The All State

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Dear Diary,

Do you know what I'm doing right now? I'm praying. I'm praying for all that is good to make sure I come out with the win against Marlon. Does that involve Drew Brees' top receivers getting involved in something terrible (but not tragic) right before their game on Monday night? Maybe.

But I know I need this win, if only for the sake of my tenure at The All State, where I know Marlon is going to rub it in my face every chance he gets. Actually, right now, Marlon is talking trash to me. We're not even done with the game yet.

Okay, there are some positive aspects of my Sunday. My players, for the most part, had excellent days. Tony Romo pulled out the win for his team, throwing three touchdowns in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals … a game I'm sure everyone thought was going to be a cupcake game, but the Cowboys had to keep us on the edge of our seats, of course.

My receivers, Reggie Wayne and Hines Ward, both caught late catches in the fourth quarter for touchdowns, which added to their score of 15 each.

Notice I didn't mention Calvin Johnson as one of my receivers. He has been mostly a bust, since the Detroit Lions are doing terribly this season. Johnson gained me an astonishing point (that's right, one) in their loss to a sub-par Chicago Bears team.

All this is pretty hard to stomach, because Marlon's receivers are just waiting in limbo. As I write this, I'm beating Marlon by four points, 85-81. So my players put up a hard fight, and it definitely shows by the score. As evidenced by my Chargers' defense, who took a painful loss to the Miami Dolphins., I'm not the biggest fan of the Chargers, but as one of the top teams in the AFC, a loss to the Dolphins is out of the question.

I really wish I would have picked up DeAngelo Williams from the Carolina Panthers. They just mauled the Kansas City Chiefs, and I know Marlon is going to mention that. He's evil, guys. I try to play a nice game, full of sportsmanship and good will. Marlon doesn't. That's fine, though. The next few weeks are going to be preparation to make it to the playoffs.

This is war,
Devon

Dear Diary,

Technically, it is true Devon Robinson and I will not know who the better overall fantasy football player is until the end of the season. I already know I am the master and he is a lowly acolyte who should be on his knees at the feet of my statue somewhere, but it will take the numbers at the end of the season to make Devon face reality.

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