyone who doesn’t have Terrell Owens on his fantasy team happy. Just a collapse of epic proportions after bringing in Roy Williams. We mentioned before that this might happen, and having the Rams for their first game was a great litmus test for where they stand as a team without Romo, and a close loss might have been a little more reassuring than a 20 point loss. Despite losing their franchise quarterback, and for as heralded as their defense is, they should really have been capable of keeping it within a touchdown to a team that has plenty of deficiencies, even with a new coach.

Losing in such convincing fashion leads me to believe that not only will this team miss the playoffs coming out of the ultra-competitive NFC east, but they could very well end up dwelling in the basement. Pity, we had such high hopes for another epic post-season collapse.

But the real story in that game is what this new coach means for everyone who has Steven Jackson on their roster, as this is two great games under Jim Haslett now. If Jackson can continue to perform like the Jackson from three seasons ago, this could spell trouble for whoever in your league has a great roster but with what was believed to be a bust in the first round, making his roster merely competitive instead of loaded. In our case, this is particularly troubling. We know full well what he is capable of with some seasonal momentum, and the Rams — who all of a sudden look like a worthy member of the National Football League — have it in spades right now.

In honor of their big win, here is a gratiutous Rams cheerleader pic.

Other developments from this past weekend include the Vikings and Bears having the most unexpected 90+ total points contest in the history of football, LenDale White going all Tim Riggins on us and throwing down for at least one game against the lowly Chiefs, the Browns returning to dropped pass form, LaDanian Tomlinson continuing his season of suckage, the entire Colts roster showing its age against a young Packers squad and Brett Favre playing like a 38 year-old should. This was, indeed, memorable. Even if completely non-indicative of how the rest of the season will look. All we know is we are hoping for a Titans-Giants Superbowl if not Eagles and someone they could actually beat on a national stage.

Truth be told we could write upwards of around 5,000 words on each of the aforementioned topics, but we work for a living, so we’ll try to summarize it all in a top five list or something.

Back with more later.