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Week 15
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12.18.09The Marble Ryan Lock of the WeekWeek 15 presents another tough-looking slate of games, and the only conclusion I can come to is that after a slow start, Vegas has gotten really good at this. Either that or I've just lost my mojo after another 1-1 performance last week. With nothing jumping out at me this week, I’ve turned to desperate measures. Having had success earlier in the year picking a game I wasn’t really all that passionate about, tirelessly dissecting every aspect of it until I reached a conclusion, I’ve decided to try out a similar methodology for Week 15. This time, I turned to an ...
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12.17.09You Know Who You Should Start (and Sit)?As The Slow Eater is awash in grad school final exams, the always-opinionated Mr. T has graciously offered to step in to provide both the Week 15 starts and sits. To honor our absent friend, however, here’s a positive review of Avatar from New York Magazine. You know who you should start? Jason Campbell (QB – WAS) As we mentioned yesterday, Campbell has been on fire recently. The Giants’ secondary couldn’t stop a UFL team these days, let alone a budding NFL offense. Continue Reading...
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12.16.09Who the Eff Are These Guys?So you’ve reached the fantasy football playoffs. Fortunately I have, too, in four of my seven leagues. Sadly Quinton Ganther prevented that from happening in the RexQB League, but I guess I can’t really complain about that. I won the league two years ago with a RB trio of Darius Walker, Kolby Smith, and Kenny Watson. I know I constantly mention this (most importantly to annoy the hell out of Torry Hallelujah, who I beat in the finals that year), but the trend of no-name guys being difference-makers continues to be relevant. This year is no different with guys like Ganther ...
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12.15.095 Reasons You Can’t Complain You Missed the PlayoffsWell, my friends, that about does it. The 2009 regular season is now in the books. Playoff seedings are set, the consolation bracket has been determined, and one unlucky owner has been saddled with the distinction of finishing in last (hello, Marble Ryan!) Just to bring you up to speed, the playoff seedings in the RexQB league are as follows: Black Irish – Favre Dollar Footlongs* Steve Stevens – T.O. Has B.O. Torry Hallelujah/The Mysterious Mr. Tzatziki – The White Sauce** The Slow Eater – The Chefs 2.1 *Team does not actually contain Brett Favre **Team actually contains Brett Favre If your league is anything like ours, ...
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12.14.09Monday Morning PodcastFresh from a screening of ESPN's "The U," Marble Ryan and Torry Hallelujah recap the playoff situation in the RexQB league and take a look at which stars lived up to their billing during fantasy crunchtime and which left their owners in a very vulnerable position. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or download it directly to your computer.
