Week 1 Observations
All of the starting lineups have been submitted so the PPFFL is ready for the footballs to start flying through the air. Before the balls are placed on the kicking tees, let's throw some things out regarding our fake league, as well as the real one that we all love to follow....
The most interesting lineup submitted in the PPFFL for Week 1 definitely belongs to The Dragons. Let's face it, we'd all like to see T.O., Randy Moss, and Pfc. Kellen Winslow, Jr. on a real team together fighting to get the ball and, more importantly, to get most of the media's attention. It looks like we might be getting close to adding Marshawn Lynch to the wing nut category, too. If this were a real team, it would be epic, especially if a passive push-over like Wade Phillips or Norv Turner were coaching it.
Keeping with The Dragons, their starting QB for the week is a guy taken in the last round of our draft. Kurt Warner was darn near our Mr. Irrelevant, and now he's starting in Week 1. One thing is for sure, on Monday morning either the aptitude of Dave or the rest of us will be under some serious scrutiny.
The real life Jaguars are dangerously close to stepping into the domain normally reserved for the Bengals and once occupied by the Trail Blazers (one difference being the Bengals and Blazers always shot first). It wouldn't be a surprise at this point to hear that Maurice Jones-Drew has kids scattered all over Southern California. And, if word spreads that David Garrard is planning a team party on a boat, all bets are off.
A quick note from The Dominator who wishes all to have a good season and hopes there aren't any sore losers at season's end. He obviously anticipates Clinton Portis using his "good football player personality" most of the season.
Something tells me The Maestro might be wallowing near the bottom in Week 4 telling the critics in his house, "You're not going to see Adrian Peterson or Tom Brady or Randy Moss walk though that door. And, if they did, they'd be wearing the colors of someone else's team."
Just for the fun of it, here's hoping that we get to hear Dick Stockton call a few games this season. With both local teams drawing the #6 or #7 announcing teams, it's likely that we could have the only announcer in America more senile than Gary Gerould calling a few Niner or Raider games this year. Not to wish any harm on the guy, but his career would fittingly end if he died while sitting in the booth during a Niner/Cardinal game. The first clue about his demise would be having the intern who stepped in for him actually calling the players by their correct names.
As this is being written, we're about 70 minutes away from another Barry Zito start. I, for one, am ripe with anticipation.
Speaking of countdowns, we're getting really close to something America (the country, not Brett Favre) has been waiting a long time for: BERMAN TIME! With the Thursday game this week, we'll probably get the 2-Minute Drill (that actually lasts around 5 minutes) and the Swami tonight; a game recap with Tom Jackson tomorrow; NFL GameDay and PrimeTime on Sunday; and the Monday Night Football halftime show, along with his Top 10 plays (which always consists of about 30 plays) on Monday.
The return of Berman also means we will soon be seeing Stu Scott standing on the fake football field in the ESPN studios, holding a football, doing poetry slams about the Bengals wide receivers. May the wayward sky divers who delivered a game ball to Duke last week instead of North Carolina land right on top of Stu during their next assignment.
With that, savor the anticipation of another NFL and PPFFL season that starts in about 30 hours.
The Commish
All of the starting lineups have been submitted so the PPFFL is ready for the footballs to start flying through the air. Before the balls are placed on the kicking tees, let's throw some things out regarding our fake league, as well as the real one that we all love to follow....
The most interesting lineup submitted in the PPFFL for Week 1 definitely belongs to The Dragons. Let's face it, we'd all like to see T.O., Randy Moss, and Pfc. Kellen Winslow, Jr. on a real team together fighting to get the ball and, more importantly, to get most of the media's attention. It looks like we might be getting close to adding Marshawn Lynch to the wing nut category, too. If this were a real team, it would be epic, especially if a passive push-over like Wade Phillips or Norv Turner were coaching it.
Keeping with The Dragons, their starting QB for the week is a guy taken in the last round of our draft. Kurt Warner was darn near our Mr. Irrelevant, and now he's starting in Week 1. One thing is for sure, on Monday morning either the aptitude of Dave or the rest of us will be under some serious scrutiny.
The real life Jaguars are dangerously close to stepping into the domain normally reserved for the Bengals and once occupied by the Trail Blazers (one difference being the Bengals and Blazers always shot first). It wouldn't be a surprise at this point to hear that Maurice Jones-Drew has kids scattered all over Southern California. And, if word spreads that David Garrard is planning a team party on a boat, all bets are off.
A quick note from The Dominator who wishes all to have a good season and hopes there aren't any sore losers at season's end. He obviously anticipates Clinton Portis using his "good football player personality" most of the season.
Something tells me The Maestro might be wallowing near the bottom in Week 4 telling the critics in his house, "You're not going to see Adrian Peterson or Tom Brady or Randy Moss walk though that door. And, if they did, they'd be wearing the colors of someone else's team."
Just for the fun of it, here's hoping that we get to hear Dick Stockton call a few games this season. With both local teams drawing the #6 or #7 announcing teams, it's likely that we could have the only announcer in America more senile than Gary Gerould calling a few Niner or Raider games this year. Not to wish any harm on the guy, but his career would fittingly end if he died while sitting in the booth during a Niner/Cardinal game. The first clue about his demise would be having the intern who stepped in for him actually calling the players by their correct names.
As this is being written, we're about 70 minutes away from another Barry Zito start. I, for one, am ripe with anticipation.
Speaking of countdowns, we're getting really close to something America (the country, not Brett Favre) has been waiting a long time for: BERMAN TIME! With the Thursday game this week, we'll probably get the 2-Minute Drill (that actually lasts around 5 minutes) and the Swami tonight; a game recap with Tom Jackson tomorrow; NFL GameDay and PrimeTime on Sunday; and the Monday Night Football halftime show, along with his Top 10 plays (which always consists of about 30 plays) on Monday.
The return of Berman also means we will soon be seeing Stu Scott standing on the fake football field in the ESPN studios, holding a football, doing poetry slams about the Bengals wide receivers. May the wayward sky divers who delivered a game ball to Duke last week instead of North Carolina land right on top of Stu during their next assignment.
With that, savor the anticipation of another NFL and PPFFL season that starts in about 30 hours.
The Commish
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