 Confessions of a Fantasy Football Loser For starters I pulled a Tom Brady this year. No, not by winning multiple Super Bowls or pledging my allegiance to a cheating system. No, no – I also once possessed something as beautiful as Bridget Moynahan, and ditched such beauty for what I thought would be an improved quality of life – my beauty's name: Steve Smith. The previous two seasons, Stevie and I were like brothers. And I sold him out. I sold him out two-fold this year by letting him sit undrafted in my consecutive round 1 and round 2 picks. The man fought through injuries and gave me a chance to win, again and again, for two years, and I let him sit against the wall – just like the fat kid in gym class. Steve, it will never...happen...again! Never...well, not until your skills diminish and you become an ornamental NFL has-been. But even then, I'll grab you in the late rounds, just as I grabbed Favre in the last round this year, and we'll rendezvous for one last run at spoiling someone's playoff chances. What I Did Wrong My first round pick was Reggie Bush. He...um...well...It bears mentioning that I'm not one of those Bush-haters that think Bush is an NFL bust, or unworthy of his praise. I love to see people come down on the guy as if he campaigned for the attention. AS IF every one of those negative know-it-alls would turn down the money and the endorsements. Digressing. It was not a smart move to choose a player who was certain to be a defensive magnet. After seeing the kid run hard against Tampa Bay with 7 Buccaneer jerseys swarming him by the time he touched the ball, my stomach was sick. One might believe that Sean Payton would make a few simple adjustments to correct this issue. The Saints are 0 – 4 over the past two years when Deuce McAllister touches the ball less than 10 times a game, and those touches are crucial to my Reggie fantasy. Somehow, this fact is still eluding the coach. So, whattaya say this weekend, Sean? McAllister between the tackles? Yet even with Bush as my first pick, my other solids are struggling to play to projection. So far, the guy keeping me in the game is the one and only Brett Favre. If that isn't appropriate, I don't suppose anything in the world of football is. And because of Brett and his phenomenal desire to play through it all (the good, the bad and the injuries), I too will join his band of merry men and attempt to salvage this fantasy football season. Yes, I'm only 0 – 2 and there are several weeks of action left to create what I now consider “Apathetic Mondays.” But from here on out – I'm giving it the old college try. To make it interesting, I'm going to mix things up in week 3, and start Dwayne Bowe. Call it a hunch, but I believe Damon Huard's days are numbered in Kansas City, and Brodie Croyle will be looking to begin the “Croyle to Bowe touchdown” tradition. Yeah, it's a dream right now, but Bowe will start for the second straight week in Kansas City's home opener, and I'm telling everyone right now, Dwayne Bowe will be Kansas City's #1 receiver by the end of season! Beyond that, I got nothin'. Travis Henry should be solid throughout the season, but I need Larry Fitzgerald, Marques Colston and Reggie Bush to show some life this weekend. Show some life or I'm firing myself, taking Apathetic Monday to look myself in...the...mirror, tear myself down and re-hire myself on Tuesday to make some quality moves. If that doesn't work – eh, like I said, Shiitake. I'll probably be out playing some football.
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