My Week Seven (Fantasy) Football Thoughts
I’m in a pretty bad mood right now, so pardon me if this blog is a bit more negative than usual.
(I know, I know…MORE negative?)
Quick-hitters:
- Still no resolution from Costco…though the manager is only partially to blame. I tried calling him twice more last week, and he was not in on either day.
I have yet to call since :P.
- My forehead is still sore from the smackdown I received from my favorite cashier at the Encino CVS.
Two days ago, I dropped by for the first time in a month (!!!!!), and I ended up spending $7 out of pocket! You should have seen her reaction this time!
“SEVEN DOLLARS??? YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO HAND ME A QUARTER!!!”
And then…***SMACK***, right on the forehead!
(OK, so it was more like a V8 commercial-like tap on the forehead, but still, it was pretty damn funny.)
Fortunately, after seeing the 3-4 ECBs that printed out, she decided that it would be OK to return to the store for my future CVS shopping needs.
- Current rebate-o-meter: $1052, and rising.
Thank goodness for the 2009 FAR software “season!”
Yeah, I know I skipped last week’s NFL Thoughts, but I promise I’ll make it up to you.
- Fantasy football updates:
Fortunately for me, what will forever be known as the “Steven Jackson game” did not ruin me. I was blown out anyway. I am now 2-5 in that league, and facing the top team next week.
(So should I hex the other Steven Jackson owners in the Fantasy Football universe and play him this week?)
In my other league, I’m on a 3-0-1 run to get to 4-2-1, good for third place. I really like my chances in this league, even without a healthy Brian Westbrook.
Non-fantasy football thoughts:
- Awwwww…Brett Favre is angry, over the reports that he spoke with former Lions’ GM Matt Millen, offering “strategic Packers information” to the Lions.
Poor baby.
Where should I start?
“It happens more than you know,” Favre said. “Don’t think for a second that, you know, when Mike McCarthy left in ‘99, went to the Saints, the next year we played them, they put it to us, that he didn’t tell his guys what they thought. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
Note to Diva Favre: the “Other people do it, so it must be OK” argument never works! Nice try, though.
“I guess I’m a little bit angry because I think my reputation has been well respected throughout the years,” Favre said. “Any time that’s questioned, the type of teammate I am, it does anger me, I’m not going to lie to you.”
You must have been quite angry over the damage your rep took over this past offseason, huh? Then again, that’s probably the media’s fault.
“Believe me,” Favre said, “I’m trying my best to help this team win, the New York Jets. Spending no time trying to make the Packers lose. I got enough on my plate, believe me.”
“Believe me. I’m trying my best to help this team win by thinking about retirement until training camp.” I can’t wait for him to try this line out during the offseason.
Now that I got the cheap shots out of the way, let me just say that Favre is…R…RIIII…RIGHT. People talk all the time. Exactly how is anybody going to prove that Favre told Millen (assuming they did speak about schemes and strategies) what the Lions’ coaches couldn’t already figure out by watching tapes? More importantly, the NFL has already considered it a non-issue, so I guess that’s good enough for me.
- Do you realize that:
The Cowboys could be 4-6 after their game at Washington?
(Speaking of the Cowboys, how I will live without some T.O. news this week???)
The Colts could be 3-6 after their game at Pittsburgh, and could easily be 1-8?
The Rams are three upsets away from being a legitimate playoff contender?
(I can dream, can’t I?)
The New York Bretts could be 4-8 after their game versus Denver, sparking Favre to consider returning to his team the following week at San Francisco?
(I can dream, can’t I?)
- I thought Chicago and Minny had two premier defenses. Eighty-nine points combined? Yikes.
- So is New England that good, or is Denver that…average?
Of course, Cutler’s finger injury played a huge role in the outcome of that game, but Denver’s D couldn’t stop a Pop Warner RB right now.
(Fantasy football tangent: Selvin Young, please stay injured. I am enjoying the Michael Pittman show.)
EDIT: OK, the tangent above was a bit of a low blow, on the heels of this article chronicling the Broncos’ injury woes. It’s incredible that the 3-4 Chargers (no, you guys should not be 5-2…please stop that) are only a game out of first place in the AFC West, and could very well beat out the Broncos for the division title.
And finally…
- Raise your hand if you had the Tennessee Titans as the only unbeaten team left in the league. To borrow a thought from ESPN’s Bill Simmons, there’s some serious “Ewing Potential” with this team, now that Vince Young is no longer the QB.
It’s probably the media’s fault that Young isn’t the QB any more, though.
Until next time (later tonight, that is!).