This is the End

Well, I lost! LOL. So much for win out. Got smoked. So concludes another Fantasy season. So....now what do I talk about. Titans lost again. Resting Vanden Bosch and Haynesworth until post-season is a good idea. Time to put Vince in so he can prove to be a good offseason trade. Redskins have self destructed as predicted. Random thoughts are flowing. I am not looking forward to football season ending. The Gators are the only SEC team that I can not root for no matter what the situation.



WNT US soccer is doing well, MNT is not, as expected. I college soccer, Tar Heels and Terrapins went at it for the College Cup yesterday. WAY to go TERPS!!! Maryland beat North Carolina for the championship keeping the Tar Heels still in the hunt for their first NCAA title. We also get to welcome 2 new MLS teams to the country in the next two years. Seattle's team will join the league in 2009 and a team in Philly will join in 2010. GO American Pro Soccer.

Long Time

Long time no Blogging... Hey folks, I made my Fantasy League playoffs...W00t!! What a crazy year in fantasy football. I have done more coaching and waiver wire watching than ever! Look to be coming into the playoffs with a pretty good team. May even have a chance to win out. (Knock on wood) My sleeper pick this year, Chris Johnson, sure has been just that. I lucked out with my second QB pick in Jay Cutler. I was one of the many who lost Tom Brady first game of the year but , while most people scrambled all season to make up for that loss, Jay has been an excellent #1 quarterback. My late pickup of both Tyler Thigpen and Lance Moore, have proven to be great roundouts for my lineup. I will post an update of the playoff results.

GO TITANS!!!!

THE BIG TEST

Well, tonight is the night. The Titans are undefeated this season, first time in franchise history going 6-0. First time in Nashville for Monday night football since 2004 and after the very exciting game on Sunday from London, this should be a very watched football game in the nation as well as the world. Not enough??? So are the Titans for real? I am a very big Titans fan and would love to see the Titans continue their win streak but, I can't help but think that a loss would be a better test than a victory.

I can't believe I just said that.

Think about it. The Titans have been on a high that could use a little shacking up and frankly, I'd much rather have the loss now as opposed to in the playoffs. Unless you believe the Titans can go undefeated, what would be a better time? OKAY, OKAY,.......Maybe tonight isn't the best time but my point is the same. If our team does get their first loss, how are they going to answer? So many things have changed in just one season. The league is proving this year that any team could beat any team. If you ask analysts right now who they think will be in the Super Bowl, they will pick teams with losses. Can you believe that after the way the Cowboys have played folks are still saying they are going to the Super Bowl? With a victory tonight do you think opinion will change about the Titans being an "all the way" team? Remember, the Colts have struggled. We will still be in the same place we are now. Having said this, I would like to apologize to all the Titans fans I know and don't know. I will be cheering them all the way. We need a good test, tonight is going to be just that. A victory will almost assure our place in the division, a loss will do almost no damage except give us a chance to see how our 2009 World Champion hopefuls can answer to adversity and criticism.

On a side note, Chris Johnson is my last player on my Fantasy team left to play. With a good night and us stopping Rhodes, I will have my sixth straight win, defeat the last undefeated team in my league and take the lead in the power ranks.

GO TITANS CODE BLUE!!!!

Set to GO BIG!!!

Everything points to Chris Johnson having a big game on Sunday. The Chiefs are in a "rebuilding year" but can never be counted out. To many teams have proved that, especially last week. We saw losing teams beat 3 teams in the undisputed, strongest division in football, the NFC East. Coach Fisher is not taking this team lightly.
“It’s a much younger team,” Fisher said. “There’s 17 rookies on the roster (actually 16) and I think there’s 26 players on the roster with two years or less of experience (actually 25.) They’re just getting better and better. Coach Edwards was upfront about their plan. They had to rebuild and were going to take their lumps and they’ve won a ball game against a very good team. Four of the five teams they’ve played this year have winning records and we can’t say that for ourselves. And they beat a team with a winning record. You can make all you want about our records right now but this is going to be a tough ball game.”

Any team can beat any team in the NFL on any Sunday. But... not this Sunday. The Chiefs cannot stop the run and with deactivation of Johnson from their roster, the Titans opponent has just lost the player with 3 of the 7 touchdowns his team has scored all year. I am also a little bias in that Chris Johnson is on my fantasy team and I need him to have a big game to keep my win streak going.

Kerry vs. Vince

Alright, Kerry finally had that game we all knew he would have. I'm not complaining, I've just been waiting for this opportunity to give a little insight. Kerry Collins, as well as the rest of the team, had a poor showing on Sunday in Baltimore against the Ravens. Every player has those days, every team stumbles. As a Titans fan it was not a fun game to watch but, it was a great game to see the Titans have. Confused? Let me take you back to September 9th of this year.


It was the first game of the year, a lot of expectations. We had seen the Titans perform pretty well in the preseason and was looking forward to another competitive year with a shot for the playoffs again. The defense was playing very well. Jacksonville had 189 net yards with 3 turnovers and even though they had the ball for 31 plus minutes, only scored 10 points. The new rookie, Chris Johnson, was having a great introduction to the regular season with 93 yards on the ground, his longest an 18 yard run and 34 passing with a touchdown. Our quarterback, Vince Young, was struggling, as Kerry was this last game. Here are the stats:

NAME (COMP/ATT) (YDS) (TD) (INT) (RATING)
Vince Young (12/22) (110) (1) (2) (45.6)
Kerry Collins (17/32) (163) (1) (2) (52.0)

Now, where was the difference, was it location? NO Kerry was away. Was it injuries? NO Kerry had less starters. Was it a different game plan? NO Kerry has less of the playbook to work with. Was it penalties? NO JAC game 5 penalties for 36 yds, BAL game 10 penalties for 78 yds. Was it one lost, one won?

It was the quarterbacks ability to play the position, lead their team, and show strength during adversity. The Jacksonville game was won despite Vince and his Drama Queen antics. The Baltimore game was won by a Kerry sucking it up and putting together a 10 point 4th quarter to help his team secure the victory.

Vince Young has already moved up the chart to 2nd string quarterback for the Titans. Regardless of what has been said in the media, we all know he is not stable. He is not making great strides to get his position back. The Titans do not need him. I don't think the team really even wants him. I just hope that after a couple of losses, which we all know can easily happen, that the coaching staff and administration don't bail on Kerry Collins, who is looking better than he has since his years in New York maybe ever.

Who can argue!!!!!!

Well, it's Saturday night, I'm so tired, but can't let the LSU v. Auburn game go....
What a game. The SEC is the BEST conference in football. That's right, I said it, " SEC FOOTBALL IS THE BEST IN THE NATION. Yes my VOLunteers got beat but what do you expect from Crompton and Fulmer (can you believe this man has an extension on his contract?). Anyway....

The South Eastern Conference has more top 10 teams than any other conference in NCAA football. No, I didn't research this... ESPN showed 4,5,6 & 10 are SEC teams before the weekend even started.... isn't that enough? And how about those Commodores. GO BLACK & GOLD. 23 to 17 against the Rebels. Again, an SEC match up. WE own football. Prove it wrong... I'm waiting.

Oh, and BY THE WAY!!!! BWM beat me in fantasy football even though I had the top 3 score in our league. (YES, he had the #1 score). This is my first year playing(NO EXCUSE). I will redeem..............Waiting for BWM's post in response. Any way(again).....

Good to see that Collins will start again for week 3. Never know when that will change. Young , plz. get help!!! we could at least use your salary for next year....


OUCH harsh!!!!!

Hello....homework!!!

Does anyone do their homework any more? Ocho Cinco, his agent, his Publicist, and others couldn't have found out before the name change, as well as NFL officials, that it would be a Ocho No-No conflict? Reebok has many, many dollars keeping Chad from pulling his plan off. First try did not work and second attempt looks like it is going to fail as well. OK, my point is that the NFL is one of the biggest companies in the world and no one felt this out? I mean, it changed his name on my fantasy league. It's not like that happens without some effort from some IT Cronies slaving away, making big bucks just to change it all back. I play fantasy football on NFL network. You don't think that their IT guys are making good money just to change that name back? I have seen at least six articles about this completely unworthy sports news story to ever hit the NFL news circuit. Also, why did Reebok wait until his name was changed to protest? As my links show, it was common knowledge. This is all a very trumped up attempt to sell more jerseys and make more money for folks that have to much already. At least I have started the number one sleeper in fantasy football(not just my opinion), Chris Johnson, against Cincinnati and their silly receiver. Also, the authors of this blog are playing each other in fantasy football this weekend and my opponent has Ocho No-No as a WR. I will update on the results. Should be a good event considering how competitive we are.