Week 3 Fantasy Football

Some reflections on the week past:

- Dom owned everyone on the amazing performances from Dallas Clark and Chris Johnson. I imagine these guys are going to remain a major factor for his team in the weeks to come.

- Despite picking Adrian Peterson and Aaron Rodgers, I finished dead-last with a sub-100 pt weekend. Starting Joseph Addai in the 4th WR/RB spot was a bad idea. Peyton is arguably the best quarter-back in the NFL, notwithstanding Drew Brees' exceptional start. The problem with Indy is that they THROW touchdowns, and THROW underneath in short-yardage situations. An Indy running-back in a Miami-hosted points-shootout just didn't allow me to beat Gov.

- The close game of the week was Raiderettes vs. Kacton's Horses, which was decided at the very end of Monday Night by less than 2 pts.

Looking Ahead:

(Dommy Bear v. Air it Outtt)

- Dommy Bears are estimated to take a loss by over 15 pts. to Air it Outtt, but with Dom's active week regarding waivers, etc. Im looking for him to have had some good reasons for his acquisitions. I see Randy Moss getting less catches if Wes Welker plays, which i suspect he will. Westbrook has also had some ankle-swelling issues and is likely to be listed as questionable going into the weekend. I imagine he plays, but I suspect that game will be closer than the projected outcome. With Indy potentially playing another 'Thru the Air' game this weekend at Arizona, I see Dallas Clark having another big day. My Pick: DOMMY BEAR

(Sons of Anarchy v. The A Team)

- Gov's Sons of Anarchy go into this weekend HEAVILY FAVOURED over The A Team. The A Team is hampered by LaDainian Tomlinson's limited return behind Darren Sproles, and Marion Barber's quad injury. Barber is going to be a limited factor this weekend. I like Kurt Warner for Sons of Anarchy because against Indy its going to be a high-scoring, thru-the-air affair. The one-two punch with Fitzgerald will pay dividends for Gov. My Pick: SONS OF ANARCHY

(Raiderettes v. Team Hurricain)

- Raiderettes v. Team Hurricain currently is looking like a one-sided affair with 2 Raiderette

players (both receivers) in a sub-par state. That being said, i expect come game day they will either be better, or they will be benched. Hurricain has Steve Smith of the NYG, and I have tremendous faith in this guy following the Home-Opener in Dallas when the Giants went to Jerry-world and put the cowboys in their place. To be fair, Im a Giants fan so i hate the cowboys, but that being said, a lot of questions re. the Giants' receivers' suitability have been answered in my mind, at least for the time being. I myself picked up Manningham, and I expect, with Hakeem Nicks still out, Smith and Manningham are going to be Eli's targets... and I think he's going to hit them. That being said, Brandon Jacobs is going to be a factor this weekend against TB. As things stand, I think Hurricain has it, but given the almost assured line-up shifting that will happen for Raiderettes, this one will be close. My Pick: MY GUESS IS AS GOOD AS YOURS

And now I have wasted as much time as I reasonably can to put off my HW... By providing uneducated pontification about a Fantasy Football League.

Don't agree with my assessment? Have a comment? Wanna make a pick for the week? FEEL FREE TO LEAVE A COMMENT! I know we're all becoming way too invested in this for our own good (and the good of our schooling, employment, relationships etc.) so I wanted to open up one more avenue of involvement with the ActionKacton League.

-M240

Fantasy Football Draft

It pays to be the commissioner I guess. Here is the lineup:

QB	Aaron Rodgers
WR	Wes Welker
WR	Vincent Jackson
WR	Santana Moss
RB	Adrian Peterson
RB	Steve Slaton
TE	Tony Gonzalez
W/R	Joseph Addai
K	Rob Bironas
DEF	New York

Running Backs:

- Joseph Addai was in retrospect a strange choice at least insofar as I never really had any opinion of him personally. Also he plays on a team with Peyton Manning at the QB spot, so im not sure how many carries he will be getting. Adrian Peterson was obviously my Round One, Pick One choice, and he's the number one player in all of Fantasy Football. Ive already had a trade offer for Brandon Jacobs and Ronnie Busch in exchange for Peterson, but my whole draft strategy was based around that number-one spot, so i think if anyone will be with me the whole season, its Peterson. One guy who is a big question-mark for me is Steve Slaton. I've heard a lot of talk about him, and he had a great season last year, but he also had a disappointing start last week- Not that I take speculation that he's "lost his edge" and will have a bad season to mean anything at all after one week of play. I hope he'll have a strong season, because based on last year, starting Adrian Peterson and Steve Slaton at RB would have been amazing.

QuarterBack:

- Again, Aaron Rodgers was an easy choice. I was also live-drafting for my buddy's team and his second pick came before my second (because i picked first.) So he got Brees and I got Rodgers. Im pretty happy with both choices.

Wide Recievers:

- Wes Welker, Vincent Jackson and Santana Moss. Welker was a pick based on ranking, because I dont know anything about him. I liked Vincent Jackson last season, and I think he'll be a strong pick, especially given that there seems to be some speculation that LaDainian Tomlinson was overvalued in the Rankings. He's healthy right now, but a number of injuries last year, and that fact that he's turning 30 seem to point to a potential for issues. Given that, I hope SD will be looking to the air often, and I think they will be looking at Vincent Jackson. I'm a Giants fan and so I don't like the Redskins... but Santana Moss is a very good receiver and so hopefully in the weeks when they aren't facing the Giants Jason Campbell and he can connect. Thinking of it, in the weeks they are facing the Giants I guess it'll be a moot point anyways, as I expect Campbell to spend a lot of time trying to run away from Osi and Tuck.

TE:

- Tony Gonzalez. What can I say. Kevin Boss on the bench for Gonzalez' BYE week. Im happy.

K:

- Bironas. Great Kicker. Not much more to say.

DEF:

- New York Giants! The Number-One (in Fantasyland, anyways) ranked defence was not my last pick, as perhaps would be the normal strategy. Given that it was only an 8-team draft, and with the order being what it was, I had filled my positions with top players with only the Option Spot (WR/RB) slot remaining, and the kicker. Instead of filling the bench with 3rd or worse string RBs or Receivers, I took a risk, hoping to rely on the excellent QB and RB picks, and picked my Giants defence "early". Even if I lose the pool because of it, it'll be worth my $20, because I already get pretty damned excited when the Giants force a turnover, and now that they are MY defence as well as my team? It should be madness...

Just a quick entry. Played golf a few times in San Diego. Couldn't replicate my 89 that i shot last year at The Vineyard. Did have a breakthrough in the swing department though. I started standing closer to the ball... lets me have a nice downward impact on the iron shots, and on the fairway woods its a much more controlled shot. Bought a 60 Deg. CG10 that was on sale from a place called Golf Galaxy, as well as a nice Callaway bag. Also came into a TaylorMade Burner 5-wood that I really like.

Played Bighorn in Palm Desert. It was hot, and I by no means managed a good score (106), but I actually felt like I played pretty well. And, the worst day playing golf at a place like Bighorn is better than just about anything else! I even put on my golf shoes next to Arnold Palmer's locker!!!