Originally Posted by Travh20
Are you losing borg? man, if you lose and I win I hopefully I will jump to first place. Or I may still be tied with the bulldog bullies, but since I beat him I should hold the tie breaker.
From the looks of it; you, me and Bulldog will take the top three spots in the league. Cheers to the leaders! :drinktoth

Hey, what about me, me, meeeeeeeeeeee???

I will be 5-2 after tonite.


I'm like the old-timey Raiders, picking up has -beens and rejects, but somehow we're doing it. I know I don't have a lot of points, but isn't the won-lost stat the most important?
It is in the REAL NFL!!!!

Cheers to my team, the Hillbilliez!!! huzzah!

Must be my stellar coaching skillz.

Congrats Ren, you have been the cinderella team all year :D

DAMNIT! Ronnie Brown's out for the rest of the year! Anybody willing to trade a RB?

Wait a minute . . . I won?

Marc Bulger gets one more shot against the Browns horrendous Defense.. talk about the biggest let down in football in decades... the guy signs a contract and goes from superman to paperboy.

Marc Bulger gets one more shot against the Browns horrendous Defense.. talk about the biggest let down in football in decades... the guy signs a contract and goes from superman to paperboy.
It seems a lot of quarterbacks have been having fluky seasons lately. Kurt Warner went from zero to hero back to zero in a hurry (granted he lasted longer than one season)...Trent Dilfer did that...Shaun King, Jake Delhomme, Daunte Culpepper has been off and on a lot, Rex Grossman is a recent example...I don't know why it is, but it has been bothering me for a while. The Kurt Warner "from bagboy to Pro Bowl QB" story just seems to keep happening.

Well Trav, I got scared of the Dallas offense and benched the Viking defense. Too much thinking on my part. I needed all my parts to be going against you and with LT being on bye and Carlson Palmer have a sub-par game, I was toast.

Well it's the half way point of the season and it's still too close to call. With Peyton Manning, Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson and Brian Westbrook all anchoring Trav's team, I'd have to say he's the favorite, but you never know a suspension here or a injury there can drastically change things.

I may be sitting at #3 in the league, but it's an uneasy #3. Losing Ronnie Brown is going to hurt me quite a bit. Hopefully Steve Smith and Hasselbeck/Rivers keep healthy, otherwise i'm going to have problems.

Once again, anybody interested in giving up a RB?

I may be sitting at #3 in the league, but it's an uneasy #3. Losing Ronnie Brown is going to hurt me quite a bit. Hopefully Steve Smith and Hasselbeck/Rivers keep healthy, otherwise i'm going to have problems.

Once again, anybody interested in giving up a RB?
I'll trade you Warrick Dunn. I might even be willing to give up Jerious Norwood if you'll make a really good offer.

If I added up stuff right, puppyslayer, i'm losing to you by 6 points, but Greg Jennings for GB hasn't played the Denver game yet.

Always a mistake to count on Denver to help a body out in ANY way. Last time we played, you killed me!

Oh good god am I glad I picked Brees off waivers to be my backup QB. He steps up on Romo's bye week.

If anything's gonna save me this week, it's Rivers and Gates. Otherwise I'm dead in the water.

Originally Posted by BorgHunter
I'll trade you Warrick Dunn. I might even be willing to give up Jerious Norwood if you'll make a really good offer.
How good are we talking?

If all plays right tonight, there could be a 7-way tie (record-wise) for 1st place in the league. So you better hope you have enough points to be at the top of that.

How good are we talking?
I don't know. You don't have much I'm really looking for, to be honest.

Originally Posted by BorgHunter
I don't know. You don't have much I'm really looking for, to be honest.
Quite allright...I'm amazed I made it this far in the league anyway. Seems like I seem to find the right players at the right weeks, then they just die out.

First place???
that can't be.....still tho, thanks to Brett and Greg Jennings.
Whew, what a finish. Always nice to see Denver lose.

Upset of the week: DECKA (#11) def. Bunnygrenade (#3)

...and things aren't looking too well for next week either.

Good lord my team is becoming the Miami Dolphins of the league.

Well I lost, thanks to the pathetic piece of sh*t 49ers!
they are directly responsible for 2 of my 3 losses.

And since they are my team they have not only stabbed me in the heart by being so crappy, they have slapped me in the face by causing me to lose in my fantasy league.

now, now, Trav---it;s just a game...........:D

C'mon over to the Browns bandwagon. there's plenty of room, we'll be glad to have ya and leave the light out for you.
Woof.:flowers:

C'mon over to the Browns bandwagon. there's plenty of room, we'll be glad to have ya and leave the light out for you.
Woof.:flowers:

Jeez, two wins over the two worst teams in the NFL and the Browns fans get delusions of grandeur.

True, true....let us enjoy our 2 game winning streak as long as we can. We haven't had this much fun in years.

I'm sure you remember how terrible the Packers were in the 1980's with Randy Wrong and the rest of their motley crew. And the time Refrigerator Perry ran for a touchdown--for sheer orneriness on the Bears part. (That was the night I hung teddy bears from the ceiling chandelier in honor of the Monsters of the Midway.)

No team stays on top forever--and no one stays bad forever---unless you're the Saints and that's a different story.

Well I lost, thanks to the pathetic piece of sh*t 49ers!
they are directly responsible for 2 of my 3 losses.

And since they are my team they have not only stabbed me in the heart by being so crappy, they have slapped me in the face by causing me to lose in my fantasy league.

Seriously, I friggin drafted Frank Gore as the number five-ish overall pick. He's gotta be the biggest bust of the draft so far. And I was forced to play stinkin' Battle as one of my receivers.

This has to be my worst fantasy season ever. Oh well, now that most of my team has their bye weeks out of their system, maybe I can salvage the second half of my season.

LOL, sorry man. no one knows F Gore is a bust more then me. Of course a big part of it is the O line, which is horrific. Plus the fact we have ZERO passing game. You may as well trade Gore for Mike Vrabel, he will probably score more TD's this year, which is sad.

I liked the power rankings comment they gave this week for the 49ers:

"There's no longer an 'O'. From now on, it's San Francisc."
(from http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/20054.html)

lol, that about sums it up! What a dissapointment. :(

I'm with you on that about the Vikings too. Yeah, A.D. is on the team,but it doesn't mean much when you have virtually no QB on your team.

.....you know it's getting really bad when rumors are flying around of JEFF GEORGE wanting to come in and play. :(

LMAO, Jeff George or Trent Dilfer, take your pick :D

.....and once again, Trav has nothing to worry about with his team.

Wow, trav--great score.

It is very close between me nd Bulldog Bullies. If Hines Ward has a good game tonite he will beat me.

Anybody want to give up a RB for Steve Smith?

I will give you Adrian Peterson. LOL, J/K :lolhit:

Anybody want to give up a RB for Steve Smith?

Don't tell me Smith is having trouble catching passes with the overwhelming talent of David Carr playing QB! Lol...

P.S. Sadly, considering my pathetic receiver squad, this interests me a little bit. I might send you an offer involving Frank Gore....lemme check out my team later.

Originally Posted by Travh20
I will give you Adrian Peterson. LOL, J/K :lolhit:
:upyours: :)
Originally Posted by Leper

Don't tell me Smith is having trouble catching passes with the overwhelming talent of David Carr playing QB! Lol...
Well, maybe I'll just see if you can figure out the problem:).

Wow, trav--great score.

It is very close between me nd Bulldog Bullies. If Hines Ward has a good game tonite he will beat me.


Yeah, Hines is off to a good start in the 1st quarter and if he can keep it up it looks like we'll have a 4 way tie on the top. Come on Hines!!!!!

I cant believe the first place team has like 200 points less then me. Talk about getting lucky.

It was'nt my fault that Hines Ward only caught about 4 passes last nite...it was his!

I am worried about Borg. He beat me last time we played.

I think you have gotten very lucky to win the amount of game you have. Normally when you have fewer points then the 3 or 4 teams below you you are not in first place. It seems you have gotten teams that have players have poor perfomances the week you play them. Not that there is anything wrong with that, as that is what fantasy ball is all about.

I am worried about Borg. He beat me last time we played.
I'm worried about me too. Most of my players are starting to drop off, especially Plax and Chad Johnson. And I' m torn between starting Romo or Brees, each and every week.

Romo and Brees is a good problem to have. I would ry and deal Brees for a good player.

I think you have gotten very lucky to win the amount of game you have. Normally when you have fewer points then the 3 or 4 teams below you you are not in first place. It seems you have gotten teams that have players have poor perfomances the week you play them. Not that there is anything wrong with that, as that is what fantasy ball is all about.


It is defintely different than NASCAR fantasy. In this, you have to pick 5 drivers and stay under 100 points. Each driver is assigned points--good drivers like Jeffy and Tony are worth 24, 25 points. (We play ESPN Stockcar Challenge).

Then, for each race, your drivers are assigned the same points given by NASCAR per how they finish..... a win is worth 190 or 195 points, etc.

At the end of each segment, usually lasting 10-12 races, everyone's team points are totaled. If you have the most points, you win.

NASCAR fantasy is definitely harder because there's different tracks, etc. Then there's the wrecks, flat tires, DNFs---you can have a great week one week and do terrible the very next. It's hard.

If this were NASCAR I'd for sure be in about 5th or 6th place.

watch out!!! after a non-visiting owner "led" his team to a 2-5 record... including not changing lineups for bye weeks and bad matchups... Team DECKA has won 2 in a row and is coming to a city near you!!!!!!

My banged-up team, once again, could not take another week. I have dropped in the rankings, Rivers fugged up this week, Steve Smith's QB sucks, Earnest Graham, man I hope you keep that one up.

:upyours: :)

Well, maybe I'll just see if you can figure out the problem:).

I sent you Frank Gore for Smith straight up...I'm hurting worse at WR than RB, somehow....

Dammit CarbonBasedLife, check your pending trades.

Dammit CarbonBasedLife, check your pending trades.

Done, check yours! :)

need a RB? I have Brandon Jacobs and Lendale White on the block

I could use a WR more than a RB at this point. Yeah I traded away Steve Smith, but his value has dropped significantly. Anybody got one that's serviceable?

Good lord, I got my butt beat today!
Not a pretty sight.

Looking to trade either Heath Miller or Dallas Clark for a solid WR. They are currently ranked 5th and 6th in the league for TEs.

Gore and Hasselbeck need big games tonight for me to pull off a victory. Otherwise, I continue my downward spiral into out-of-controlness.

WHOOOOO-WHEE! Pulled off a victory by less than half a point.

I knocked off the #1 team by 44 points! BAM!

wooo i've won 3 in a row... keep that train rollin!

I knocked off the #1 team by 44 points! BAM!

good man

Here's a timeline of events.

I pick up Drew Brees off Waivers. I'm not sure he's worth my waiver pick.
I start Brees on Romo's day off. He fills in admirably.
I trade Brees for T.O.
Yesterday: T.O. scored FIFTY POINTS for me.

A winner is me.

Originally Posted by BorgHunter
A winner is me.
I have two fantasy teams this year...and it's pure coincidence that both of my teams are going to lose because the opposing team had both Romo AND Owens playing this week.:mad:

f*@k T.O. While he is cathcing 4 TD's a night and winning he is the best guy in the world. Once they lose a few he turns into the T.O we all know, a whining A hole who quickly destroys the locker room cohesion.

f*@k T.O. While he is cathcing 4 TD's a night and winning he is the best guy in the world. Once they lose a few he turns into the T.O we all know, a whining A hole who quickly destroys the locker room cohesion.
Yep. I do hate the guy as a person. But as a fantasy football player...well, that's something else entirely.

Here's a timeline of events.

I pick up Drew Brees off Waivers. I'm not sure he's worth my waiver pick.
I start Brees on Romo's day off. He fills in admirably.
I trade Brees for T.O.
Yesterday: T.O. scored FIFTY POINTS for me.

A winner is me.

Wow, why wasn't I paying attention when Brees was on waivers? :(

Leave it to TO to have a monster game right after he's traded.

I would personally like to thank Leper for giving me Frank Gore and taking the disappointing Steve Smith off my hands...couldn't have done it without you, buddy!

And thanks also to Jeff Garcia, who had a career-low , like, 19 yards total for me yesterday! Not his fault he got hurt tho.

Shows what kind of good team TB is tho, to force 6 turnovers and win without their starting QB.

damn Thursay game! I didnt update my team and cant now, so AD is sitting on the bench, WTF??!?!?!?

Hell hath frozen over. I think I finally broke my losing streak.

what the score of my game vs Hillbilly? I know Garcia didnt play, and I got a TD from almost everyone, even Chester Taylor as AD sat on the bench :(

Hell hath frozen over. I think I finally broke my losing streak.

u want to trade Justin Fargas for Chester Taylor?

what the score of my game vs Hillbilly? I know Garcia didnt play, and I got a TD from almost everyone, even Chester Taylor as AD sat on the bench :(
You're winning 116-53, both of you have a Patriot left to play tonight.

Jeff Garcia didn't play!

They said it'd be a gametime decision...should have gone with Luke McCown, but too late for me to make the change. Drat!
I don't think I'm going to make the playoffs, still fun tho and better luck to me next year.

Now I can constipate on my Brownies.

I don't think I'm going to make the playoffs
Your first mistake: Drafting the Cleveland D. ;)

(Though I shouldn't talk; for some reason, I drafted two kickers. Oh well, seems to have turned out well so far!)

u want to trade Justin Fargas for Chester Taylor?

Hell no! Fargas has been a godsend for me....probably my third best pickup of the year (behind Derek Anderson and Wes Welker...granted, I countered the Welker pickup with a bomb of a trade).

I, once again, would like to thank Leper for Frank Gore and for taking Steve Smith off of my hands.

...and to Lionel for allowing the squeak-by victory this week.

I, once again, would like to thank Leper for Frank Gore and for taking Steve Smith off of my hands.

...and to Lionel for allowing the squeak-by victory this week.

No regrets! I don't think I could look at one more dismal rushing performance from him. Of course, it figures that he would have his best game of the year shortly after I trade him!

I got moss she has welker, she needs 50+ points I think I got this one.

and your not out of it yet hillbilly!

Whoda thunk it?! I face Trav's team on the same week that his niners face my vikings. Could a double whammy be in store?

at this point I dont even care if the 49ers win. They are toast. I would rather see peterson run for 350 yards and 5 TD's so my fantasy team wins.

Think AD's got a shot at breaking Dickerson's rookie rushing record?

how many more yards does he have to get? He will probably get like 200+ this week.

The record is 1,808. Peterson's got 1,197 with four games to go.

Wel, that works out to about 153 yards per game. It will be tough. Those 2 missed games hurt his chances that's for sure. That being said, I think he will do it.

It'd be nice if he did...but with him splitting carries with Taylor, it will make it more difficult.

shit with that guy breaking off 60 yard runs every game it will happen.

It's amazing that his LCL tear (although minor) hasn't slowed him down one bit. Three words for AD: Freak of Nature! Watching him burn Kennoy Kennedy in the Detroit game was 100% fun-to-watchness for me.

...and to Lionel for allowing the squeak-by victory this week.

I just don't understand - I keep playing Adrian Peterson and he never scores any points!

lol, do you want to trade Adrian Petersons? you could really catch someone off guard like that.

"I will trade you Adrian Peterson for Brett Favre"
"OK!"

lol, do you want to trade Adrian Petersons? you could really catch someone off guard like that.

"I will trade you Adrian Peterson for Brett Favre"
"OK!"

What's sad is that I even have to put the other Adrian Peterson in my lineup to begin with.

And now, the playoffs are set. Who will come out on top?

damn AD, WTF? 3 yards on 14 carries?

Yeah! My best scoring output of the season and it came against a top team. If AD would have had anything like he's had previously, I'd be sitting with a loss right now. You can ride that going into the playoffs while I sit and wait for the (...siiiiigh) consolation prize.

damn AD, WTF? 3 yards on 14 carries?
TO had a craptacular game as well, even though I won by a landslide.

Borg--That mathematical contraption-thingy in yr sig is giving me nightmares.


What does it mean?? the horror--the HORROR....

Please.....Show some mercy to an addlepated oldster who flunked math class and isn't in the fantasy playoffs to boot.

Congrats to all who made the playoffs. I place blame my failure to hit the postseason squarely on the shoulders of Marvin Harrison.

Borgs team is looking pretty strong. We can only hope the cowgirls decide to sit romo at the end of the year. I lost a fantasy champion game like that a couple years ago when the COlts decided to take Peyton out after the first series in the last game of the year. pissed me off.

5th place is better than...well, anything below it. It sucks being one spot away from the playoffs. But I, like Lionel, place my blame on injuries (Ronnie Brown), overall suckiness (Steve Smith), and bad drops early in the season (Drew Brees).

Made a nice little rebound towards the end, but it just wasn't enough.

Congrats to all who made the playoffs. I place blame my failure to hit the postseason squarely on the shoulders of Marvin Harrison.

Likewise, except I have an entire squad of pallbearers to carry my Waiver Wire All-stars to their grave: my underperforming first two picks, Frank Gore and Laurence Maroney (yes, my Patriots draft choice turned out to be a bomb...how? I will never understand that). Then I had the injury bug through the rest of my lineup: Andre Johnson, Todd Heap, Mark Clayton, Deion Branch and now Roy Williams. With all of that going on, I was forced to make some crucial drops in order to keep my team patched up.

Derek Anderson's been my only bright spot...and he was a waiver wire pickup.

I blame my not making the playoffs on one thing--me.

What kind of dummy drafts the Browns defense ( except I did get rid of them and got Indy and Tampa Bay--both did well.)

Who else besides me would get rid of Jamal Lewis, Kellen Winslow, AND Drew Brees?

A dummy, that's who.

Hope to do better next time but still fun tho. The kids want me in their nfl. com league too..look out!:@@:

Who else besides me would get rid of Jamal Lewis...


You got Wes Welker tho! I have to say, I've been kicking myself about that trade for quite some time...particularly since I was trying to upgrade my wide receiver at the time.

Originally posted by rendova
What kind of dummy drafts the Browns defense
Apparently you, lol...kidding.

Now you know what to expect and what not to do when AFF08 rolls around.

True! :)