Mikey D

Well, that's it. My fantasy season, barring any sort of miracle, is all but over. This must make Adam quite happy, as he had trashed talked me all last week, which I will take as a compliment. It shows he was worried about me, even though I was 1-6. Or he was just rubbing all the losing I have endured in my face =). Either wayyyyyyyyyyy it looks like the belt is going to someone else. May the best man...or woman...win. Except Kevin. I hate him.

I actually got the privilege of watching the Lions this weekend! Well, I don't know if I should call it a privilege, because they were god-awful. The 8-point deficit they lost by could have been 20+. I was screaming at Orlovsky every time he threw a fucking dump off to a running back. That's all he did! And the Redskins, like any good team, let them have it and then smacked the running back in the face and held them to a three yard gain. It was ridiculous. And amazingly, when they got the ball to Calvin Johnson, good things happened. Go figure. And it wasn't even like he was double-covered! The announcers throughout the game kept questioning the Lions' strategy, as they kept saying Johnson was open for the ball. Again, just ridiculous. Has this been what it's been like all year??? I know I shouldn't be surprised, but my god.

But, on the plus side, I love Calvin Johnson. I love calling him Megatron. I do a robot voice whenever he touches the ball. "I...am...MEGATRON!!!" It kind of sounds like the Fox robot, Cleatus when I do it. Good times. It was my only amusement during the Lions game. Man, I think I've officially hit rock bottom as a Lions fan...

Anyway, after 8 weeks the standings are:
Mike: 78
Adam: 69
Kevin: 68

Alright, onto the Week 9 picks!

Week 9
Buffalo over New York
Minnesota over Houston
Arizona over St. Louis
Chicago over Detroit
Tampa Bay over Kansas City
Baltimore over Cleveland
Jacksonville over Cincinnati
Tennessee over Green Bay
Miami over Denver
Atlanta over Oakland
Philadelphia over Seattle
New York over Dallas
Indianapolis over New England
Pittsburgh over Washington

Upset Pick: I've got two in a row! First Oakland over New York, then Miami over Buffalo! I've got no true upset pick this week, so I am on my bye week. Unless you consider Miami over Denver an upset. Or Arizona over St. Louis. Those are coin flips, in my opinion. Pick em'.

Fantasy Guys I Was Impressed With This Week
QB- Kurt Warner. I benched him this week because of all the success that Carolina has had at home against QBs. Drew Brees did absolutely nothing against them, and I figure Warner and the Cardinals would struggle. Oops. 350+ yards and two scores later I'm kicking myself for starting J.T. fucking O'Sullivan over him.

RB- Brian Westbrook. Heeeee's back! He didn't need to shake off any rust, and there looked to be no signs of him ever having an injury. 175+ total yards and 2TDs? Nicely done.

WR- Santana Moss. I know he was against the Lions, but still. 140 yards and a score, AND a returned punt for a TD. He was Reggie Bush. He was everywhere, and the Lions could not even come close to stopping him.

TE- Antonio Gates. I haven't said his name all year, and he had a solid game. Good job, Antonio Gates. Now I've said his name twice in three sentences.

Fantasy Guys I Like This Week:

QB-Marc Bulger (I predict a shootout with Arizona, so Bulger will get at least two scores), RB- Earnest Graham (Kansas City is not good against the rush), WR- Devin Hester (a playmaker against Detroit at home...yes please), TE-Visanthe Shiancoe (Ferotte likes him, and will have his opportunities against Houston)

Last week I was 1 for 4, hitting on Devery Henderson, but missing on O'Sullivan, Ahman Green, and Dustin Keller. Not only did I miss on O'Sullivan, he got pulled at halftime. Nice. And Ahman Green pretended he was still on Kevin's roster and did nothing. Nice again. And Dustin Keller forgot where the stadium was, or either that Brett Favre was too busy throwing interceptions. Triple niceness. Either way I sucked last week like I've sucked all year. I'm positive I'll go 4-4 next week.

Holla.

~Mikey D