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David Cordill
Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Sports
Four weeks into the NFL season, my fantasy football team holds the top spot among the ten teams within the Yahoo! Public League #819746.
I know you probably don't care but it sure surprised the hell out of me, so please forgive this small indulgence and let me gloat.
Only fifth in the league in scoring, the Tirebiters have typically relied on mediocre player performances from the opposing team and plain dumb luck to post a 3-0-1 record. But last week, they were able to overcome Team Hokie for a 115-90 upset, a win which propelled them into first place in the standings.
Bea Arthur in a tango dress could have scored more times than my team did over their first three outings.
Going into week four, the Tirebiters were averaging a mere 68 points per game with their highest point total being a modest 74, they laid on the Bamachowderheads the week before.
I started three different quarterbacks (Seattle's Matt Hassebeck, Cleveland's Derek Anderson, and New England's Matt Cassel, a lethargic bunch that combined for an embarrassing 22 points in their starts.
My running backs weren't exactly tearing up the turf either.
I benched Larry Johnson after I saw the junior varsity effort of the Chief's offensive line during their first two games - of course, the week I put him on the pine he busted loose for 121 yards and a touchdown. Arizona's Edgerrin James' contributions were modest at best, and Cleveland's Jamal Lewis … well let's just not talk about him right now.
Aside from Green Bay's Greg Jennings, my receiving corps couldn't get open against a statue. The Browns' Braylon Edwards, whom I thought was my smartest pick overall in the draft, had been asleep since week one. Detroit's Shaun McDonald - well, I must have been craving a Big Mac when I picked him. What's worse is my tight end Dallas Clark (a real fantasy point machine in 2007), got hurt early on with Indianapolis, so I had to replace him with the Steelers' Heath Miller.
I know you probably don't care but it sure surprised the hell out of me, so please forgive this small indulgence and let me gloat.
Only fifth in the league in scoring, the Tirebiters have typically relied on mediocre player performances from the opposing team and plain dumb luck to post a 3-0-1 record. But last week, they were able to overcome Team Hokie for a 115-90 upset, a win which propelled them into first place in the standings.
Bea Arthur in a tango dress could have scored more times than my team did over their first three outings.
Going into week four, the Tirebiters were averaging a mere 68 points per game with their highest point total being a modest 74, they laid on the Bamachowderheads the week before.
I started three different quarterbacks (Seattle's Matt Hassebeck, Cleveland's Derek Anderson, and New England's Matt Cassel, a lethargic bunch that combined for an embarrassing 22 points in their starts.
My running backs weren't exactly tearing up the turf either.
I benched Larry Johnson after I saw the junior varsity effort of the Chief's offensive line during their first two games - of course, the week I put him on the pine he busted loose for 121 yards and a touchdown. Arizona's Edgerrin James' contributions were modest at best, and Cleveland's Jamal Lewis … well let's just not talk about him right now.
Aside from Green Bay's Greg Jennings, my receiving corps couldn't get open against a statue. The Browns' Braylon Edwards, whom I thought was my smartest pick overall in the draft, had been asleep since week one. Detroit's Shaun McDonald - well, I must have been craving a Big Mac when I picked him. What's worse is my tight end Dallas Clark (a real fantasy point machine in 2007), got hurt early on with Indianapolis, so I had to replace him with the Steelers' Heath Miller.
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brian
posted 10/06/08 @ 6:02 PM CST
Sometimes fantasy football works like that. A "weak" team gets the right matchups and can have a nice record. The 2nd or 3rd highest overall scoring team could be 1-4 only because it went up against the highest scoring team of that particular week. (Continued…)
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