Lucky Number Seven

by Sondog and the butler

Week seven brings the second round of Bye Week Hell.

the butler's Starts:

QB-

Brett Favre @ Miami - Probably the only time I'll ever put Favre on my start list. He should be on Dancing with the Stars by now. This Sunday watch him put up one of his last great performances. Unless he plays next year, which might make Aaron Rodgers jump off a building.

Matt Leinart @ Oakland - Somehow Oakland has the 5th ranked pass D in the NFL. The rookie looked mighty mighty good Monday against the best defense in years. This might be a game for Edge to break out, but I'm giving the O.C. boy the nod.

RB-

Joseph Addai vs. Washington - For some reason he's ranked low all over the place this week. The Skins haven't done well against the run this year, and D. Rhodes has 3 TD's to Addai's one...I think Addai closes that gap a little Sunday.

Fred Taylor @ Houston- Jones-Drew actually looks like the better running back from where I'm sitting. However, off the bye week 'ol man Taylor should get some love.

WR-

Jerricho Cotchery vs. Detroit - Only one catch last week for the early season waiver wonder. Everyone knows Detroit has no secondary, but will there be a TD left for Cotchery after Coles gets his? I think so.

Terry Glenn vs. NY Giants - Remember him? That other guy who catches balls for Dallas? Glenn has never been one to live in a shadow. He'll get his.

TE-

Alex Smith vs. Philly - This Alex Smith has been hot since Gradkowski took over.

FLEX -

Greg Jennings @ Miami - Favre's new best friend just keeps tearing it up.

REACH-

Kevan Barlow vs. Detroit - Another case of the younger back, Leon Washington, looking better. I like Barlow this week, though, due to the fact that big run-stopper Shaun Rodgers will be out serving his four game suspension. I'd put Washington here, but I think he should be considered more of a smart start rather than a reach. I guess I'm feeling unusually respectful of my elders this week.

the butler's Sits:

QB-

Matt Hasselbeck vs. Minnesota - Steve Hutchinson returns to Seattle to face his former team. Something tells me this will be a low scoring game. Hasselbeck's stats this year have followed a distinct pattern...he blows up one week, he sucks the next. This week he's due to suck again.

Jake Plummer @ Cleveland - Denver will most likely win this game by however many points they feel like putting up. Jake will still find a way to be himself.

RB-

LaMont Jordan vs. Arizona - LJ #2 might be in the running for the "biggest fantasy bust without getting hurt" award. Poor guy can't get a block. It might seem tempting to start him at home vs. a traditionally weak Arizona Defense. Don't do it.

(Wouldn't it be funny if all of a sudden Warren Sapp started taking his goal line carries? I would laugh so hard.)

Rudi Johnson vs. Carolina - Rudi hasn't had a good game since week 2 against the Browns.

WR-

Randy Moss vs. Arizona - Just sit all the damn Raiders.

Andre Johnson vs. Jax - AJ is oh so hot...Carr throws to him twenty times a game. The Jags have a great secondary, and I feel there will be a lot of running going on in this one.

TE-

Heath Miller @ Atlanta - Is Big Ben back to normal? We'll see.

FLEX-

Braylon Edwards vs. Denver - Two words. Champ. Bailey.

REACH-

Terrell Owens vs. Giants - Does anyone else feel like TO has Bledsoe whipped like a weak-minded girfriend? "I'm sorry TO...I'll play better for you...I promise" - what is that crap? Are his teammates scared of him? Please, TO...don't hurt me...I swear you'll score three TD's next week...I sweeeeeeeeaaaaaarrrrr! I really wish God had given TO's talent to someone deserving.

SonDog's starts:

QB-

Jake Delhomme- Dynamic receiving group helps him tremendously.

Phillip Rivers- Stands to destroy a KC secondary that was exposed against Big Ben last week.

RB

Tatum Bell- The only Bronco worth playing at this stage.

Edge James- If he is going to break out at all, this will be the week.

WR-

Keyshaun Johnson- Teams must decide who to double... Steve Smith gets the nod every week. Johnson couldn't have picked a better team with which to sign.

Eric Parker vs. KC- So famous that I couldn't even remember his first name without looking it up.

TE-

Ben Watson @ BUF- He's due and the Pats are ready to roll.

FLEX-

Maurice Jones-Drew vs. HOU- He's a midget and Houston sucks. Sounds like entertainment to me.

REACH-

Doug Gabriel vs. BUF- Why did Oakland trade him again?

SonDog's Sits

QB

Alex Smith vs. Bye- The Niners line is beat up and this could be... wait.

J.P. Losman- Not doing much against New England.

Mark Brunel- Looked remarkably washed up against the Titans. Time to release him as there are better options out there on waivers.

RB

Rudi Johnson vs. Carolina- Ruuuuudi has been a buuuuuust for most people this season.

Ruben Sandwhich Droughnes vs. Denver- Denver's defensive start to the season has been impressive, no matter how easy the schedule has proven.

WR

Javon Walker vs CLE- I don't care if Jerry Rice and Chris Carter were Denver's two receiving options... Jake would still find ways to screw it up.

Eddie Kennison vs. SD- I can't wait for the San Diego/Denver battle. And Kennison doesn't do anything this weekend against the Chargers.

TE

Alge Crumpler vs. PIT- The Steeler D is looking mighty sharp all of a sudden.

FLEX

Willis McGahee vs. NE- I just feel like the Patriots are going to turn it on. Starting now.

REACH

Eli Manning at DAL- Eli is usually a pretty safe fantasy option. I'm thinking he will crap the bed against Dallas. But at least we will get our share of primetime Manning coverage during week 7.

Don't Quit Your Day Job

by the butler

My head is hanging so low in shame right now, I'm not sure that I'll be able to write this. After a great set of predictions for our "preseason" week of Start/Sit, I utterly blew it this week. I think I may have even set off a chain reaction of choking. I'm pretty sure that Vick (5 TO's), Sexy Rexy (6 TO's), Neil Rackers (2 big FG misses), and O. Mare (missed FG that would've sent the game into OT) were all affected by my cosmic choking vibes. Not only did my start/sit list need to be completely reversed, I lost both my paying fantasy league games this week.

I can barely contain my self-ridicule as I look back at my predictions. Couldn't have been further off. Really.

the butler's Starts:

David Carr - heh. 128 pyd, 15 rshyd, 0TD, 2INT= MISS- At least I dropped him for Drew Brees in my Yahoo! league, only to subsequently ruin my chances of winning by benching the immortal Joe Horn.
Chad Pennington - 175 pyd, 2TD, 0INT= HIT - Pennington's late game poise was the difference for the Jets this week.
Tatum Bell - 83 rshyd, 4 rec. 11yds, 1TD = HIT - Not a career game like I guessed, but good enough.
Marian Barber III - 57 rshyd, 1TD= HIT - Only rushing TD for the 'Boys.
Wes Welker - 6 rec. 56 yds, 1 fum, 100 retyds = HIT - scored very high in our league, which rewards retyds and gives points for receptions. He was inches away from a TD as well.
Lee Evans - 8 rec. 82 yds, 0TD = HIT - Tied for 5th in catches this week
LJ Smith - 4 rec. 48 yds, 1TD = HIT
Mike Vick - 154 pyd, 0TD, 1INT, 68 rshyd, 1 TD, 4 fumbles = MISS - 5 TO's...good call butler.
reach- Bryant Johnson - 2 rec. 17 yds, 1 TD = HIT - I know I'm not looking too bad so far...but just wait.

the butler's Sits:

Eli Manning - 180 pyd, 2 TD, 2INT = HIT - Young Eli didn't look terrific. Even though they rallied to win the game, Eli was the 18th highest scoring QB in our Yahoo! league.
Jake Delhomme - 365 pyd, 2TD, 2INT = MISS - This Jake played well, putting up 365 and winning on the road against an even better defense.
Kevin Jones - 127 rshyd, 6 rec. 36 yd, 1 TD = MISS - It's a good thing no one listens to me.
Frank Gore - 55 rshyd, 5 rec. 35 yd, 0TD = HIT - I told you so. Never doubt me.
Hines Ward - 5 rec. 59 yds, 1 TD = MISS - Big Ben looked like a Super Bowl winning QB again. Good to see.
Joe Horn - 6 rec. 110 yds, 2 TD = MISS - I must have insulted Joe Horn's mother in a past life. So far this season, I have played Horn twice and came up with jack squat both times. I was counting on him to be my "late round steal". This week I bench him against Lito Sheppard and Darren Sharper...kill me now. I almost want to trade him. He's a bad omen for me.
Jeremy Shockey - 6 rec. 55 yds, 2 TD = MISS - another one on the money for the butler...
Bruce Gradkowski - 184 pyd, 19 rshyd, 2TD, 1 INT = MISS - Did you guys see the end of this game? Bruce was almost robbed of his game-winning TD by the refs.
reach- Larry Johnson - 26 rshyd, 3 rec. 6yd, 1 TD = PUSH - I know I said anytime a RB scores it's a HIT, but I guess we've found an exception...when LJ only rushes for 26 yds and the TD doesn't really mean anything because they are down by 75 points.

Sondog's Starts:

JP Losman - 207 pyd, 16 rshyd, 2TD, 1INT, 1 FUM = HIT - Two TO's don't look good, but he scored well. A 62% completion rate is nice, too.
Jake the Snake - 102 pyd, 30 rshyd, 0TD, 0INT = MISS - We want Cutler...wait.
Reggie Bush- 25 rshyd, 4 rec. 35 yds, 29 retyd, 0TD= MISS - still did better than Super Mario
Ronnie Brown - 127 rshyd, 1 TD = HIT - Brown owners are starting to consider letting themselves live.
Andre Johnson - 9 rec. 75 yds, 0TD = HIT - Houston's lone offensive bright spot.
Santana Moss - 33 rshyd, 5 rec. 50 yds, 2 fumbles = MISS - Titans D was too much.
Heath Miller - 1 rec. 16 yds, 0TD = MISS - not one of Big Ben's fav's Sunday.
Javon Walker - 4 rec. 75 yds, 29 rshyd, 0TD = HIT - we'll give him a hit for 100 total yards, even though he should've had a Joe Hornesque day against the Silver and Black.
reach - Michael Turner - 0 rshyd, 0 rec, 35 retyd = MISS - LT got Sondog the win over the butler this week. T. Holt helped a wee bit.

Sondog's Sits:

Damon Huard - 162 yds, 0TD, 1 INT = HIT - No love against the defending champs.
Jon Kitna - 278 yds, 1TD, 1INT, 1 FUM = HIT - First W for the Lions, which the Tigers made possible, in turn feuling the D-Town Daggers against the sliding Chitterlings.
Deuce McAllister - 64 rshyd, 6 rec. 36 yds, 0TD, 2 FUM = HIT - Joe Horn stole the limelight
Tiki Barber - 185 rshyd, 3 rec. 42yds, 0TD = MISS - week 6's rushing yards leader.
Keyshawn Johnson - 5 rec. 46 yds, 0TD = HIT - S. Smith causing me to regret taking Fitzgerald ahead of him.
Chris Chambers - 5 rec. 60 yds, 1 TD = MISS - Game-winning TD.
Jeremy Shockey - 6 rec. 55 yds, 2 TD = MISS - Shockey must read this Blog.
Philly D - 27 pts. allowed, 2 INT's = HIT - Again, Joe "Little Big" Horn was calling the shots.
reach - Anquan Boldin - 12 rec. 136 yds, 1TD = MISS - Matty found a favorite.

Week 6 Start/Sit results: the butler: 10-8-1 Sondog: 9-9

Week 6 Shots in the Dark

by the butler

Our guidelines for start 'em/sit 'em will be fairly simple...we thought about stealing Sportsline.com's formula, (actually a random emailer's idea, although they do give him credit)
but I figured a simplified version would suffice. After all, it's not like we have all day to work on fancy equations and formulas. We have real jobs, we swear.

So here is how we're gonna do it. Sonny and I will grade ourselves and each other. Players will be classified as HITs, MISSes, or PUSH. We will be honest, it's not like we stand anything to gain in life by padding our fantasy start/sit records. If the two of us decide it's too close of a call, we will ask our colleagues to break the tie for us.

Each week we'll select starters as such: 2QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, and two additional players at any position to equal a total of 9 starters. One of the nine is designated as your "reach of the week", which has to be a player that is not really expected to do well. If your reach player hits, two points are awarded, but a miss only counts as one. A money ball of sorts. The same numbers apply to sits. A perfect week would render a 20-0 record.

We are not allowed to choose players who are no-brainers. Like in Wheel of Fortune, they give you R,S,T,L,N,and E. Then you have to pick a second set of letters. That's what we're doing...picking the second set of letters. That should be explanation enough.

Ok, here goes...

The Butler's Starts:

QB

David Carr @ Dallas- I'm about to drop Carr for Drew Brees, and I can't believe I'm actually a little hesitant about it. I do think he'll continue his solid performance so far this season, even on the road against the Cowboys.

Chad Pennington vs. Miami- The Jets got smoked last week. Penny will be back with a vengeance.

RB

Tatum Bell vs. Oakland- Remember that guy Mike? I know Sondog does. Could be a career game for Mr. Bell here. Mr. Tatum Bell.

Marian Barber III vs. Houston- I owned Julius Jones last year. He pissed me off. I think they might both score here, but I think Barber III is the better all-around back. He was the starter ahead of Maroney back in the Golden Gopher days, mind you.

WR

Wes Welker @ Jets- I know, I know...we said we weren't going to pick no-brainers. Nine catches last week and an absolute gold mine in leagues that reward reception yards, like mine.

Lee Evans @ Lions- Pretty soon the Lions should notice that they have the worst pass D in the NFL. Why not ride the wave until they figure it out? Evans owners need him to make up for a slow start here.

TE

LJ Smith @ NO- He was on my list last week, but didn't come through for me. He won't let me down this week.

FLEX

Mikey Vick vs. the G-Men- I like Vick off the bye week against a Jekyl and Hyde Giants Defense.

REACH-

Bryant Johnson vs. Daaaaaaaahhhhh Bears- That's why we call it a reach. No one scores against Chicago. Johnson draws the luck of making his '06 starting debut against the best D we've seen in years, filling in for the injured Larry Fitzgerald. Good luck, son.

Sit- QB

Eli Manning @ Atlanta- Eli usually scores well even when he looks like garbage. Kind of like Bulger. I feel at least two turnovers and a few sacks coming for lil' Manning this week. (then he'll throw 2 TD's in crap time, like he did against Seattle, and they'll still lose)

Jake Delhomme @ Baltimore- Jake is noticeably worse on the road. And this Ravens D is looking for a bounce-back after last Monday night's loss at Denver. We'll see if Delhomme can find Smith and Keyshawn. Should be a great game.

RB

Kevin Jones vs. Buffalo- K. Jones, believe it or not, has been solid this year. I think he struggles this Sunday at home against the Bills.

Frank Gore vs. San Diego- Gore made me look good on my start list last week, and I think he will hit for me again this week, on the sit list against an amazing Chargers front seven.

WR

Hines Ward vs. Chiefs- The Steelers need a win bad. If Big Ben and Hines Ward can't get something going, it won't happen. The Chiefs defense has been playing very well this year, too.

Joe Horn vs. Philly- What a let down Joe Horn has been for me this year. I've given him the nod twice over players who end up blowing the roof off. I'm tired of saying he's due.

TE

Jeremy Shockey @ Atlanta- He's supposed to play, but I don't think he'll do much.

FLEX

Bruce Gradkowski vs. Bengals- Three TD's last week have the waiver wires going crazy. I think this week's game will slow that down a bit.

REACH

Larry Johnson @ Pit- Now hold on a second, let me explain. You don't bench LJ unless you have two solid RB's that you can plug in. But if my three running backs this week were LJ, Julius Jones (vs. HOU), and Tatum Bell(vs. OAK), and I could only play two...I'd actually sit LJ. Again, that's why we call it a reach.

SonDog's Starts:

QB

J.P. Losman @ Detroit- The "Under no circumstances should you ever start J.P. Losman on the raod" rule doesn't apply against Detroit.

Jake Plummer vs. Oakland- The "Under no circumstances should you ever start Jake Plummer. Period" rule doesn't apply against Oakland. In fact, Oakland has blown the ceiling off all rules.

RB

Reggie Bush vs. Philly- "And with the first pick in the draft, the Houston Texans select: Franchise Suicide."

Ronnie Brown @ Jets- Brown can't average only 3.3 yards per carry for the entire season, can he? If it were not for 3 touchdowns, this would be a bust of a year.

WR

Andre Johnson @ Dallas- The Cowboys gave up a myriad of big plays against Philly last week, and they have a tiny locker room distraction that may effect them for the rest of the season (just ask the Niners and Eagles). Johnson has been solid in the past, but he's making "The Leap" this year.

Santana Moss vs. Tennessee - In each of my leagues this year there have been teams that have sat Moss. Why?

TE

Heath Miller vs. KC- It's been a lost season for TE's, unless your league still allows Marques Colston at the TE slot (Damnit ESPN!!).

FLEX

Javon Walker vs. Oakland- I would pick the Podunk Tallywackers against Oakland this weekend if I could.

REACH

Michael Turner vs. SF- Who in the name of Zeus's butthole would start LT's backup? Take a look at the numbers over the last couple of weeks. Turner is getting more playing time, and if your league counts return yards - start him. I will.

Sit-QB

Damon Huard @ Pit- He's been a solid fantasy option this year with 5 td's and 0 picks. Call him the anti-Bledsoe, if you will. This Sunday he will remember that his name is Damon Huard.

John Kitna vs. Buf- He's the seventh ranked QB in fantasy football in 2006. Read that again. Now think about that. You know as well as I do that it's not going to last.

RB

Deuce McAllister vs. Philly- He will be wearing another uniform next year. His decreased playing time starts this weekend in one of Sunday's best matchups.

Tiki Barber @ Atlanta- It's been a disappointing season for Tiki and Atlanta's defense is for real.

WR

Keyshaun Johnson @ Baltimore- Baltimore's defense is pretty good.

Chris Chambers @ NYJ- When will Dan Marino get the call at QB in Miami? He has lost a lot of weight with Weight Watchers. He even tells us that it will increase your sexual energy! (Side Note: If they ever wrote a book titled, "Hall of Fame Quarterbacks to have Really Bad Ideas," Marino accepting the job as Weight Watchers spokesperson has to have a chapter all its own, right?)

TE

Jeremy Shockey @ Atlanta- If only because I hate that guy.

FLEX

Philly Defense @ New Orleans- I have a feeling this one will be a shootout and the Saints don't put the ball on the ground a lot. I base this one on gut instinct and no factual evidence to back me up.

REACH

Anquan Boldin vs. Chicago- Why is this a reach? Because Boldin was a top-5 receiver at draft time and he is in-line to get every ball thrown his way with Fitzy out of the lineup. Sadly, Chicago's defense may kill Matt Leinart, literally, by halftime. If I had him on my team and I had a viable reserve like, say, Hines Ward or Antonio Bryant? I'd sit him.

Case Study: Science Experiment

by SonDog

When you participate in multiple fantasy football leagues, bad drafts happen. It's like the rising of the sun and the changing of the tides. These things are inevitable. You can be as prepared as you like, but there will come a time when you look at your stock after the 15th round and, in the immortal words of Ron Burgandy, say, "I immediately regret this decision."

I had three drafts this year and I officially say, after five weeks, that I crapped the bed in my Vail league draft. Here are my original picks and twisted logic:

1st Round (Sixth pick): Peyton Manning (Set at QB for the year)
2nd Round: Chad Johnson (Passed on Westbrook, Holt, Harrison)
3rd Round: Randy Moss (Worst pick of my life. Seriously, I can't believe I uttered the words Randy and Moss with this pick)
4th Round: Kevin Jones (Desperate for a running back. Thought about Frank Gore, but thought I could get him in the 5th)
5th Round: Mike Bell (Shit. Couldn't get Gore. Panicked. Can't believe I uttered the words Mike and Bell with this pick... ahead of Chester Taylor and Deshaun Foster.)
6th Round: Tatum Bell (Knew I had to handcuff Mike Bell. Knew Tatum would get the carries. Stupid, stupid pick of Mike Bell
7th Round: Thomas Jones (Solid 7th rounder)
8th Round: Fred Taylor (Got a little crazy taking my fifth straight running back.)
9th Round: Michael Clayton (I have no fucking idea what I was thinking here. Picked him 1 spot ahead of Chicago's defense.)
10th Round: Cedrick Benson (Wanted T. Jones' handcuff)
11th Round: Randy McMichael
12th Round: Wali Lundy (Who?)
13th Round: Jarious Norwood (Really like his potential. Sadly, I took him 1 year too early)
14th Round: Antonio Bryant (Steal)
15th Round: Issac Bruce (Dropped him the next day. Now I have Rece Caldwell on my roster. Should have kept Bruce)
16th Round: Vernard Morency (It's a steal! I picked up Wali Lundy's handcuff?)

Consciously or unconsciously (I have a hard time distinguishing between the two at times), I decided to try a little science experiment with this team. Between a flurry of waiver moves and a rapid-fire, howitzer style trading arm, I have entirely rebuilt my roster. Currently, there are four draft-day players on my team (Manning, Johnson, T. Bell and Bryant), and I would be open to trading them if I had not reached the trade limit. (Side note: Having a trade limit in a fantasy league is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I can understand a waiver limit. But a trade limit? Truthfully, I had not noticed before this year if any of my leagues had a trade limit, but that's beside the point. Would you want to handcuff Billy Beane or Ned Coletti to four trades per year? That would be silly, right? Could you imagine if Isiah Thomas was handcuffed to four trades? Think of all the lost comedy! Trades are exciting, right? Then why handcuff fantasy football owners with a trade limit? It's mind boggling. I have learned my lesson to read the fine print in the league settings before a season starts.)

Here's a quick breakdown of my four trades:

Week 3: Kevin Jones and Randy Moss FOR LaMont Jordan and Tony Gonzales
Week 3: Thomas Jones FOR Roy Williams
Week 5: Maurice Morris FOR Rece Caldwell (hoping to catch lightning in a bottle. Caught crap in a bottle.)
Week 6: Bernard Barrian and Fred Taylor FOR Carnell Williams, Donald Driver and Joseph Addai

I now have the following roster:

QB: Peyton Manning
QB: Jake Plummer
RB: Carnell Williams
RB: LaMont Jordan
RB: Tatum Bell
RB: Joseph Addai
RB: Michael Turner
WR: Chad Johnson
WR: Roy Williams
WR: Donald Driver
WR: Antonio Bryant
TE: Tony Gonzalez
K: Jeff Wilkins
DEF: Buffalo
D: Ray Lewis

By now, many have probably stopped reading, because this is long as hell. However, for the two of you still reading, thanks. Seriously, I will come back to this team at season's end as my goal is to in some way gauge the importance of the draft. That is to say, coming into this year, I believed the draft to be the most critical day of the season. If you have a bad draft, can you make enough moves to compensate? Sorry for the cliché, but only time will tell. We will live to play another day. You never know what can happen on any given Sunday. (Am I missing any other fitting cliche's?)

Week 5 Start/Sit Results

Let me preface this by saying that a start/sit list should consist of borderline decisions that will benefit the majority of fantasy owners. No need to put out a start list that includes no-brainers like Peyton Manning, LT, and Wes Welker. Or a sit list with people like Reuben Groans, Koren "I'll" Rob-your-son, or Albert Haynesworthless. I like to incur a high degree of difficulty. Go out on a limb a little, ya know? Sonny's hot list was not really meant to be a start/sit list, but we'll count it as such this time. In reality, we should probably separate the two lists. Anyway, here's how we did in week five.

Sondog:

McNabb - 350 yds, 2TD, 0 Int = HIT
T. Jones - 109 rushyds, 4 rec for 13yds, 0 TD = HIT (anytime a back goes over 100, it's a HIT...although it would have been nice to get one of those 2 TD's Benson stole after CHI got a big lead)
L. Jordan - 71 rushyds, 3 rec for 10 yds, 0 TD = MISS
Maurice Jones-Drew - (I think we should take Sport's Guy's advice and start calling him
Mo-Jo) - 59 rushyds, 20 retyds, 2 TD = HIT
Larry Johnson - 36 rushyds, 6 rec for 106 yds, 1 TD, 2 fum = HIT (2 fumbles are no good, but he still put up a really nice score)
Roy Williams - 1 rec for 7 yds, 0 TD = MISS (he left the game after a mean hit to the back by Darren Sharper during the Lion's first drive.)
Terry Glenn - 5 rec for 51 yds, 0 TD = MISS (but hey you were right on about DB's being Bledsoe's favorite target - 3 INT)
Marvin Harrison - 3 rec for 29 yds, 1 TD = HIT (Marvin was able to find the end zone agaist a surprisingly fiesty Tennessee D.)
Santana Moss - 3 rec for 39 yds, 0 TD = MISS
Marques Colston - 3 rec for 38 yds, 0 TD = MISS
Eric Johnson - 3 rec for 23 yds, 0 TD = MISS


the butler:

Starts-
Marc Bulger - 220 yds, 2TD, 0 INT, 10 rushyds = HIT (he did look like a homo again, not getting my man Stephen Jackson in the end zone...running play-action bootleg QB keepers from the half yard line and getting sacked) But his #'s were just as I suspected
Brad Johnson - 201 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT = MISS ( I called two scores, and he probably would've got them if his WR's hadn't fumbled thrice)
L. Maroney - 38 rushyds, 45 retyds, 0 TD = MISS (I still love him)
Frank Gore - 134 rushyds, 3 rec for 38 yds, 0 TD = HIT (week 5's top rusher)
Reggie Brown - 4 rec for 79 yds, 1 TD = HIT
Greg Jennings - 5 rec for 105 yds, 1 TD = HIT
LJ Smith - 2 rec for 63 yds, 0 TD = MISS (would've been a hit if he wasn't taken down at the one at the end of his 60-yd catch)
Sits-
Sexy Rexy - 182 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT = MISS (It was his lowest yd total this year and his first week under 200, though)
Big Ben - 220 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT = HIT
Willis McGahee - 50 rushyds, 4 rec for 15 yds, 0 TD = HIT (Chi-town D shut TBRBITL down)
Ronnie Brown - 39 rushyds, 1 rec for -3yds, 1 TD, 2 Fum = HIT (Even though he finally scored a TD, only 36 yds and 2 fumbles...not pretty)
M. Muhammad - 2 rec for 10 yds, 0 TD = HIT
L. Coles - 3 rec for 19 yds, 0 TD = HIT
T. Gonzalez - 1 rec for 25 yds, 0 TD = HIT

Final Records for week five: Sondog 5-6 - Ryan 10-4
*(we have officialy decided that week five is our preseason...rules will be discussed and set in stone and we shan't waiver even if we become peckish)

Great stuff. Mmm Hmm.

Check this article by ESPN's Bill Simmons, the Wise Master. You'll never need to buy another Fantasy Football magazine again.

Hot, Like Sexy Hot

by SonDog

One man's Hot List heading into week 5:

QB:
Donovan McNabb PHI - Having a huge year. Goes into this week's game on a roll and it stands to reason that he will be on form against the Dallas T.O.'s. Look for McNabb to score at least 14 touchdowns on Sunday.


RB:
Thomas Jones, CHI - Solidified job over Cedrick Benson last Sunday night.
LaMont Jordan OAK - The Raiders suck, but he's coming off a good week and playing a w-e-a-k defensive unit in SF
Maurice Jones-Drew JAX - He's built like a midget, but he could take over Fred Taylor's job soon. I'm kicking myself for not picking him up as Taylor's handcuff.
Jarious Norwood ATL - Wishful thinking because I have him as a backup in my highest-stakes league. I envision Dunn breaking his ankle soon so Norwood can take over.
Larry Johnson KC - Here he comes.

WR:
Roy Williams DET - Can he keep it up after two HUGE weeks?
Terry Glenn DAL - Looks like Bledsoe's favorite target at this point. Well, that is if you don't count defensive backs as "favorite target."
Andre Johnson HOU - To this point, he's been the steal of any draft. Probably didn't go above the fifth or sixth round in most leagues, but he's been the most productive WR to this point.
Marvin Harrission IND - He's good.
Santana Moss WAS - It would be wise to play him at this point.

TE:
Marques Colston NO - Not really a TE, but is eligable in most leagues. Best non-drafted waiver pickup in just about any league. He's the seventh highest-scoring WR in Yahoo! leagues.
Eric Johnson SF - Smith will look to him more and more as the season chugs along.

RT:
Kwame Harris SF - He sucks and needs to be replaced. Fantasy value is at 0 right now... wait...