Mikey D

Still looking for that first 'W'! I'm not going to go complain and bitch though. Overall, my team has played pretty decent, so I can't ask for much more than that. I'll get one someday =). Besides, Adam could have beaten me a lot worse than the score indicated this past week.

I'm having much better success in one of my other leagues. I pulled off a trade a couple weeks ago where I sent Brandon Jacobs and Kevin Smith to a guy for Joseph Addai (after Addai had to go against Chicago and Minnesota's run defenses). Take a look at this roster:

QB: Kurt Warner, Eli Manning, Carson Palmer
RB: Adrian Peterson, Joseph Addai, Steve Slaton
WR: Reggie Wayne, Hines Ward, Laverneous Coles, Braylon Edwards, Marques Colston
TE: Dallas Clark, Owen Daniels
K: Nick Folk
DEF: Baltimore

Not bad for a standard 10-team league, yeah? I got Ward and Coles late in the draft, and somebody dropped Colston after he got hurt. I figure when he gets back I'll have huge depth at WR, so I can trade someone for RB depth if needed. I can play the matchups with Warner and Manning, so I feel comfortable there, and if Palmer does anything, I'll find someone desperate for a QB and trade him away.

So my St. Louis over Buffalo upset pick was looking good for a half! Fucking Trent Green throwing pick sixes. The bad thing about making picks early in the week is you miss out on the good information, like Bulger being benched and Palmer not being able to play against Cleveland. Would anyone in their right mind pick Cincinnati over Cleveland without Palmer? Shut up, Kevin, no you wouldn't...

Okay, updated standings:
Mike: 40
Adam: 32
Kevin: 31

Go make those Week 5 picks!

Week 5 Picks:
Tennessee over Baltimore
Carolina over Kansas City
New York over Seattle
Green Bay over Atlanta
Detroit over Chicago
Miami over San Diego
Indianapolis over Houston
Philadelphia over Washington
Denver over Tampa Bay
Arizona over Buffalo
New England over San Francisco
Dallas over Cincinnati
Jacksonville over Pittsburgh
New Orleans over Minnesota

My upsets: Detroit over Chicago AND Miami over San Diego! What?!?! Crazy??? Detroit coming off a bye week at home, Chicago coming off the high of a big (and physical) win against Philly, and Detroit ready to turn a new leaf in the post-Millen era. Hey, those Lions can't run, but they'll throw on them! And Miami! Again, at home, coming off the bye, and San Diego has to fly cross country to play the Dolphins. And has anybody been less than impressed with SD's defense? I have! Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams stay in the groove they were in against New England and the Dolphins win a squeaker against a superior team.

And hey, if they don't win, they'll at least cover the spread. Put money on that.

Fantasy Guys I Was Impressed With This Week:
QB: Brett Favre. What's better than Ronnie Brown's five touchdowns? Why six of course! Except Ronnie got his without turning the ball over...just saying...but hey, six touchdowns is still pretty frickin' amazing.

RB: Chris Johnson. A lot of guys had more yards, but nobody had to run against the league's best rush defense like Johnson did. And against the best rush defense, Johnson went and scored twice, and some would argue (myself included) that he needs to touch the ball a lot more because LenDale White flat out blows. Impressive work with the amount of carries he got.

WR: Mushin Muhammed. Go Green! Go White! Who knew the old fart still had it in him? I wish I did when I was scouring the waiver wire for a receiver...grrr...

TE: Jason Witten. The guy is a man among boys out there. The Redskins had to put a cornerback on him because a linebacker couldn't keep up with him. He still got 90 yards and a touch. Beast. Fucking beast.

Fantasy Guys I Like This Week: QB- Brian Griese (there's going to be a shootout in Denver, and Griese has been throwing it up a lot lately), RB- Steve Slaton (this guy is growing on me...he gets the carries and receptions, which makes him a dual threat...and going against Indy's run defense is not a bad thing, either), WR- Anthony Gonzalez (just a hunch, here...I feel like he's due for one of those Wes Welker-like 7 catches, 70 yards and a TD games), TE- Anthony Fasano (every tight end that has played San Diego has scored. I like that stat when picking a tight end)

Last week I was 2 out of 4. I hit on Jason Campbell and DeShaun Jackson, but missed on Chris Perry (although without Palmer didn't help) and Robert Royal.

~Mikey D