Fantastical Report - Week 13 - PLAYOFFS?!?! PLAYOFFS?!?!

Well, I fucking blew up big time this week. I broke 100 pts for the 1st time this season in what is one fucked up league for scoring points. Me busting up 108 points is the great news. Now for the bad news......the dude I played busted out the high score of the week and the season at 135. So essentially I could have beaten the shit out of everybody in the league but this guy. It's all good though. I'm 10-3 and roll into the playoffs as the #1 seed. This week I face the #8 team, 5-8 NUMNUTZ, and based on projections I am a 17 point favorite so I am liking what I'm smelling right now. I also like the bracket I drew with several late season peakers in the other bracket. If I can win the next 2 games I break even on the $ for the season. Win the next 3 games and I'm looking at a little holiday bonus of about $500!

This week started off fucking lovely for me. As I stuffed entirely too much good food in my gut Thursday I watched Chris Johnson destroy the Lions. The fact that Fat Ass Lendale started getting the ball and got 2 touches chapped my ass a little, but either way CJ had a stud performance. His big day helped offset the fact that my opponent had Tennessee's D against the putrid Lions. Homeboy also had TO and his 98 yds and a touch on Thursday. I was down by 18, but wasn't worried not one little bit.

On to Sunday, and the blow up festival that my opponent had. He played Aaron Rodgers who busted out a 298 yd, 3 TD, 1 2pt conv. day against Tyler Thigpen's miserable no TD day. He had been solid for me up to that point, but the Oakland pass D fucked him up pretty good. I could have played Neck Beard instead and gained 7 more points. I think I'll give Tyler the nod against Denver this week, but Orton against my brutal Jags doesn't seem like a bad option either. I just keep waiting on the Jags to have "that" game. You know the type of game where they actually play up to the high pre-season expectations instead of playing like a struggling division II NCAA squad.

Receiver wise I was up against Lee Evans who had 80 yds and no TDs, but my boy B Marsh continued his string of disappointing performances with only 55 yards. I should have played DeSean Jackson instead. Not sure who I should play out of those 2 this week. I just know B Marsh has got to blow up sometime and would hate to have him on the bench when it happens. I also played Andre Johnson who had a solid game last night with 75 yds and a touch. That was a hell of play on that TD by the way. Had I not needed him and Steve Slaton to get 3 TDs and 200 yds a piece to come back and tie the fucker that was beating my ass I would have been more excited about it.

With that said I had Slaton and Adrian Peterson in the RB slots along with CJ. Both had great days and you are probably thinking, damn, how did I lose? Well, when your opponent has Thomas Jones and D'Angelo Williams and their monster TD days you fucking lose that's how! Luckily Michal Turner didn't have a great day as my opponent had him as well.

I had a decent game out of Dustin Keller, although I am waiting on him to put a TD in the mix with those yards he keeps piling up from the TE spot. Carney with the Giants was solid for me as well with 3 FGs and 2 PATs. Pittsburgh's D also had a great game in shutting down Cassel and the Patriots.

So that wraps up the regular season. Only a couple of questions/concerns going into the first playoff game. Do I trust Pitt's D against Dallas or start NE's D against the miserable Seahawks. That is pretty much a no brainer as I have already flipped over to New England, but they are both projected for 13 and not to mention Indy's D is available versus the Bungles of Cincy...hmmmmm. CHECK THAT: JUST PICKED UP INDY'S D AND DROPPED NE. INDY VS CINCY THIS WEEK AND VS DETROIT NEXT WEEK = NO BRAINER. Other than that the call is Thigpen versus Denver or Orton vs Jax as previously mentioned or making a late season pickup of Trent Edwards, Jeff Garcia, or maybe even Flacco. I also have Willie P on the bench. How can I start him over Slaton, Chris Johnson, and Purple Jesus?

As always your one comment is greatly appreciated!

P.S. GO GATORS!!!!