Sunday, September 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
2008 Fantasy Football Sleepers
Fantasy Football is just around the corner. And, Yes I'm a huge sports geek. My close friends and I are going into our 5th season with the same league. The following is a list of 3 players that I consider sleeper picks this year.
Quarterback.
Matt Schaub
Big time fantasy quarterbacks excell when asked to throw the ball. When Houston threw 30+ times, Schaub put up really good numbers.
3 09/23 IND L 24-30 27/33 81.8 236YDS 7.2 1TD 2INT
4 09/30 @ ATL L 16-26 28/40 70.0 317YDS 7.9 1TD 0INT
5 10/07 MIA W 22-19 20/34 58.8 294YDS 8.6 0TD 1INT
6 10/14 @ JAC L 17-37 19/31 61.3 259YDS 8.4 0TD 1INT
11 11/18 NO W 23-10 21/33 63.6 293YDS 8.9 2 0TD 1INT
12 11/25 @ CLE L 17-27 22/36 61.1 256YDS 7.1 2TD 2INT
He had to deal with injuries. Not just his own, but his star receiver Andre Johnson also. A year into the system at Houston, additions to bulk up the offensive line and healthy receivers will help build on this success. He may not be a definate starter in a 1 QB league, but he's just about the best back-up and a sure fire sleeper.
Running Back
Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams is 31, but he's also taken very few hits over the last couple years. Anyone paying attention to Dolphin camp have learned 2 things. 1. Parcells & Co. are committed to a power running game. 2. Ricky Williams has look great all summer and he's officially been named the starter. The following starts are the last games in which Ricky received 18+ carries (Starting running back numbers)
01/01/06 @ NE - 28 Carries 101 YARDS 1 TD
12/24/05 @ TEN - 26 Carries 172 YARDS 1 TD
in 2003 he rushed for 1372 yards 9 TD , 351 rec yards 1 TD
The following are highlights from Saturday's preseason game between Miami and Jacksonville, Ricky looks sharp
Wide Receiver
Jerricho Cotchery
I liked this guy as a sleeper prior to Brett the Jet, now he just glistens with fantasy football awesomeness. Is he even a sleeper? I suppose if you live under a rock, maybe. Mostly, he's just a solid player. Yes, Brett likes his streaker receiver and whether or not Laveranues Coles can still stretch the field remains to be seen. However, a big physical threat like Cotchery is Favres best match at the tail end of his career. He's young, physical and reliable. I smell 1200 Yards 13 Touchdowns. Write it down.
Quarterback.
Matt Schaub
Big time fantasy quarterbacks excell when asked to throw the ball. When Houston threw 30+ times, Schaub put up really good numbers.
3 09/23 IND L 24-30 27/33 81.8 236YDS 7.2 1TD 2INT
4 09/30 @ ATL L 16-26 28/40 70.0 317YDS 7.9 1TD 0INT
5 10/07 MIA W 22-19 20/34 58.8 294YDS 8.6 0TD 1INT
6 10/14 @ JAC L 17-37 19/31 61.3 259YDS 8.4 0TD 1INT
11 11/18 NO W 23-10 21/33 63.6 293YDS 8.9 2 0TD 1INT
12 11/25 @ CLE L 17-27 22/36 61.1 256YDS 7.1 2TD 2INT
He had to deal with injuries. Not just his own, but his star receiver Andre Johnson also. A year into the system at Houston, additions to bulk up the offensive line and healthy receivers will help build on this success. He may not be a definate starter in a 1 QB league, but he's just about the best back-up and a sure fire sleeper.
Running Back
Ricky Williams
Ricky Williams is 31, but he's also taken very few hits over the last couple years. Anyone paying attention to Dolphin camp have learned 2 things. 1. Parcells & Co. are committed to a power running game. 2. Ricky Williams has look great all summer and he's officially been named the starter. The following starts are the last games in which Ricky received 18+ carries (Starting running back numbers)
01/01/06 @ NE - 28 Carries 101 YARDS 1 TD
12/24/05 @ TEN - 26 Carries 172 YARDS 1 TD
in 2003 he rushed for 1372 yards 9 TD , 351 rec yards 1 TD
The following are highlights from Saturday's preseason game between Miami and Jacksonville, Ricky looks sharp
Wide Receiver
Jerricho Cotchery
I liked this guy as a sleeper prior to Brett the Jet, now he just glistens with fantasy football awesomeness. Is he even a sleeper? I suppose if you live under a rock, maybe. Mostly, he's just a solid player. Yes, Brett likes his streaker receiver and whether or not Laveranues Coles can still stretch the field remains to be seen. However, a big physical threat like Cotchery is Favres best match at the tail end of his career. He's young, physical and reliable. I smell 1200 Yards 13 Touchdowns. Write it down.
Rachel Maddow
The liberal commentator and Air America host, who has become a breakout star for the cable channel during this campaign, is taking over the 9 p.m. slot following Keith Olbermann, who she often subs for on "Countdown." Olbermann broke the news in what he called a "fully authorized leak" this afternoon on the left-wing Web site Daily Kos. Dan Abrams, the former MSNBC general manager who had been hosting "Verdict" at that hour, will continue as NBC's chief legal correspondent and will be a daytime anchor for MSNBC. -
link to article
She's been one of my best friends this political season. While, I'm not sure how she'll differentiate her show from Countdown with Keith Olberman. I think its fantastic that the liberal media FINALLY has a female host. Tonight, on Countdown, she joked about possibly having a live punk band on the show. That would be f'n awesome.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Jamie's OBAMA fundraising
My brother Jamie.
is working for the Obama campaign.
As we speak he's been walking around my neighborhood going door to door and meeting independent and/or unregistered voters. I think its pretty awesome. I'm an OBAMA supporter, but I dont have it in me to go door to door. He's raising money for the campaign, if you're interested check it out here
is working for the Obama campaign.
As we speak he's been walking around my neighborhood going door to door and meeting independent and/or unregistered voters. I think its pretty awesome. I'm an OBAMA supporter, but I dont have it in me to go door to door. He's raising money for the campaign, if you're interested check it out here
Wikinomics
I read this book. It was excellent.
Wikinomics Blog
In the last few years, traditional collaboration—in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center—has been superceded by collaborations on an astronomical scale.
Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, Wikinomics proves this fear is folly. Smart firms can harness collective capability and genius to spur innovation, growth, and success.
A brilliant primer on one of the most profound changes of our time, Wikinomics challenges our most deeply-rooted assumptions about business and will prove indispensable to anyone who wants to understand the key forces driving competitiveness in the twenty-first century.
Based on a $9 million research project led by bestselling author Don Tapscott, Wikinomics shows how the masses of people can participate in the economy like never before. They are creating TV news stories, sequencing the human genome, remixing their favorite music, designing software, finding a cure for disease, editing school texts, inventing new cosmetics, and even building motorcycles.
Wikinomics Blog
In the last few years, traditional collaboration—in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center—has been superceded by collaborations on an astronomical scale.
Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions. While some leaders fear the heaving growth of these massive online communities, Wikinomics proves this fear is folly. Smart firms can harness collective capability and genius to spur innovation, growth, and success.
A brilliant primer on one of the most profound changes of our time, Wikinomics challenges our most deeply-rooted assumptions about business and will prove indispensable to anyone who wants to understand the key forces driving competitiveness in the twenty-first century.
Based on a $9 million research project led by bestselling author Don Tapscott, Wikinomics shows how the masses of people can participate in the economy like never before. They are creating TV news stories, sequencing the human genome, remixing their favorite music, designing software, finding a cure for disease, editing school texts, inventing new cosmetics, and even building motorcycles.
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