And not because New England beat the Giants to go 16-0, though it was a mostly entertaining game (as is always the case when a Manning loses), or because the Texans and Bears are out of playoff contention, but because I lost the title game in my fantasy football league.
My team, the "Sucking Chest Wounds," cruised through the early part of the season. An injury to Steven Jackson was offset by the acquisition of Ronnie Brown, and picking up Derek Anderson and Mason Crosby proved fruitful. Even after Brown went down, SJ started picking back up. I finished the season 9-4, earning a first round bye.
The guy everyone figured to win it all - he had both Tom Brady and Randy Moss - went down in the semifinals thanks to inclement weather. I stomped my opponent 132-57 in the second to last game, and right away I knew I was screwed. The dude who beat Brady/Moss had Donovan McNabb, who once again waited until the Eagles were out of contention to have the best game of his season. Jackson and Marion Barber did all right for me, but I would've needed 20 points from Denver TE Tony Scheffler last Monday night, and considering he put up 16 against Houston the week before, well, that kind of lightning rarely strikes twice.
So congratulations to the..."Ass Thrashers." I still won my entry fee back, thus allowing me to justify continued participation to The Wife.
Vegas Part IV will be up tomorrow.
Great, This is now on my Thorny Path....
| --Posted to Thorny Path of Randy Jackson on Jan 16, 2008 11:10 AM:. |