inching closer

Current Mood: sheepish

Nothing new with college football. Still waitin' for bowls. This means NFL is up next:

Good Brees gave the Falcons the what-for, with a 34-14 thrashing on Monday Night Football. 3 TDs, 328 yards, and no picks - yay! The Falcons have slim playoff hopes as they are now 6-7, facing the 6-7 Cardinals this week.

Speaking of Purdue Quarterbacks, Kyle Orton will be starting for the Bears at Minnesota on MNF this week. *is anxious*

Speaking of the Falcons, Michael Vick got a 23 month sentence, and most commentators seem to feel he will return to the NFL at some point. I think that's a little light considering the offenses, including lying once caught about drug use. He got a worse sentence than his conspirators (who had criminal records). I think that prison and age are going to wear him out if/when he returns, and he'll be much less mobile (but not for lack of trying).

And speaking of the Cardinals, I'm really not sold on their QB Kurt Warner. The other week he threw some 480 yards and have kept his team alive in the rapidly-closing playoffs picture. Still, last week the Seahawks outscored them 2:1, with a final score of 42-21, with 5 sacks. I just don't but into the hype, I guess.

The Colts proved that only New England has to fear the Ravens, beating them 44-20. When did OSU Heisman winner Troy Smith make it to be the Ravens QB?!

While we're on the subject of the Patriots, I would normally be glad they beat the Steelers (Bengals rival), and put that smart-mouthed safety (Anthony Smith) in his place with a sound 34-13 win. Except now they're probably going to reach the playoffs undefeated. Boo.

Green Bay destroyed the Raiders, 38-7. Favre kept his streak alive, and Ryan Grant (RB) continues to dominate. I was especially pleased when I saw that Favre had over 6,000 passing yards in games below freezing, whereas the Raiders QB Walter (not their babied prize horse JaMarcus Russell) had never played in a game that cold. In fact, they didn't put Russell in because he was too cold, and they're waiting for a positive opportunity to put him in. Well, sorry folks, here in the NFL it's sink or swim, and if you wait to be on top to start a rookie QB, you might be waitin' a while. Packers move to 11-2 and play 3-10 Rams this week.

Cowboys nearly lost to the Lions! Only a last minute drive, featuring the Romo-Witten Express saved the day, barely winning 28-27. Now, granted, the Lions haven't been playing well lately, but have shown flashes of brilliance this season. Still, the way Dallas played, the Lions should've won. That said, it's really how you play the last few minutes that counts in the NFL - so the Cowboys improve to 21-1, and face division rivals the Eagles (5-8) this week.

Lastly, my fears that the Bengals would fall to the Rams were unfounded. Several field goals later, the Bengals won 19-10. It helped that we faced a rookie QB. Cincinnati is now 5-8, and face a similar opponent in last week's Rams, the 3-10 49ers. As John Madden might say, "they aren't happy with the way this season has gone, so they're playing for respect".


Week 2 of 3 - Semifinals.

Brad and Sis were eliminated, and now they play for 5th and 6th spot. I'm happy to say I won my first playoff game, posting the second highest score that's been in our league this season: 137.5 (the top score was something like 139). I played all my best players, and they all had outstanding days (biggest stud: Seahawks Matt Hasselbeck, who came out of nowhere with four passing TDs for 35.2 fantasy points.

Unfortunately, this week I have to play our #1 seed, Bill. I'm a 15 point underdog, and my star RB, Saints' Reggie Bush, is out for the season on a knee injury. I'm trying to pick up a new running back on waivers that'll push me to the win, but I don't see it happening.

On some level, I wish I could've "saved" that score for this upcoming week, because that's my only realistic shot at winning vs. Bill's Tom Brady led team. Still, I guess I'd rather put up what points I can and worry about not losing early.

Most likely Jenny and I will both lose to the top two teams (going to our "super bowl") and we'll play for third place.