Tonight’s Monday Night Football game wraps up a week where I will have evenly split both my fantasy teams and “real life” football teams. The highlight of the weekend was Penn State’s thrashing of Michigan State up in East Lansing, the lowlight was the Redskins’ inability to score more than 6 points down in Dallas. In both cases, I was left frustrated.
In the case of Penn State, it was yet another game where Penn State’s offense chose to show up for one half of football, and left us fans shaking our heads about what could have been this season. Yes, we finished 10-2, but as my brother was very quick to point out (thanks Steve), what big wins did Penn State really have this season? The only two big games they had (at home I might add), they lost. And not just any loss, they collapsed. Where was this offense during those games? Where was that offensive line?
In the case of the Redskins, one week after showing signs of having an offense last week against Denver, they returned to their no-scoring ways down in Dallas, losing 7-6. You could not have asked the defense to play any better than they did, holding Dallas scoreless for most of the game. My biggest beef though from the game was the blatant bias that Troy Aikman showed in announcing the game with Joe Buck. When Troy told us viewers that Dallas was going to score at any moment because that’s the kind of team they are, I did NOT appreciate that little bit of “insight” he was providing. Anyway, I look forward to yet another week of second guessing and disappointed fans.
On the fantasy front, I’m about to pull of my 5th straight win in a league I started 0-6, a mere win away from making the playoffs, and am about to lose in the other league that will put me one loss away from missing the playoffs.
You win some, you lose some.
One and Done
December 14, 2009 · Filed under Fantasy Football, Sporting Commentary · Tagged Fantasy Football
One week of prep and thirteen weeks of dilligent management led to a complete lack of performance on my fantasy football team’s part yesterday. After the games I sat down with the teams looking for an explanation but my frustration was met with blank stares and quiet coughing.
“Live Action” which struggled all year with consistency had gone on a hot streak, lending me false hope for an underdog run to the championship, but despite our team captain, McNabb showing up, guns a-blazing with 24 points, and my D (the Eagles, ugh) scoring a whopping 18 with two defensive scores, the rest of the team (9 dudes) mustered 18 points… that’s right, 18 points! Pathetic. I raised hell for about 25 minutes, making references to their mothers, sisters, and family dogs, but that didn’t take away the “L” and it certainly didn’t make me feel any better. Steven Jackson did muster a weak apology, but it fell on deaf ears as I shut my laptop.
“Men of Steel”, my high flying team of superstars also fell short, though their combined efforts produced 25 more points than Live Actionless. Chris Johnson continued his prolific production with 3 TDs and over 150 yards of offense, but my #1 pick, Hollywood Brady managed only a meager 11 points. Tom cited the birth of his son, but being a new father myself, and knowing I could have done better myself, I told him that good looks, a stunning wife, and millions of dollars also meant he had a responsibility to his teams, as well as to his general manager, me, and as such I expected more production out of him. Alas, he shook off my criticism, and climbed into his fancy car, leaving me to answer to ownership (the wife) for our sudden departure from the playoffs and no chance of winning our entry fee back.
I met with ownership this morning and told her, “there’s always next year” but was told that witty cliches don’t buy diapers and that I will now need to take a second job in the offseason.
Thanks fellas… maybe next year.
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