Week 8 Thoughts and Observations
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Re: Week 8 Thoughts and Observations
What a great game! I finally bench Brees for Dalton this in the classic! Im facing a pretty weak team I thought,...especially the QB (yes Eli Manning)......
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Re: Week 8 Thoughts and Observations
Man, what a ridiculous week of carnage, worst of a pretty brutal season of carnage. Lucky for me, I was pretty heavily invested in Leveon and especially Keenan this season (as well as Foster & Charles), and just got off picking up Reggie Bush on about 2/3 of my teams over the past couple weeks. Hmmm, maybe it's me.Don Draper wrote:as always, owners who successfully plan/adjust for injuries will rise to the top. this is a game of skill
For one team I have in another contest that WAS in first place in its league going into this past week, I had LeVeon, Arian, Keenan, and Bush all rostered. Good thing I successfully planned/adjusted. Maybe those plans and adjustments will be able to keep that squad from sinking into last.
Ahhh well, them's the breaks (literally).
Re: Week 8 Thoughts and Observations
Thanks Tom, I look forward to this article each and every week.
My turn to vent. Hey, I realize most won't give a hoot but as a lifelong Bengal fan I have built up some vent time. I'll try to be short and sweet.
Marvin Lewis is the 2nd highest tenured coach in the NFL. He has lasted this long simply because the Bengals have been to cheap to let him go. He has been surrounded with a high level of talent and for the first time in history we have now been a consistent winner. This is where I'll probably lose most, but since being on the dang sidelines in 2003 his in game management and decisions still stink. ( Being mild ) Most weeks, they have blown at least two timeouts prior to halftime and forget it if they are in need in the second half. He challenges plays that simply are not important in the overall scheme of the game. He has NO balls and relies on the damn FG more times than I can say. I'm posting this because things are rolling along quite well for my team but I still see the same dumb and stupid calls coming from the sidelines. There is a reason he is 0-6 in the Playoffs. So when the Bengals lose an important game in the near future - I'm predicting that Marvin is going to have a big hand in this. OK - thanks for listening.
Dalton - still not sold. He showed his true colors last week. I expect him to resurface when the game start to really count. Arizona fans - I know you are rolling along but be forewarned that Carson Palmer carries terrible 2 minute/end of the game management with him despite all his "experience". He has no sense of time, never did, when the game is on the line. i think it comes with having been around Lewis for his career.
Props to my partner in crime, Jim "Lunatic" Christie. He shouted long and hard this year for me to grab Todd Gurley. We ended up with him on two teams and are enjoying the ride ........... even if it is probably too late for those teams to cash. Tossing him a bone to bring him off the ledge on the NFBC boards! Who loves you Big Jimmy?
My turn to vent. Hey, I realize most won't give a hoot but as a lifelong Bengal fan I have built up some vent time. I'll try to be short and sweet.
Marvin Lewis is the 2nd highest tenured coach in the NFL. He has lasted this long simply because the Bengals have been to cheap to let him go. He has been surrounded with a high level of talent and for the first time in history we have now been a consistent winner. This is where I'll probably lose most, but since being on the dang sidelines in 2003 his in game management and decisions still stink. ( Being mild ) Most weeks, they have blown at least two timeouts prior to halftime and forget it if they are in need in the second half. He challenges plays that simply are not important in the overall scheme of the game. He has NO balls and relies on the damn FG more times than I can say. I'm posting this because things are rolling along quite well for my team but I still see the same dumb and stupid calls coming from the sidelines. There is a reason he is 0-6 in the Playoffs. So when the Bengals lose an important game in the near future - I'm predicting that Marvin is going to have a big hand in this. OK - thanks for listening.
Dalton - still not sold. He showed his true colors last week. I expect him to resurface when the game start to really count. Arizona fans - I know you are rolling along but be forewarned that Carson Palmer carries terrible 2 minute/end of the game management with him despite all his "experience". He has no sense of time, never did, when the game is on the line. i think it comes with having been around Lewis for his career.
Props to my partner in crime, Jim "Lunatic" Christie. He shouted long and hard this year for me to grab Todd Gurley. We ended up with him on two teams and are enjoying the ride ........... even if it is probably too late for those teams to cash. Tossing him a bone to bring him off the ledge on the NFBC boards! Who loves you Big Jimmy?