Week one was fun, but now the kinks are out and the season really begins. Let’s see how I did in the last column.
1) Sit Ryan Grant: Prediction - 85 yards of offense, no TD. Reality - 92 yards of offense, no TD. I win. 2) Start Jay Cutler: Prediction - 263 yards, 2 TDs, 0 picks. Reality - 300 yards, 2 TDs, 0 picks. I win. 3) Start Shayne Graham: Prediction - 2 XPs, 3 FGs. Reality - 1 XP, 1 FG. I lose. 4) Start Vernon Davis: Prediction - 62 yards, 1 TD. Reality - 51 yards, no TD. I lose. 5) Sit Larry Johnson: Prediction - 68 yards of offense, no TD. Reality - 86 yards of offense, no TD. I win.
3-2 is not bad for my first week on the job. I will take it.
Start QB Eli Manning: Not that awesome last week, but St. Louis is purely horrendous. In fact, I see them finishing behind the also atrocious 49ers in the NFC West. Anyway, Eli is going to let loose this game and prove the defending champs aren’t going to roll over easily. Diggles line: 232 passing yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 11 rushing yards.
And Mondays…and sometimes Thursdays. And all the rest of the days, because I can just stare at my fantasy team and waiver wire waiting in anticipation. Redskins v Giants already kicked things off last night with a pretty ugly defensive match-up. And by defense I mean shitty offense. So I hope you didn’t start anybody on either team, except maybe Plaxico Burress, who slightly exceeded expectations. Though, I would be a happy owner of Brandon Jacobs right now. He may not of scored, but given the number of times he bowled people over, I suspect that won’t be a problem down the line.
Sits and Starts: Week 1
Sit RB Ryan Grant: You probably drafted him high, very high, because of his surprising season last year.What you forgot though, is that Brett Favre is gone.Defenses do not yet have to respect the arm of Aaron Rogers, no matter how good his pre-season was.So yes, that means Green Bay will probably run a lot, but it also means teams will be keying in on the run.Ryan Grant will be good once the Packers offense settles in.But not in week 1.And definitely not against Minnesota, the highest drafted defense in the league.Diggles Line: 73 yards rushing, 0 touchdowns, 12 yards receiving.
Thats right, its the playoffs. No, not the NHL, because who cares about that (although pretty funny last night in the Penguins-Rangers game when Marc-Andre Fleury gave Sean Avery a completely unnecessary cup check). Its the NBA, and now that we are over halfway through with the first round, it is time for me to safely make my first round winner predictions without possibly being wrong. All those people who make predictions before the series starts need to rethink their strategy. For example, these guys (Front Row Sports) picked Phoenix to win in all. Should have waited a few games guys. Let’s quickly run through the match-ups.
Atlanta - Boston: I know you can’t name two players in the Atlanta starting five without cheating, so that can’t be a good sign. Boston moves on.
Philadelphia - Detriot: Remember that Dave Chappelle skit when he is emulating different NBA stars for their off-court actions as opposed to on-court ability. Scene: window rolls down, weed smoke pours out, “Rasheeeeed Wallace”. Pistons move on.
Washington - Cleveland: Lebron.
Toronto - Orlando: Dwight Howard actually eats other forwards for dinner. Seriously, he’s the next Shaq. Orlando moves on.
Denver - LA Lakers: Kobe loves Denver hotel rooms (remember the incident a few years back). No doubt his wife joined him this time. Lakers move on.
Dallas - New Orleans: After blowing it in the finals in 2006 and then getting ousted by an 8 seed in the first round in 2007, the Mavs are done. So done. And trading for Jason Kidd has actually made them worse. I never liked J Kidd because he is a whiny bitch, but now he is just a dirty player too. Check out the clip of him flipping Jannero Pargo around by his head. Chris Paul New Orleans moves on.
Phoenix - San Antonio: I gotta feel a little bad for Shaq on this one. He is just old and Pheonix runs to much for the big man. Although, I don’t think they would have done any better with Marion (proving he is nothing without Nash in Miami). San Antonio moves on.
Utah - Houston: Houston is one of those teams (even through their 22 game winning streak) that you just feel like is going to lose every night. I don’t know why, but every time they make a bucket I am surprised. Watching Utah play on the other hand is less fun than sticking forks in my eyes. Utah moves on.
Look for more 100% accurate predictions once the second round is well underway.
Week one was fun, but now the kinks are out and the season really begins. Let’s see how I did in the last column.
