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2007 Fantasy Football Draft Results

chad — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:37:22 +0000

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It's that time of year again. Fantasy football time! This is my fourth year in a Yahoo! league with the same core group of guys. I had a strong first year, a sophomore slump, won it all, and just barely limped into the playoffs last year.

Our league drafted players this past Sunday. I normally just let go with the standard preseason ranking list but this I decided to participate in the draft live. It took a while, but was fun. I drew the seventh pick and feel like I may have taken a big chance by choosing Leinert and Losman, but we'll see. Overall I'm pretty happy with my team, but tell me what you think. My guys are marked in orange. If you haven't drafted yet, feel free to download and use my Excel spreadsheet of possible picks (see below).

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Go team!

chad — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:52:39 +0000

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Owen's getting his first taste of team sports through a Saturday morning YMCA program. The program is teaching kids the basics of sports, started with soccer fundamentals, and the kids are now playing t-ball.

All of the kids, including Owen, are totally into it and it's fun to watch all of the energy they put into it. Owen has played a bit of soccer with his big brother so passing and stopping the ball seemed to come pretty easily to him. I was a bit worried about bruised shins watching the the free-for-all soccer mob frantically kick at anythiny and everything they could. Miraculously, no one has been injured to date.

The kids finish up t-ball this week and will start with basketball the weekend after Thanksgiving. Watch out Kobe, D-Wade, and Lebron!

In fantasy football (and many other things), hindsight is 20/20

chad — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:26:44 +0000

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It looks like I have a good team, but they got off to a bad start. I'm down by 11 points and my opponent has Peyton Manning and Plaxico Burress left to playâ€”stick a fork in me, I'm done.

After three years in this league, I won it all last year. I was fortunate to have pulled this off after losing two starting quarterbacks to injuries and getting a playoff win against the league's juggernaut who lost Steve Smith in our playoff matchup.

This year I've finally drafted a solid running back in Shaun Alexander, but he did absolutely nothing today. I debated my choice to start Jake Plummer over Marc Bulger, but made the wrong choice there. I also didn't think Frank Gore wasn't worthy of startâ€”big mistake.

The only bright spot for my team was the performance of the Baltimore Ravens defense who garnered 31 points.

Gotta go, time to shop for receivers.

Heath Miller's got wheels!

chad — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:14:13 +0000

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Mr. Parker may be "Fast Willy" but Hop-a-long Heath showed that he's got wheels too!

It wasn't pretty, but a dub-ya's a dub-ya (insert political wise cracks here). After hearing about Big Ben's emergency apendectomy earlier this week, I was a bit worried about the Steelers chances against the Dolphins. Charlie Batch got off to a slow start but did a pretty good job of protecting the ball, with that one glaring exception at the goal line.

The most encouraging thing for Steeler fans was seeing Willie Parker get it going on the ground. Adding to the good news was the fact that the Steelers receiving corps did a great job holding onto the ball after taking a hitâ€”that touchdown catch by Nate Washington was sweet! And of course the defense picked up where they left off last season stuffing the run and rattling quarterbacks.

I'm glad we've got the first one behind us.

How 'bout those Tigers?

chad — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 07:32:34 +0000

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I probably shouldn't be writing this for fear of putting a jinx on the great start to the Detroit Tigers season, but what the hell.

I haven't followed the Tigers seriously since, hmmm, 1984 when they won their last World Series. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they're off to their best start in many years and, as of the writing of this entry, they're 5-0.

Admittedly, they haven't played teams expected to contend yet, but wins are wins. Bringing in Jim Leyland is paying early dividends and we'll see if they can keep their power-hitting streak rolling against the first challenge of the season when they host the White Sox.

One for the thumb 25 years later

chad — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:35:11 +0000

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The Steelers finally have one for the thumb. I can't wait to get my t-shirt with the Bus showing off the fifth Super Bowl ring. I'm picturing one that looks like the one I had in '81 with Mean Joe Greene.

Peyton goes to heaven (but not the Superbowl)

chad — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:00:43 +0000

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Geoff, an old friend of mine sent me a pretty good joke. I hope there's some truth in it :) A win is a win in my book and things evened out after all was overturned and fumbled in the Steelers/Colts game. So, I'm sure my fellow Steeler fans will enjoy this and all I can say for those Colt fans is, tough luck.

Peyton Manning, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Colts flag in the window. "This house is yours for eternity, Peyton." said God.

"This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here." Peyton felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house. On his way up the porch, he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a 3 story mansion with a black and gold sidewalk, a 50 foot tall flag pole with an enormous Steelers flag, and in every window a Terrible Towel.

Peyton looked at God and said, "God, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a question. I was an all-pro quarterback, I hold many NFL records, and I even went to the Hall of Fame."

God said, "So what's your point Peyton?"

"Well, why does Ben Rothlisberger get a better house than me?"

God chuckled, and said, "Peyton, that's not Ben's house, it's mine."

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Steelers vs. Colts: Not for the faint of heart

chad — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:43:54 +0000

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My heart nearly stopped with a little over a minute left in the Steelers/Colts playoff game today. This was the kind of game that put fans of both teams through an emothional rollercoaster ride right up to the last thirty seconds.

I was absolutely thrilled with the first quarter. What a bizarre thing to see a high-octane passing offense from the team that ran the ball more than most, if not all, NFL teams this year. Roethlisberger looked great and I hope that his arm is okay after the shot it took in the third quarter.

About 10 seconds after getting off the phone from a congratulatory call with a friend my Sunday became a dark place. I don't blame the Bus for the turnover?

Fantasy Football Blues

chad — Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:15:26 +0000

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In most fantasy football leagues this year, the person with Peyton Manning is most likely at the top of league standings. I was lucky to draft Peyton in one of my leagues, but unfortunately it's not the league I place more importance on (obviously due to monetary reasons).

Peyton has me in first place in one league this week, but in the other league where I stand to loose my part of the pool, he helped my opponent easily whoop me. Peyton is just amazing this year, but my prediction is that his incredible stats will be all for naught once the Colts reach the playoffs. I believe that Steelers or Patriots defenses can and probably will stop him in his tracks.

At least the Steelers are looking like Super Bowl contenders. I hope they've got enough in the tank to get past the Jags, Jets, Ravens, and Bills in the coming weeks. Go Big Ben! Earn that action figure status.

It's almost football season

chad — Wed, 06 Aug 2003 02:06:44 +0000

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Yes, much to Amy's disappointment, it's almost football season. Soon Amy will be battling my 8 hours of cursing on Sunday afternoons and 3 hour on Monday evenings. I may be in the house but I won't really be "present".

Hopefully more Steeler games will be aired when those stinkin' Cowboys and Broncos aren't playing. Unfortunately the Raiders are also big in New Mexico so my chances of seeing the Steelers play are slim to none. I've got a find a Steeler friend with a satellite dish :-)

So, like all Steeler fans, I'm ready for another Super Bowl run. I'm anxious to see if Tommy Maddox and Jerome Bettis have more than one good season left in them. Can the Steelers stop the pass? Do we finally have a consistent place kicker who can kick well at Heinz field? Only time will tell.

I'll be playing fantasy football again this year. Hopefully I can improve upon last years great regular season with a better post season. If you're interested in joining us, drop me a line.

GO STEELERS!