2008 Woodie Awards
2007 Fantasy Football Journal
Marlon Scott
Issue date: 10/3/07 Section: Sports
I got my second win in a row in week three, but it was a close game. Carson Palmer put up some decent points for my opponent, but they were easily eclipsed by my new favorite running back Marion Barber. Barber caught a pass for a touchdown and ran for another one on top of 102 rushing yards. I will own a Barber Cowboy's jersey soon. Matt Stover's four field goals including a 43 yard game winner insured that the GridironGovs came out of week three 2-1. When the last piece of celebratory confetti drifted slowly to the floor and landed, I set down confident that I was ready to face week four.
My confidence took a hit when I realized that this was the first bye week for the NFL teams this season. I have already been juggling my roster to find players who will not drive me to tears. Now I have to compensate for teams on vacation. The remaining confidence wilted when I saw how beat up most of my team was.
When I also observed that I was facing the undefeated Team 9, what little confidence I had left turned into the kind of hope that will get you a winning lottery ticket.
The Rams are 0-3 and look bad. It has been reported that Marc Bulger has broken ribs which he says isn't affecting how he throws. I disagree. He threw three interceptions last week. Combined with the fact that he is running for his life behind an offensive line filled with backup players, he will be lucky if his broken ribs allow him to breathe.
Steven Jackson had his best game of the season and got hurt. He will be out this week. I am done with the Rams. I see waivers in their future. Phillip Rivers and Ronnie Brown are in.
Marques Colston and the Redskins defense have byes this week. I picked up the Packers off of waivers to replace the Redskins. Hopefully, they will continue to perform well and I can quit shopping for defenses every week until their week seven bye.
Jerricho Cothery has a shoulder injury and is listed as questionable for week four. With Colston out I have to play him. Ronald Curry, Wes Welker and a small prayer will fill out the rest of my wide receiver .
Team 9 has Roy Williams, Hines Ward and Reggie Brown.
My stomach is a little queasy.
Team 9 also has Tony Romo at quarterback. Theoreticaally, Rivers could earn more points than Romo this week. Ironically, he will be throwing his passes to Terrell Owens against the Rams this week. Yeah, I am definitely going to be sick.
Ignoring the butterflies that are whipping up tsunamis in my stomach, I tried to find some confidence as I looked over my roster and compared it to my merciless, undefeated opponent.
It is going to come down to my defense. I know I cannot depend on the Rams defense to stop the Cowboys.
The Packers are playing the Vikings, which means my defense is facing Team 9's defense head to head. This is going to be interesting.
*please scroll down to view the rest of the article.*
*Week two results are on the top, week three on the bottom.*
The only thing worse than losing a close game, is losing a close game to a team without a full roster. Pardon me while I try to find some of my lost manhood.
Team 9 is the last team in the league that is undefeated. If Tony Romo keeps playing like super-quarterback, Team 9 will make it to the championship game easily (without a full team).
The GridIronGovs and Team 9 shall face each other again (hopefully in the championsip game). When we do, I will have my revenge.
My confidence took a hit when I realized that this was the first bye week for the NFL teams this season. I have already been juggling my roster to find players who will not drive me to tears. Now I have to compensate for teams on vacation. The remaining confidence wilted when I saw how beat up most of my team was.
When I also observed that I was facing the undefeated Team 9, what little confidence I had left turned into the kind of hope that will get you a winning lottery ticket.
The Rams are 0-3 and look bad. It has been reported that Marc Bulger has broken ribs which he says isn't affecting how he throws. I disagree. He threw three interceptions last week. Combined with the fact that he is running for his life behind an offensive line filled with backup players, he will be lucky if his broken ribs allow him to breathe.
Steven Jackson had his best game of the season and got hurt. He will be out this week. I am done with the Rams. I see waivers in their future. Phillip Rivers and Ronnie Brown are in.
Marques Colston and the Redskins defense have byes this week. I picked up the Packers off of waivers to replace the Redskins. Hopefully, they will continue to perform well and I can quit shopping for defenses every week until their week seven bye.
Jerricho Cothery has a shoulder injury and is listed as questionable for week four. With Colston out I have to play him. Ronald Curry, Wes Welker and a small prayer will fill out the rest of my wide receiver .
Team 9 has Roy Williams, Hines Ward and Reggie Brown.
My stomach is a little queasy.
Team 9 also has Tony Romo at quarterback. Theoreticaally, Rivers could earn more points than Romo this week. Ironically, he will be throwing his passes to Terrell Owens against the Rams this week. Yeah, I am definitely going to be sick.
Ignoring the butterflies that are whipping up tsunamis in my stomach, I tried to find some confidence as I looked over my roster and compared it to my merciless, undefeated opponent.
It is going to come down to my defense. I know I cannot depend on the Rams defense to stop the Cowboys.
The Packers are playing the Vikings, which means my defense is facing Team 9's defense head to head. This is going to be interesting.
*please scroll down to view the rest of the article.*
| GridironGovs (1-1) 90 | Team 10 (1-1) 75 |
|---|---|
| QB Marc Bulger -2 | Carson Palmer 15 |
| RB Marion Barber 23 | Ron Dayne 0 |
| RB Steven Jackson 12 | Ahman Green 1 |
| WR Marques Colton 6 | Laverneous Coles 9 |
| WR Ronald Curry 12 | Bobby Engram 12 |
| WR Wes Welker 6 | Torry Holt 6 |
| TE Tony Gonzalez 9 | Kellen Winslow 8 |
| K Matt Stover 14 | Jeff Reed 13 |
| DST Redskins 10 | Ravens 11 | GridironGovs (0-1) 102 | Team 9 (4-0) 87 |
| QB Phillip Rivers 2 | Tony Romo 37 |
| RB Marion Barber 7 | Reggie Bush 0 |
| RB Ronnie Brown 26 | Jamal Lewis 12 |
| WR Jerrico Cotchery 10 | Reggie Brown 1 |
| WR Ronald Curry 11 | Hines Ward 0 |
| WR Wes Welker 4 | Roy Williams 5 |
| TE Tony Gonzalez 13 | Jason Witten 13 |
| K Matt Stover 7 | Nate Kaeding 12 |
| DST Packers 12 | Vikings 7 |
*Week two results are on the top, week three on the bottom.*
The only thing worse than losing a close game, is losing a close game to a team without a full roster. Pardon me while I try to find some of my lost manhood.
Team 9 is the last team in the league that is undefeated. If Tony Romo keeps playing like super-quarterback, Team 9 will make it to the championship game easily (without a full team).
The GridIronGovs and Team 9 shall face each other again (hopefully in the championsip game). When we do, I will have my revenge.
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posted 11/22/08 @ 1:40 PM CST
I am very happy to find out that you finally got the chance to show them what you got. I am sure that it wasn't easy for you or any of your team mates. (Continued…)
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