Johnny Coli

How does a future late first round pick benefit them this year? Unless The Genius has found a way to bend time and space so that Boy Wonder can make a completion to a player that isn't even on their team yet, this doesn't help them at all. But after seeing the officiating yesterday, I wouldn't be surprised if he got credited with "future completions".

Delhomme and Plummer, on the same team no less. But that team also has Gore (moster day) and the kicker Wilkins who put 6 FGs through. I crushed the guy I was matched up with 107 to 43, and didn't need either QB, nor Housh. No way I'll survive the season with crap play out of those two QBs, but if they were going to suck, this was the week to do it.

Damn right, JSP! Living in New England has meant slinking around in shame on mondays after a NE win. Not this week man. We almost stole one at The Tampon. That's huge. I walk into the cube farm head held high tomorrow. A beat-down is coming to Miami next week.

Well, I clicked on the Rollins thing, but bailed after a few seconds because I find him to be a bit unsufferable to listen too. However, on the video list next to it I clicked on the Dino Jr vid, which was so-so. I'm a fan of Dino Jr, but sometimes J's guitar wanking goes on a bit long...and this one was not only long, but kind of uninspired. I definately prefer the late 80s emaciated J to the marshmallow J. Turn off the soaps, man and get off the couch. I scrolled through the Dino Jr vids and there are a few older ones where you get to see him in all his skinny, kick-ass glory. Like sands through the hour glass, J..... This post should not be construed as an endorsement of polygamy, either. I'm not down with that "Freak Scene."

I'm tempted to leave work and jump in the car to hear it. Are they letting that fat turncoat POS Smerlas near a mike? I bet he'll kiss Marv's ass while Marv is on, then stab him in the back as soon as they shut Marv's feed off. Fuggin' scumbag.

Diet Moxie!

Most people start out drinking it on a dare, then continue to drink it because it's sort of cool/wierd and regional. It's definately an acquired taste, or a lost set of taste buds. Kind like Genny Cream Ale .

We had a line-cook in NH/Maine murder a guy, then proceed to kill and butcher (butcher in the most literal sense of the word...he is a cook after all) three people over the course of several days to cover it up, so we've got our own stuff going on.

I tried it. I didn't hate it, but I've had better. We drink Moxie® around here, so my softdrink proclivities are probably to be questioned. Alltime fave is Diet Dr. Pepper.

To be honest, I had to Google his name to get the info on him this morning. It hasn't been on the news here at all. I never clicked on the big thread from last week because I figured "Bucky" was a gopher or an escaped zoo animal or something.

The key to this league is how you want to set up your RB to WR ratio in the starting lineups: 1RB/4WR, 2RB/3WR, 3RB/2WR. A successful draft would set you up to have flexibility to adjust your lineup for matchups and extra category points. Pass-catching RBs give you a ton of room, too. Team 1: Will have to go with 3RB/2WR setup, because there’s no depth at WR. Too many of the players on this roster have to have great years for this team to be successful. The Manning pick screwed this owner…probably picked him too high and it cost him/her a stud WR. Team 2: Pretty stacked. Would like to see a fourth WR on the bench for more lineup flexibility, and don’t like seeing a QB/WR combo on the same team because of bye week issues, but this team top to bottom will get you points and win most head-to-head matchups (except the week of Cincy’s bye). Team 3: Looking at playing the season 1RB/4WR or 2RB/3WR. I like the depth at WR but the third QB probably cost this owner at another position. They will be praying for a healthy Portis and a crippled Corey Dillon (But hey, who isn’t praying for a crippled Dillon? ). Team 4: Here’s the 3RB/2WR team. That’s a great RB group, and starting Westbrook will get this owner receptions and receiving yardage. I don’t like the Branch pick, as I would have preferred to draft a WR that will play before week 10, but this team will win many more weeks than it will lose. Team 5: Holmes? This owner should be ashamed of themselves. Other than Pitt, they don’t have a top-five position player anywhere on the roster. It’s almost like they took Jackson with what I’m guessing was the eighth or ninth pick, then left the room for two rounds. Please tell me they didn’t take Priest Holmes in the second round. Ugly. Team 6: Extra kicker in a 10-team league is a wasted pick. D. Davis is wasted pick number two. But after those two egregious draft blunders, this owner has still managed to assemble a decent team in spite of him/herself. They have the flex to go 2RB/3WR or 3RB/2WR, so they can play matchups and need. Bledsoe and Favre aren’t great, but will each have the occasional 300 yard game. Team 7: I don’t like the extra K, and Stevens isn’t playing for a few weeks, so that’s two wasted picks, IMO. The QB/WR from the same team issue applies here, as well. That being said, this is a solid roster that will allow for an array of different lineups from week to week. If McGahee and Watson have the years they’re projected to have this team will be killer. Team 8: A 2RB/3WR team without much flexibility. I think the WRs are OK, and Gates will help out with those categories. This owner needs Brees to have a good season getting the ball to Horn, and Alexander to kick ass. Team 9: Wow. Great team for this league. The only point of contention would be the Miami bye week hits 20% of the roster, but with that being said, this lineup is stacked in any of the RB/WR starting ratios. Team 10: Best draft of the league, if Dillon stays healthy. The QBs will put up yardage. The RBs will get points in four categories. This team should win this league. ------------------------------------- You are either team #2 or team #4. You can’t be team #9 because, like me, you would never draft anybody from Miami. I don’t think you would spend a pick on an extra kicker so that eliminates #6 and #7. I think you are team #2 (but could also be #4), and you’ll be playing team #10 in the championship.

Outstanding job, Lori, but one small note on "The Razor." Gillette was bought buy Proctor and Gamble last year, so "The Razor" isn't really a servicable nickname anymore. Proctor and Gamble has many other fine commercial products that they are more widely known for, including Old Spice®, Luvs®, Noxema® and of course Tampax®. I believe a more suitable nickname for Proctor and Gamble Stadium is needed. Maybe The Zit. Or The Tampon.

I'm with you brother. Nothing would be sweeter than a Bills victory at The Tampon. I'd add one more item to your list...it would crush Smerlas' prediction of the Pats going 16-0, that fat hairy turncoat slob.

Featuring the one-and-only Ross the Boss from Westchester. I'm not a fan of Manowar (never got the joke, I guess), but Ross was a founding member of The Dictators and played with Handsome Dick Manitoba's spin-off group, Manitoba's Wild Kingdom. The Dictators were a fabulous NYC punk rock band in the mid-70s, of whom I am a huge fan. Their third LP, Blood Brothers is one of the best rock and roll records of all time. As for rock and roll in general, The New York Dolls were great. Of course the Ramones would have to top any list. Depends on what you define as "great". I'm too busy to contribute a list that no one will read, anyway.

It will just revert to a NY Giants board.

I don't see The Ramones It's Alive on this list, yet. Or Night of the Living Dead Boys by The Dead Boys.

I'm with The Senator on this one. If you can't be optimistic before week one then what's the damn point? Bills 23 Pats 17 Game ball to Johnathan Paul Losman

The thought has crossed my mind. My third league is the big-money league. Live, in-person draft. That's a 16-team league, so I'll just adjust my draft board accordingly. I actually like the auto-draft because it forces you to do a significant amount of homework ahead of time establishing tiers and setting values based on league scoring. The beauty is that some of the people making live picks will panic and start runs on over-valued positions that allow studs to fall into your hands. For the 14-team, four WR starter league I put a huge emphasis on WRs in my pre-ranking...that's 56 starting WRs every week so getting at least three mid-to-top-tier WRs is essential. I was pleasently surprised to end up with two top-twelve RBs and still get a good group of WRs. For IDPs you have to know how much the best players at their respective positions are pointwise in relation to the offensive positions. In the above league, the top-rated DLs will get you the same amount of points as an average third receiver and there are a ton of them, so you can hold off until you get at least a WR3. In my case, the way I structured my board to let me go RB1-RB2-WR1-WR2-QB-TE-WR3-WR4-DEF then loaded up on IDPs starting with tiers of DLs and DBs. Getting that fourth starting WR and still ending up with a solid group of IDPs worked out great.

I'm not gonna start another thread, so here's two drafts. These two were auto-drafts, I have a third this week that I'll actually be able to attend. Here you go, Team A auto-drafted after much work setting up a pre-rank. Was picking second in a 12-team league. The bench was filled out with an extra kicker and a different TE (Stevens) by the auto-draft, so I dumped the kicker to pick up Losman (gotta represent ), and grabbed Daniels for the Pitt bye-week (early bye, at which point I’ll send him packing for a bye-week K or other positional depth). Pitt has an early bye, so that gives me flexibility to either cut Dallas DEF loose, or use them for match-ups (that’s probably what I’ll do). QB J. Delhomme QB J. Plummer WR T. Holt WR A. Boldin WR T. Houshmandzadeh RB L. Johnson RB K. Jones TE H. Miller K J. Wilkins DEF Pittsburgh ------------------- DEF Dallas RB F. Gore WR E. Wilford QB J. Losman TE O. Daniels Pros: Love the WR group and LJ, decent TE, solid DEF options. Also got a token Bill . Excellent bye-week coverage, no roster holes. Cons: Not overly psyched with KJ and may end up starting Gore. Team B, same deal, schedule forced me to auto-draft with a lot of pre-draft work. Fourteen team league, drafted tenth. Very deep WR league (four starters) with IDPs. Four position bench makes it kind of tough, but there’s usually a glut of good FA-IDPs to help you out on bye weeks. Off and DEF team starters: QB Mi. Vick WR Sa. Moss WR T. Houshmandzadeh WR E. Wilford WR A. Bryant RB E. James RB W. McGahee TE H. Miller K M. Stover DEF Jacksonville --------------------- QB K. Collins RB S. Gado WR E. Parker DEF Minnesota IDP starters: D Do. Edwards D J. Vilma DB A. Wilson DB C. Tillman DB B. Dawkins DL L. Fletcher-Baker DL A. Thomas Pros: Serviceable group of WRs for a 14-team league starting four each week (if I say it enough times it'll come true). Not a bad set of RBs considering where I was picking (James with tenth, Willis with second pick). My IDPs are stellar. I like Gado on my bench for when A. Green goes down by week two . Cons: Vick pick is ho-hum, but he can’t do worse than last year. Not thrilled with Collins on bench, but there’s fug-all for FA QBs left (until injuries hit the starters). Jax and Vikes have same bye week, so I’ll need to figure something out there. The question marks are Ron Mexico and Moss (can he come close to last year's numbers?). --------- I'm picking fifth in my third league, but I'm almost certain the guy with the fourth pick is going with Manning, so I won't have the "Portis dilemma" affecting everybody else.

I wasn't calling you out, Joe. Just pointing out that there is no reasoning with these anti-science fanatics.

Our Leader isn't behind it: NYT link The pro-life Catholic Bishops aren't behind it (same article): The former chair of The President's Council on Bioethics isn't behind it (same article): The GOP in congress isn't behind it (same article): The Vatican isn't on board, either (WaPo link): The reasoning behind not endorsing this new technique, a technique that doesn't mean the destruction of the embryo (which we were all led to believe was the source of the objections), is now bordering on the absurd.

What? Exactly what leadership has he shown, and how has this been an unfair QB competition?

The conventional wisdom (read: kool-aide spin) out of Loserville, USA is that The Genius is just messing with Branch's head. He can't just go mosey on to another team. He's got one week to get a contract negotiation and a trade offer done, and The Paytoilets have to approve any deal. A lot of rosters are set, and the feeling is that Branch isn't going to like what's on the other side of the fence...that he'll come crawling back to Tampon Stadium on his own.

I'm booking my flight.

It would probably only take a handfull of us to get over there to skew the results back in B-lo's favor. I'm up for the challenge if you are, Dean-o.