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Week 7
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10.26.09Monday Morning JerkIn lieu of a traditional MMJ treatment of Week 7, I’m offering an abbreviated look at the weekend’s action. Why? Well, let’s take a look. Packers 31, Browns 3 Chargers 37, Chiefs 7 Colts 42, Rams 6 Patriots 35, Bucs 7 Jets 30, Raiders 0 Bengals 45, Bears 10 And even… Bills 20, Panthers 9 There’s not a lot to parse here. I mean, if any of that sounds appealing to you, you either A) Bet heavily on one or more of these match-ups, or B) You’re a stadium employee who gets released early during blowouts. So if this is the downside to having a top-heavy league, what’s the upside? ...
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10.23.09The Michael J. Cox Lock of the WeekFYI readers, I stopped reading Marble's write-up as soon as he mentioned the "Lock Rules" so I have no idea what his pick is, but rest assured that I'm happy to take the other side of whatever pathetic reach of a bet he's making this week. Let's be very clear. There are no "rules." I will take whatever bet Marble makes because I think he possesses a poor aptitude for NFL wagering. He could bet against Jim Zorn for the next 10 weeks and double up on losses for all I care. It won't do him any good. His job is to ...
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10.23.09The Marble Ryan Lock of the WeekAfter mixed results for the Marble Lock again last week, I’m nearing my wit’s end. I just want to say that I hate the Eagles with everything I have. They’re probably my most despised entity in all of sport, and I don’t think I’m going out on a limb in saying a lot of people feel that way. So you people have to understand how frustrating it is to lose a bet on a game in which I picked them to win in blow out fashion. Any joy that would have been brought to me by watching their pathetic display ...
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10.22.09You Know Who You Should Sit?Brett Favre (QB – MIN) Favre's deal with the Devil to regain the skill of youth can't last forever, right? I mean if there's one thing I've learned in my years of movie watching, it's that when you give up your immortal soul to the Prince of Darkness in exchange for him lowering you INTs per game from 1.375 a year ago to a ridiculous 0.333 this year, it doesn't last. Sooner or later, Beelzebub will return and take back what he gave to you. And it's then that you'll realize you've gotten much more than you bargained for. This week ...
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10.22.09You Know Who You Should Start?Justin Fargas (RB – NYJ) With six teams on the rag this weekend, you're likely looking at a bit of a roster clusterfuck. Backs by the name of Ray Rice, Kevin Smith, Chris Johnson, Maurice Jones-Drew, and Knowshon Moreno will be enjoying their weekend in Cabo while you're sucking on a fat one. Have no fear, ladies and gentlemen, the best bra salesman on the West Coast is coming to your rescue. Justin "Sid" Fargas has stepped into the role of lead back for the Oakland Raiders, and that's not as scary sounding as you may think. Fargas showed good production ...
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10.21.09The Week 7 Podcast: “Nothing in life is amazing”Marble Ryan, Michael J. Cox and host Torry Hallelujah discuss fantasy football parity, the emergence of Ray Rice, consistent second- and third-tier WRs, and ESPN's groundbreaking -2 point projection for Jake Delhomme. Also, Torry Hallelujah nearly puts his fist through his computer screen after podcast recording software shorts out like Michael Voltaggio's electric burner in last week's Top Chef, and an epic 20 minutes of conversation are lost to the annals of podcasting history. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, or download it directly to your computer.
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10.20.09Mediocre HeroesSome men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. – Joseph Heller Six weeks into the fantasy football season, life in the RexQB league is a picture of what some would call parity. Joseph Heller and I would call it mediocrity. Seven teams are currently 3-3, with the difference between third and ninth place a mere 38 points. All ten teams in our league have holes, but no one really has enough assets to make trades to fill them. While mediocrity isn’t a glowing theme in the NFL this year, it has very ...
