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Top five
1. New Orleans Saints (11-0): Good luck to foes figuring out who to cover on any given play
2. Minnesota Vikings (10-1): Percy Harvin(notes) looking like a shoo-in for Rookie of the Year
3. Indianapolis Colts (11-0): Fans need to stop nit-picking with the small critiques.
4. San Diego Chargers (8-3): One of about a half-dozen contenders I don’t trust.
5. Cincinnati Cincinnati Bengals (8-3): An incredibly disciplined defense led by coordinator Mike Zimmer.

Bottom five
28. Oakland Raiders (3-8): Gradkowski bubble burst worse than the housing bubble.
29. Detroit Lions (2-9): Why was Stafford playing in the fourth quarter against Green Bay?
30. St. Louis Rams (1-10): There’s so much to fix, where do you start?
31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-10): Expect them to scout UF’s Carlos Dunlap very hard.
32. Cleveland Browns (1-10): Charlie Weis working for Eric Mangini? Are you kidding me?

Top QB’s in the ’00′s

In terms of fantasy football, though, we couldn’t have asked for a better 10-year run with quarterbacks — from Kurt Warner and Peyton Manning to Tom Brady and Drew Brees. In fact, perhaps now would be the perfect time to put the current decade in better perspective … while listing the “Best Single Seasons of Fantasy QBs from 2000-2009″:

1. Tom Brady — 4,806 passing yards, 50 TDs, 8 INTs (2007)
2. Peyton Manning — 4,557 passing yards, 49 TDs, 10 INTs (2004)
3. Daunte Culpepper — 4,717 passing yards, 39 TDs, 11 INTs (2004)
4. Drew Brees — 5,069 passing yards, 34 TDs, 17 INTs (2008)
5. Peyton Manning — 4,413 passing yards, 33 TDs, 15 INTs (2000)
6. Philip Rivers — 4,099 passing yards, 34 TDs, 11 INTs (2008)
7. Kurt Warner — 4,830 passing yards, 36 TDs, 22 INTs (2001)
8. Daunte Culpepper — 3,937 passing yards, 33 TDs, 16 INTs (2000)
9. Rich Gannon — 4,689 yards, 26 TDs, 10 INTs (2002)
10. Peyton Manning — 4,397 passing yards, 31 TDs, 9 INTs (2006)
11. Kurt Warner — 4,583 passing yards, 30 TDs, 14 INTs (2008)
12. Trent Green — 4,591 passing yards, 27 TDs, 17 INTs (2004)
13. Peyton Manning — 4,267 passing yards, 29 TDs, 10 INTs (2003)
14. Brett Favre — 4,088 passing yards, 30 TDs, 17 INTs (2004)
15. Donovan McNabb — 3,875 passing yards, 31 TDs, 8 INTs (2004)
16. Drew Brees — 4,423 passing yards, 28 TDs, 18 INTs (2007)
17. Aaron Rodgers — 4,038 passing yards, 28 TDs, 13 INTs (2008)
18. Carson Palmer — 3,836 passing yards, 32 TDs, 12 INTs (2005)
19. Drew Brees — 4,418 passing yards, 26 TDs, 11 INTs (2006)
20. Marc Bulger — 4,301 passing yards, 24 TDs, 8 INTs (2006)

Running the Numbers

Who are the best five fantasy QBs down the stretch? … prompting these computer findings (as simulated one billion times — or something like that):

Passing Yards
1. Peyton Manning (1,444)
2. Matt Schaub (1,408)
3. Drew Brees (1,375)
4. Tom Brady (1,323)
5. Aaron Rodgers (1,297)

Touchdowns
1. Drew Brees (10.65)
2. Brett Favre (10.12)
3. Peyton Manning (10.06)
4. Kurt Warner (9.62)
5. Philip Rivers (9.56)

Rushing Yards
1. Vince Young (124)
2. David Garrard (121)
3. Aaron Rodgers (106)
4. Josh Freeman (95)
5. Ryan Fitzpatrick (93)

Need a QB?

For what it’s worth … Matt Leinart’s greatest fantasy day as a pro occurred on Nov. 26, 2006 — against Minnesota: 405 passing yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs. As for the receivers, Larry Fitzgerald pulled down 11 catches for 172 yards and Anquan Boldin racked up nine catches for 140 yards and one TD.

Schadenfreude

Sorry no invitations for Nasty Nation and Wheatfield Billies

It’s in the bag

Reset the clock

Police Blotter

Hmm let’s see , his team sucks and he’s playing a game making huge jack….yet he drinks while his sports is on going. Oh wait! He’s a fat tub of man goo. Drink up Marcus Tiny Johnson

10/27/09: Bucs G Marcus Johnson is arrested for DUI.

10/26/09: Jets WR Braylon Edwards is charged with misdemeanor assault.

10/13/09: Bears G Lance Louis is charged with misdemeanor assault.

10/7/09: Vikings CB Cedric Griffin pleads guilty to DUI.

10/5/09: Dolphins CB Will Billingsley is charged with battery and resisting arrest.

9/22/09: Texans WR Jacoby Jones pleads guilty to DUI.

9/07/09: Broncos TE Richard Quinn is arrested for “harassment — obstruction of phone services/domestic violence.”

9/06/09: Chargers LB Shawne Merriman is arrested for battery and false imprisonment.

8/31/09: Vikings CB Cedric Griffin is arrested for DUI.

8/31/09: Saints S Usama Young is arrested for reckless operation of a motor vehicle and flight from a police officer.

8/21/09: Titans WR Chris Davis is arrested for DUI.

Bears Sinking….bring back….

Summary: I sit here watching this game and the Vikes are up 36-10….Tarvaris Jackson is in the game and I’m just dying for this game to end. It’s like being in the dentist’s chair…you try to think about other things to pass the time until the misery is over. The Bears are just awful. Jay Cutler is not going to get it done and Matt Forte is no longer a fantasy relevant RB…yeah I said it. Brett Favre throws for 392 yards and 3 td’s on the day…he is going to win the NFL MVP this year and if he caps that off with a Super Bowl at the ripe old age of 40, how can you argue that he’s the best ever. His numbers are gross and this is the first year he’s had a really good O-line and running game around him and look what he’s doing! 24 td’s and 3 INT’s. SICK! He’s made Adrian Peterson an absolute afterthought. How do you defend a team like that? Where the leagues best RB (this side of Chris Johnson) isn’t even a required part of the game plan? You stack the box to stop AP and Favre torches you. You take away his WR’s and he kills you underneath. You hang back and AP brutalizes you for 8 yards a pop. How the hell do you defend this? I don’t think the Bears could keep Girl Scout troop 696 out of the endzone so it’s hard to gauge on this game but the Vikes have done it to almost everyone this year. Scary. I don’t see them losing another game this year. They just need New Orleans to lose to get the home field throughout. Tomorrow night will be very interesting for the Vikes! Another game…another Favre domination.

He Graduated

Playoffs!? Playoffs?!

With Mudville taking down A Bomb he is playoff bound, Your Mom’s Hero is also in the playoffs with A Bomb losing. Hero’s will defeat Gumballs on Monday night. Week 13 will determine the bye week for either Hero or Mudville. A-bomb looks like a lock for a wild card game.

The whole Cal Sag division will come down to the last week.

I Love Me My Lovie

After Sunday’s 20-point loss to the Cardinals, Bears fans are wondering how coach Lovie Smith gets his team ready for a game. Here are the top 15 ways.

15) Pours over last week’s game film to make sure nobody forgot to thank other team for embarrassing them.

14) Looks up “prepare” in the dictionary, but eventually decides it’s too harsh a word to say out loud or even think about in private.

13) Wednesday afternoon potato sack races around Halas Hall!

12) Formulates defensive game plan with the help of his pet cat Ronnie and some neighborhood kids.

11) Removes hot-dogging players from practice and hugs them for as long as necessary.

10) Gathers team for weekly viewing of Richard Linklater’s classic films “Dazed and Confused” and “Slacker.”

9) Tells players the inspirational story of Bob Babich, reminding them that even if they don’t perform, they still have a job in this organization.

8.) Memorizes postgame sound bites before kickoff, guaranteeing the action on the field has no bearing whatsoever on his comments to reporters.

7.) Changes Tommie Harris’ diaper.

6) Hits himself in head with hammer, ensuring in-game decisions will be excruciatingly delayed and dim-witted.

5) Devotes 60 percent of defensive practice time to ball-stripping drills, 39 percent to missed tackling and remaining 1 percent to “general whining” techniques.

4) Sends text to opposing coach revealing entire first half game plan, because “it’s the right thing to do.”

3) Scours Sunday morning comics for ways to brighten the locker room mood during halftime.

2) Checks under players’ tongues to make sure they also swallowed their pregame horse tranquilizers.

1) Asks head referee to explain the rules of football one more time, please.

31 days and counting

Those little angels of the NFL are hanging in there. No jail for 31 days….all of this while they are IN season.
Blast from the past..take me to your leader Conehead

10/27/09: Bucs G Marcus Johnson is arrested for DUI.

10/26/09: Jets WR Braylon Edwards is charged with misdemeanor assault.

10/13/09: Bears G Lance Louis is charged with misdemeanor assault.

10/7/09: Vikings CB Cedric Griffin pleads guilty to DUI.

10/5/09: Dolphins CB Will Billingsley is charged with battery and resisting arrest.

9/22/09: Texans WR Jacoby Jones pleads guilty to DUI.

9/07/09: Broncos TE Richard Quinn is arrested for “harassment — obstruction of phone services/domestic violence.”

9/06/09: Chargers LB Shawne Merriman is arrested for battery and false imprisonment.

Job Posting

So do you think you could put a good word in for me when you’re drafted?

Didn’t make this up

Almost had a heart attack. I saw the score when I was setting my team…Wednesday night. I thougth I missed something. Yahoo know something we don’t??? GB 26-0?

Week 12 Beer

Troegs Mad Elf Ale

I took some Troegs Mad Elf Ale to a beer tasting party I went to last week.  It was some really good stuff.  I had my doubts, when I saw it was brewed with cherries and honey, because I don’t like my beers fruity or sweet.  The cherries gave it more of a tart taste, and with the big malt taste, it had a nice balance.  They did a decent job of masking the 11.2% alcohol too.  Although, there was a slight alcohol burn in the after taste.  The best part was the color, it was a nice red color to get you in the holiday mood.  This was a great cold weather beer.

Thanksgiving Sandwiches (leftover turkey/stuffing/cranberry sauce/gravy on sub roll)

Take leftover turkey breast meat.

Cover both sides of an open sub roll with cranberry sauce

Lay down heated turkey breast

Cover with heated leftover stuffing

Cover with leftover gravy

Enjoy!  Sounds easy but damn it’s good!

Have a good Thanksgiving