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  1. Some Guy

    Breaking news!

    Wait, I found it: Sun 9/9 at NY Jets W 38-14 * Sun 9/16 San Diego W 38-14 Sun 9/23 Buffalo W 38-7 Mon 10/1 at Cincinnati W 34-13 Sun 10/7 Cleveland W 34-17 Sun 10/14 at Dallas W 48-27 Sun 10/21 at Miami W 49-28 Sun 10/28 Washington W 52-7 Sun 11/4 at Indianapolis W 24-20 bye Sun 11/18 at Buffalo W 56-10 Sun 11/25 Philadelphia W 31-28 Mon 12/3 at Baltimore W 27-24 Sun 12/9 Pittsburgh W 34-13 Sun 12/16 NY Jets W 20-10 Sun 12/23 Miami W 28-7 Sat 12/29 at NY Giants W 38-35 I'm pretty sure that's it right up there at the top. And no, I am not a scientist...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
  2. Some Guy

    RB Help week 1

    A little help here please. In a PPR league, which one of these guys would you start as your #2 RB today: A. Green vs KC C. Benson vs SD B. Jacobs vs DAL Thanks
  3. Some Guy

    Mid 1st Round RB's

    OK, what are you guys looking at for the 6th pick in a PPR re-draft. Let's assume LT, Steven Jackson, LJ, Alexander, Addai go top 5 - which I'm pretty sure they will in this leage - is Gore the pick at 6? Gore - Broken hand, should be non-issue by season start. Loss of OC. Only one good season. Willie Parker - ice on knee and not practicing right now. Rudi - safe, but no huge upside so far in career Westbrook - injury concern, and health of McNabb Maroney - looking like possible RBBC R Bush - huge upside but shares the load - would rather wait for Jones-Drew in 2nd round with similar risk and upside Ronnie Brown - O-line and Green at QB concern Jones Drew - see Bush Who is the safe bet for solid numbers with minimal downside?
  4. I'll take the guy who's actually been there, done that - been an actual week in and week out FF WR. Give me Coles. Branch is more of a "take him if he falls past his ADP" kind of guy - an upside guy that you get at a steal...or a wasted later round pick.
  5. Some Guy

    Return yardage leagues

    Up until last year D. Hall was a top 3 WR is this scoring system - with the move to St Louis, who knows? Pass on Welker until late - you never know who's returning kicks in NE. Take a quick trip over to Sportingnews NFL Depth Charts. They are usually the most accurate. It's really a crapshoot from week to week. You want guys on bad teams: Eddie Drummond DET is great J Cribbs CLE D Hester coulb be OK, but if you look at his return numbers, aside from the TD's, they were not that great due to the lack of kickoff returns - the D was too good. Houston usually has a good kick returner Jeff Webb - good sleeper. Took over for D Hall last year when he missed time. Any KC KR should be huge. For the most part, return guys will be cut and picked up all the way to the regular season. Teams cut that position as they work out their other positions. Good Luck
  6. Some Guy

    Fantasy Superbowl Predictions

    QB Mark Bulger: (Rams) RB Mo-Jo Drew: (Jaguars) RB Sh Alexander: (Seahawks) WR R Wayne: (Colts) WR Steve Smith: (Panthers) TE A Gates: (Chargers) K O Mare: (Saints) Def NE: (Patriots) I think I just won this with my Jones-Drew pick. The Jags are going to the SHOW!
  7. Some Guy

    comeback player '07

    Curtis P. Enis
  8. WOW! Great info. I just updated my RB rankings: 1. LT 2. Priest (I know this seems a little low, but I just don't think you pass on LT at #1) 3. SJax 4. Randy Moss (now in the best offense ever know to the world of football OR futball. And have you seen the NEW attitude??) 5. Brady (more weapons than EVER! I guess the kid in the 3rd row loses his catches this year.) 6. SA 7. Addai > > > > 33. LJ (I don't like to target back-ups until all the starters are gone).
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    Vince Young

    Actually, the Madden Curse has yet to fail!!! Madden Curse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Madden curse) Jump to: navigation, search The Madden Curse, also known as the Madden Cover Curse, is a myth involving the video game series Madden NFL, stating that the season a player appears on the cover, that player will be cursed with either an injury or poor performance. Before 1998, the cover included only an image of John Madden. Players who have appeared on the cover in subsequent years have generally failed to reproduce their success of the previous years, for a variety of reasons. Marshall Faulk, Daunte Culpepper, Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, and Shaun Alexander all have suffered injuries in their season appearing on the cover. These performances and injuries resulted in speculation of a curse. The "Madden Curse" has evolved into a much-reported phenomenon, with several news and sports media outlets referring to it as a phenomenon on par with the fabled Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx. In total, the 10 cover players since 1999 had a total of 39 Pro Bowl appearances prior to their Madden cover appearances, compared with just 4 Pro Bowl appearances afterward. A little more light reading on the Madden Curse: [edit] Alleged victims [edit] Garrison Hearst (1999) Garrison Hearst was the first player to ever be featured on a Madden cover, appearing on Madden NFL 99. Hearst's 1998 season was the best of his career, rushing for 1,570 yards and seven touchdowns. He led the San Francisco 49ers to the playoffs and a wild card win over the Green Bay Packers, but on the first play of the divisional game versus the Atlanta Falcons, he suffered a bad ankle break and his team would go on to lose the game. (It is worth noting that there are two versions of the Madden NFL '99 cover, one with Hearst and the more-common one with John Madden.) [edit] Barry Sanders and Dorsey Levens (2000) Barry Sanders shared the cover with the then-customary picture of John Madden on Madden NFL 2000. However, a week before training camp began in 1999, Sanders abruptly retired - ending his career and leaving the Detroit Lions without their star running back of the previous 10 years. Sanders' part in the curse is debated because he is not pictured alone on the box, and he had willingly retired. Dorsey Levens was featured on the 2000 cover that was released in PAL regions. After rushing for 1,034 yards in 1999, he gained only 224 yards from scrimmage in 2000. Ultimately, Levens was cut by the Green Bay Packers after the 2001 season. Levens managed to hang on for three more seasons of journeyman work with the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants. Levens retired as a Packer after the 2004 season. [edit] Eddie George (2001) Eddie George, then of the Tennessee Titans, who graced the Madden NFL 2001 box, is often said to be the next 'cursed' player, even though in the year he was on the cover, he had career highs in yardage and touchdowns. Curse advocates point to the 2001 season following his appearance on the cover, during which he averaged only 3 yards per carry and rushed for career lows of 939 yards and 5 touchdowns due to a nagging toe injury that bothered him the entire season. For the rest of his career, he never averaged more than 3.4 yards per carry. George's curse can be argued to have started the year he was on the cover because in 2001 AFC Championship game George had a costly fumble that lost the game for Tennessee. He also fumbled 7 times during the 2000 regular season, losing a career high 4 fumbles. [edit] Daunte Culpepper (2002) Former Minnesota Vikings star quarterback Daunte Culpepper appeared on the Madden NFL 2002 cover after throwing for nearly 4,000 yards and 33 touchdowns while rushing for 470 yards and 7 more scores in the 2000 season. However, Culpepper struggled with turnovers in the first 11 games of the 2001 season, throwing 13 interceptions and only 14 touchdown passes. A knee injury ended his season in the 11th game. Culpepper followed 2001 with two average seasons before a stellar reemergence in 2004. However, the following season, Culpepper struggled as the Vikings posted a 2-5 record to start the 2005 season. In the seventh game, Culpepper was carted off after suffering a potentially career-ending knee injury. He would later be traded to the Miami Dolphins. Culpepper started the 2006 season as the Dolphins' starting quarterback but his mobility was limited and he was benched after 4 subpar games. He recently went under the knife for a second surgery and his return to the Dolphins is questionable. [edit] Marshall Faulk (2003) Running back Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams, who was on the Madden NFL 2003 box, suffered an ankle injury, missing five games. He did amass nearly 1,600 total yards and 10 touchdowns in limited time in 2002; however, it was a steep decline from his 2,000 yard and 21 touchdown campaign of 2001. He never broke through the 1,000 yards rushing mark for the rest of his career. [edit] Michael Vick (2004) Five days after Madden NFL 2004 was released featuring Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on the cover, Vick was injured during a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens, suffering a fractured right fibula. Vick played in only the last 5 regular season games, finishing with just 585 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. The Atlanta Falcons missed the playoffs and were already out of contention by the time Vick returned from his injury. The Falcons finished the season with a record of 5-11, a drop from their 9-6-1 record the season prior. [edit] Ray Lewis (2005) Madden NFL 2005 featured Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens, the first defensive player ever to appear on the cover of a Madden game. He broke his wrist, an injury that kept him out of the last game of the regular season. It was also Lewis' first season without a single interception, after posting a career-high 6 the previous year - although admittedly, interceptions are a secondary statistic for linebackers. The Baltimore Ravens also failed to make the playoffs that season (2004), after winning their division the year before. Furthermore, in Week 6 of the 2005 season, Ray Lewis' season was ended by an injury. [edit] Donovan McNabb (2006) After leading the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 2004, the Philadelphia Eagles' star quarterback Donovan McNabb was on the cover of Madden NFL 06. Throughout the 2005 season, McNabb had had a highly-publicized feud with his teammate, wide receiver Terrell Owens. During the 2005 season, McNabb suffered a sports hernia in the first game of the season against the Atlanta Falcons. Even though it needed surgery McNabb continued to play through the injury.[1] In the tenth game of the season, McNabb re-injured his groin when he threw an interception that was returned by Roy Williams of the Dallas Cowboys, and subsequently decided to have season-ending surgery for his sports hernia. It should also be noted that in the following season of 2006 -- Game 10 again (week 11) -- McNabb tore his ACL quite suddenly in a loss against the Titans (31-13), ending his season. He had gone into that game tied with Peyton Manning for the league lead with 18 touchdowns and was second in passing yards with 2,569. [2] [3] [edit] Shaun Alexander (2007) Alexander had one of the best statistical seasons ever in the 2005-2006 season, as he rushed for 1,880 yards and scored what was a record 28 total touchdowns. Alexander, who had missed one start in his previous 64 contests, sustained a broken foot after he was on the Madden 07 cover. He missed six starts and failed to rush for 1,000 yards for the first time since 2000.
  10. Some Guy

    Vince Young

    OK, this guy is ranked #4 QB here after a nice run at the end of last season. Looking at ADP right now, he looks to be a great value. It really does not look like he has a lot of help around him unless some of the young WR's step up, plus I believe he is on the cover of Madden. Is anyone else here staying away from this guy? Thoughts? Does the curse end here with Vince?
  11. Some Guy

    Worst NFL team in 2007

    I voted Cleveland, but I would have voted Titans would they have been on the list.
  12. Some Guy

    ESPN Make a Wish Series. The Bizarro countdown.

    Go to a "dog show" with Mike Vick.
  13. Some Guy

    Breakout players

    Devery Henderson WR NO This guy will be the #1 fantasy WR in N.O. Look for stats to be something like this: 80rec 1200yds 10td's Colston will go early and Henderson will be a late round steal.
  14. Some Guy

    Addai vs Bush, PPR, New Dynasty league

    MoJo The next BIG thing!
  15. Some Guy

    The Randy Moss era has begun

    I can answer this for you after reading the first post. Since Randy began his NFL career the only thing that made him really great was his speed, and size. He has never been a good route runner, and has shown very poor work ethic by his own admission of taking plays off. So, if he truly is only 85% of what he was physically, he's a #4 or #5 fantasy WR at best. I must say that this first report helps me by confirming what I had already feared about Randy Moss.
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