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#1401 Re: The Garden » 2010 Fantasy Football » 843 weeks ago
Maroney got traded to DEN for a 2011 draft pick swap. NE gets a 4th rounder(??? how) and DEN gets NE 6th rounder. Why the fuck do teams trade with NE? They always seem to get ripped off. Also, why does DEN like to give away draft picks, especially in the McDaniels era? 4th rounder for a guy who was buried on the depth chart.
I'd go $20. Depends how much play you think F. Taylor will get in the RBBC in NE. Rice is hurt by Magahee vulturing his tds. Stewart/R. Williams are both in RBBC. I think you have to just wait and be patient and see how those situations unfold.
I have the same shitty problem with my wideouts. Drafted waay too many young WR's. Crabtree, Calvin J, Desean Jackson all killed me this week. Would have been nice if I got that last second CJ td. I've got Johnny Knox, Mike Sims Walker on the bench and I think I'm going to start one of those guys in place of Crabtee. I claimed Austin Collie on waivers but I'm not sure I'll get him. I'm thinking about making a play for Nate Washington. The other Titan WRs stink (Britt especially--he also has baby momma trouble) and Washington had a fair amount of targets in the red zone last year.
#1402 Re: The Garden » 2010 Fantasy Football » 843 weeks ago
I'm in last place in my league it is not fun at all. CJ Spiller and Michael Crabtree both burned me big time.
Ryan Grant just got put on IR by the Packers. Brandon Jackson is the starting RB now; I'd also monitor who they bring in.
I'd go with Young at QB; he'll get some chances this week vs PIT. They'll focus on stopping CJ. Only negative is if they get a lead Fisher will run to burn off clock and that'll bump down his stats. Could get some nice rush yds too. To be fair I don't think he'll hit the 30 td pass total since this is a Jeff Fisher based run offense. His upside is the 2001-2003 McNair year totals. Something like 20+ pass Td and some rush yards and 5 td rushing.
D. Anderson didn't do too bad fantasy wise. The rest are pretty much avoid although I guess there's a chance that Alex Smith turns it around.
#1403 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 843 weeks ago
As for the other games, I didn't get to see many of the action since I was at Foxboro but the Texans finally beat the Colts. The last few years they've come close but lost leads late in the game it seems. Not this time. Could this be the year the Texans make a run at the playoffs? And could the Colts suffer the fate of many of the past Super Bowl losers and miss the playoffs altogether?
The Redskins looked pretty good last night. Solid D, kept Dallas out of sync all night. I was hoping the Eagles knew what they were doing with making the switch at QB. I drafted Kolb for one of my fantasy teams and he had as bad a start as I could've imagined. So far, not so good. Packers should be tough this year.
Lions got some tough luck against the Bears. But I guess a rule is a rule, and I'll have to stick to that since the "tuck rule" holds a special place in my heart. Again though, I had Calvin Johnson on a fantasy team and that would've helped out a bit.
Jets defense looked tough tonight, as expected. BUT, they committed WAY TOO MANY penalties. Flacco went after Cromartie and Wilson repeatedly and with much success. No running game to speak of. As for the Jets offense. What offense? They might as well have not shown up because they produced next to nothing if it weren't for LT. He's about the only one who seemed to play well on the offensive side. Overall their offense was offensive.
KC special teams look quite special against the Chargers right now. Rivers seemed a little off in the first half, maybe due to the poor weather.
And yes, I'd say it's tough to gauge the Titans beatdown of the Raiders. However, they took care of business and I did think the Raiders were going to be a little better this season. We'll wait and see on that one.
From what I could gather, Miami didn't look all too hot against Buffalo, but they came out a winner which is all that really matters. Henne and the passing game will get better as the season goes along I'd imagine.
Colts have big problems at OLine and DT. They always used to get around this problem with having good starters and ok depth. Now the starters are suspect and the depth is bad. They are starting an undrafted rookie at OT. I always wait for them to level off (to like 7-9 wins) but Manning always gets them to 12 wins or more. A lot of shootout games for Manning. Bob Sanders is also rumored to be out. Bump up the Colts WR for fantasy.
Didn't see Jets-Ravens, although judging by the score it looks like I didn't miss much. Sets up 2 must win games for Jets (vs Pats) and Bengals (vs Ravens) if they want to avoid the dreaded 0-2 start.
Cowboys-Redskins tough d battle. The Cowboys for a good team, commit the stupidest mistakes at the worst times. Romo should have just taken a knee. Cowboys D looks good that's not the problem; the OL is suspect and playcalling (more runs and less passes) is always questionable. That was a definite hold on the last play.
Regarding Kolb, I'd just dump him or relegate him to bench status. He's not going to be able to practice until Friday (if at ALL). Pick up anyone who has a pulse (starting who does not stink). Concussions can be tricky and take a while; that game on the whole was a mash unit. Ryan Grant out with a serious ankle injury; Leonard Weaver out with a torn ACL (do not watch replay--the injury was sick); Jamal Jackson out with torn triceps. Luckily, Eagles play the Lions. Packers definitely look like SB contenders. How the heck did Clay Matthews Jr. slip to the 2nd round?
Bills looked awful in the offensive line again. I started Spiller and he gave me crap.
Regarding the Raiders, the QB holds the ball too long and the OLine is garbage especially the OT. McFadden looked good though. Their Run D is good held Chris Johnson to like 66 yds not including that 76yd run. OK that is not exactly praise there.
Chargers miss Vincent Jackson more than they think. I'd just double Gates and force the WR to beat the corners. Gates still had a good game though.
Almost forgot--49ers laid a fucking egg this week. The Cards still have a chance but they have two RB with fumble problems.
#1404 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 843 weeks ago
Titans with a 38-13 blowout of the Raiders. Hard to make a judgement on the team since the Raiders OL is awful.
Lions got fucking hosed by the refs on a TD call that would have won them the game. Catch was overruled by the refs on a really crappy nfl rule.
#1405 Re: Guns N' Roses » anything more to look forward to? » 843 weeks ago
I fear for the rest of the CD sessions, I used to be as optimistic as anyone about a follow up album but now I'm more inclined to believe the music will be shelved permenantly.
You've got to wonder what Axls goals are now, he has a completly different band to the one that recorded the bulk of the music in the vault, and bizarrely hasnt recorded a note with them. Seems like the excruciatingly drawn out CD sessions have put him off recording completely, so where is he headed with this new line up?
I think that is a fair assesment to make as he has always been the impediment toward releasing new music for Guns N' Roses. I think that the rest of the guys do want to release and record new music (read Ron's past few interviews) but they all have to wait on Axl. And who knows when he feels like going into the studio. This is where having a manager who's a little tough and not an enabler would help. There are still some issues lingering between Axl and his record label from the CD promotion fiasco.
In short, unless he absolutely needs to release a record, we'll get more of the same. A tour every few years with rumors of a new record and members leaving and being replaced is what I see in the future.
#1406 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 843 weeks ago
The thing I'd keep an eye on in the future is the saints kicking game. Nothing torpedoes a super bowl team or ran faster than a shitty kicker.
Can you blame Childress for not running the ball or is that on Favre? The last 2 times they got the ball I don't think they ran it once.
#1407 Re: The Garden » 2010 Fantasy Football » 843 weeks ago
last night was not as productive for me as i would have liked
I had Peterson and he did not have the game I expected. 19 car 87 yds is ok but when my opponent has Chris Johnson on his team that was bad for me. I don't know why the Vikings kept on throwing the ball in the 2nd half; at some point Favre was 0-7 in that half.
Hope none of you guys drafted Garret Hartley.
#1408 Re: Guns N' Roses » Milan, Italy - September 5, 2010 (Mediolanum Forum) » 844 weeks ago
Outside of the predictable set list, no bitching from me. I'm glad that he came out on time and performed and conducted himself like a professional.
#1409 Re: The Garden » The 2010-11 NFL Season Thread » 844 weeks ago
I don't know faldor, judging by this thread, the only team in the NFL is the Patriots, so I'd say they have a pretty good shot at winning it all.
Bills questions:
Who's the starter at running back? How many touches is CJ Spiller expected to get (especially in Week 1)?
Also, the Broncos dumped CB Alphonso Smith to the Lions for some 3rd TE. This is only noteworthy because DEN traded the 14th pick in the draft for the rights to draft Smith. That is a very bad use of resources by DEN.
I'm sure the Pats talk will subside once the games start in a few days. Beats nothing but Favre talk on other sites.
#1410 Re: Guns N' Roses » GNR Gamble on the tour Game » 844 weeks ago
1. GN'R will finish this tour: False, there are close to 20 more shows in Europe alone
2. GN'R being 90 min late in Rome: Under
3. GN'R being ontime or less than 30 min late for 3 shows on the entire rest of tour: He's been late every night I don't see that changing. Under
4. No other crowd will throw anything at the stage for the rest of the tour: False
5. A bandmember will quit before tour ends: False. They need the money if anyone quits it'll be after the tour.
6. There will be one riot before tour ends: True
7. 2 canceled gigs for rest of tour: Over
8. We will hear at least one song on this tour we haven't heard them play yet: False, it seems like going through the motions here.

