Every September, 32 NFL head coaches report for work. All 32 have plans. They have laminated play sheets, leadership councils and culture. They spent the entire summer telling reporters that their third-year guard is “in the best shape of his life.”
Some of these men will be unemployed by Halloween.
Continue reading “For Sale: Coaches’ Shoes, Hardly Worn – A Look at Which Coaches Will be Fired When”There are few feelings in life better than finding out you have the first pick in your fantasy football draft. Maybe the birth of a child. Maybe watching the Berlin Wall crumble. Maybe walking into 11 and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie daps you up and brings you on stage to rap “My Shit” with him. I don’t know. But 1.01 is up there.
Continue reading “Is Having the First Pick Good?”170 picks later, the rosters are set.
HOBOKEN – 170 picks later, the rosters are set (for now).
Sunday’s draft had a little bit of everything: pizza, unfunny jokes and lots and lots of lost pens. Seriously, what the fuck was going on with everyone losing track of their pen?
Continue reading “Where the fuck is my pen? A draft recap”Sometimes all you need is an opportunity and a dream.
After years of telling women he was a member of the San Francisco 49ers despite the San Francisco 49ers absolutely not employing him, wide receiver Daejon Love’s dream has finally come true.
Continue reading “The Power of Manifestation: 49ers Sign Undrafted Wide Receiver Daejon Love”After a long spring and summer, the best time of the year is right around the corner.
NEW YORK – After a long spring and summer, the best time of the year is right around the corner.
It’s been a busy offseason for the league, full of engagements and weddings. Enjoyable as those have (or have not) been, it’s time to focus on the thing that matters most – fantasy football.
Continue reading “We begin again”PAIN, USA – I have many regrets in my life. Times I should have made a move, times I shouldn’t have, but none of those compare to the worst decision I have ever made.
Despite riding it out with MVP candidate Matt Stafford for the majority of the fantasy season, I made the bonehead move to not only pick up but play JJ McCarthy this week in the semifinals. It will stand as one of the worst fantasy moves in league history.
Continue reading “To Think is to Suffer”HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – “Alexa, play some Mark Morrison.”
Week 1 was pretty brutal for the Buck You squad. With “stars” DeVonta Smith, Kenneth Walker and Ja’Marr Chase combining for a grand total of 10.6 points, it’s not hard to understand why we finished with an embarrassing 79.48 points. It should have been the worst score of the week, but Brad the Dad saved me there (62.42).
Continue reading “Return of the Max”HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – It doesn’t even matter what happens tomorrow. I know I have blown it.
Week 1 of the NFL season is already off to a strange start. I did not have Hawk Tuah on my bingo card for opening night, did you? But it wasn’t the spit that rubbed me the wrong way on Thursday night.
Continue reading “Immediate Regret”Huntsville, Ala (MLC) — Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse, they do.
Here we are, entering Week 5 of the fantasy season. We have zero (0) undefeated teams and only one (1) winless team. That loveable loser would be me.
Continue reading “Panic Time: Week 3 & 4 Edition”
