First off I would like to say that last night's MNF game was the most enjoyable for me in quite some time. Nope, it had nothing to do with the quality of the game. It had to do with the fact that it didn't fucking matter one little eency bit! I had my fantasy victory secured after Sunday night's game. Now on to how I won this week, moved to 10-2, held on to the #1 spot, and why I'm a lucky sumbitch!
I went in to this week with high expectations. I picked up Pittsburgh's D early last week off waivers. With them facing Cincy I fully expected them bring home big points. I also had Willie "could you fuck me a little harder this season" Parker. He just had to blow up week 1 so I could hang on to the hopes of big games once his injury prone ass was healthy. I don't think that day will ever come this season. I am questioning if I should even keep him on the TellMeHowMyAssTaste! team at this point. They were projected for 25 points combined. What'd they end up putting out? 13 miserable points. I had fully planned on losing from that point on and then on Sunday the magic started happening.
I started what has become my super solid QB over the past 3 weeks, Tyler "Who woulda thunk he'd be a decent fantasy player earlier this season" Thigpen. Compared to the fucktastic QBs I have been forced to play over the course of this season Tyler is the fuckin' man! He put up 240 yds, 3 TDs, and picked up a point with 29 rushing yards. No need to discuss the 3 turnovers, although they could have bitten me in the ass. I'll probably ride his ass the rest of the season unless Kyle Orton steps up his play. I am also contemplating picking up Jeff "No seriously, he's not gay" Garcia since he is out there and projected for a strong end of season.
As for the rest of my posse I wouldn't say their play was shatty, but only Purple Jesus himself actually got a touchdown. Andre Johnson and Brandon Marshall had solid yardage. Slaton popped out 73 yds and Dustin Keller caught 42 yds. The fuck me of the day came from Josh "I was money until dAndy picked me up" Scobee. The fucker missed 2 FGs (one that hit me with negative points) within a couple of minutes of each other and ended the day with one FG and a PAT. I want to drop him, but he has the highest projected score for the remainder of the season. Arrggh!
My opponent this week took a massive schlonging. He bestowed upon me the victory by starting the one and only Donovan "uh" McNabb. His -3 total for the day saved a brotha! Dude had Favre on the bench. Maybe it's just me or maybe it's because I haven't had a decent QB in 2 frickin years, but when faced with the decision of starting McNabb versus Baltimore or Favre versus Tennessee I would have played Favre. That bayou fucker always does decent in big games. I was also blessed with the fact that not one single person on my opponent's team scored a TD.
It was a nerve racking week though. Going into Sunday night's game I was spunt and dude had Ladanian and Dallas Clark. I was certain my 19 point lead would get decimated, but then again I'm one lucky sumbitch!
So, I ended up with the second lowest score of the week and just so happened to play the dude with the worst score of the week. I guess this falls along the lines of it's better to be lucky than good. I just hope my luck continues for 3 more weeks!! Should I get a rabbit's foot or something?
As for the upcoming week I have a few concerns/delimmas/what the fuck should I dos. I'm a bit scared to play Pitt's D against New England's resurgent offense, but the only other decent options are NE's D or Jax versus Houston. I don't want to go with Jax because that will negate the effectiveness of Andre Johnson and Slaton should they score. I am thinking of dropping Willie P and/or Kellen Winslow to make some late season moves to carry me through the playoffs. Should I keep Dustin Keller instead of Winslow? There are several decent QBs out there - Pennington, Flacco, Trent Edwards, Delhomme, and Garcia. Should I stick with Scobee? Should I pick up another D? I hate this shit!
For the moment my starting lineup is as follows.....
QB - Tyler Thigpen vs. Oakland - Orton on the bench vs Minnesota
WR - Andre Johnson and Brandon Marshall - DeSean Jackson on the bench
RB - Slaton, Purple Jesus, and Chris Johnson - Willie P on the bench
TE - Dustin Keller - Kellen Winslow on the bench
K - Josh Scobee
D - Pittsburgh versus NE
As always comments and suggestions are appreciated!
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You must be in the wackiest league ever, how the hell was the Pitt defense available on the waiver wire?
I'd keep Keller and as far as QB goes I'd grab Pennington or Garcia
There are so few bench spots (4) that someone dropped Pitt to get TB. Yeah I dropped Winslow yesterday and picked up New England's D. Something just tells me they completely jack up Ben this week. I also dropped Scobee and picked up Carney from the G-men. I'm going to let the QB deal ride our for a bit.
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