Week 2 Notebook
Patrick Ramsey was scary bad this week. Do you know that dream where you're back in school and it's time to take the test and you know you haven't studied in like 20 years and you're toast? Ramsey lived the QB equivalent of that dream. He played so poorly you'd have a tough time arguing with the conspiracy gamblers who swear every game is fixed. I mean, you couldn't play as poorly as Ramsey did if you were trying.
But Ramsey was only the second most scary thing on TV this afternoon. More creepy by far were the countless promos for the Dr. Phil special where he tells the mom that her kid has 11 of 16 traits of a serial killer. That's cold, bro'. Seriously, I feel queasy sometimes making fantasy predictions. Telling a mom that her son is going to turn Dahmer? I don't know where people get the nads for that type of thing, honestly. And why does anyone want to watch such nonsense? I mean, can't we find some more dwarfs to marry or something equally edifying? How many serial killer traits does Donald Trump have? Now that's a show I'd watch.
I'm putting a screaming SELL on Curtis Martin this week. Mawae might be hurt, the Dolphins are coming up in Miami after the bye and he can't possibly sustain the workload. Our eyes weren't lying the last couple of years. Plus he was generally unimpressive after the opening quarter in San Diego. Lock in those profits and get second- or even first-round value right now and you won't be sorry.
My friend and fantasy football analyst supreme Scott Pianowski (who I write the Breakfast Table with here each week) just e-mailed me his observations. He's sticking a fork in Leftwich, who I beat to death in the early (Spokesman) and late (Courier Times) versions of the syndicated column last week (in between everyone got a somewhat muted sell on the ultimately injured Stephen Davis). He thinks Chris Brown is a lock to be a top 10 back this year if he stays healthy. I agree, but worry about those injuries on the offensive line. Pianow was always a big Brown backer. I thought he was too upright until I was completely swayed by a cutback that demonstrated great vision coupled with a vicious stiff arm of the great Roy Williams during the preseason. Better late than never, I guess. I drafted him 17th overall in my most important league (a 14-teamer). Brown has also come thisclose to two more TDs of plus-50 and plus-20 yards. So he has some pop for you people in distance leagues, which is the only way to play.
Speaking of Brown, the Titans really should have beaten Manning and Co. The lesson here is the one teams have been taught since the leather helmet days: don't waste early scoring opportunities when you're physically domininating the opposition. I'm going to put a buy on Reggie Wayne. He had a bunch of passes thrown to him in Week 1, including multiple passes in the end zone, and seems to me to be closing the gap on Marvin Harrison. I don't see Harrison as a 100-plus catch guy anymore, let alone the ridiculous 144 catches he posted in '02. He's about a 90, 95 guy and Wayne should be good for 70 or 75 with a decent chance at 10 TDs and a pretty high floor, too.
It's just sitting there for Justin Fargas in Oakland. Tyrone Wheatley is, SURPRISE!, Tyrone Wheatley. But Fargas can't play through turf toe. Oakland is intriguing. I like Gannon going forward. He still has the best pump fake in football and a good pump fake is poison to even the best NFL secondaries. Plus there's a lot of speed and athleticism everywhere at WR. And I've always believed that Kerry Collins was overrated. He throws the best skinny post in football and a very pretty ball. But Gannon has showed enough early to convince me he's still better. Heck, Kurt Warner might be better than Collins.
Jacksonville, Buffalo and Tampa Bay seem like fantasy graveyards. But many predicted that going into the season. Am I uneasy over Justin McCareins slow start? Of course, but I'm sticking to my guns until the Jets have played five games. Remember, Santana Moss hasn't scored, either. I feel like I slipped off the hook when "undervalued" Deuce McAllister sustained a high ankle sprain, which is always more serious than it seems. Sorry to you Deuce owners.
I'm going to Tivo the Charlie Sheen show, which I've never watched, just to see what the hell Elvis Costello is going to do on it. I'm a little sad, quite frankly, about Elvis going primetime. He's in the trinitiy for me with Woody Allen and Dylan. Either that show is way cooler than I ever thought (and I do LOVE those Nat Nast shirts I see in all the promos) or this is a very sad day for the '70s. Only time and Tivo will tell.
But Ramsey was only the second most scary thing on TV this afternoon. More creepy by far were the countless promos for the Dr. Phil special where he tells the mom that her kid has 11 of 16 traits of a serial killer. That's cold, bro'. Seriously, I feel queasy sometimes making fantasy predictions. Telling a mom that her son is going to turn Dahmer? I don't know where people get the nads for that type of thing, honestly. And why does anyone want to watch such nonsense? I mean, can't we find some more dwarfs to marry or something equally edifying? How many serial killer traits does Donald Trump have? Now that's a show I'd watch.
I'm putting a screaming SELL on Curtis Martin this week. Mawae might be hurt, the Dolphins are coming up in Miami after the bye and he can't possibly sustain the workload. Our eyes weren't lying the last couple of years. Plus he was generally unimpressive after the opening quarter in San Diego. Lock in those profits and get second- or even first-round value right now and you won't be sorry.
My friend and fantasy football analyst supreme Scott Pianowski (who I write the Breakfast Table with here each week) just e-mailed me his observations. He's sticking a fork in Leftwich, who I beat to death in the early (Spokesman) and late (Courier Times) versions of the syndicated column last week (in between everyone got a somewhat muted sell on the ultimately injured Stephen Davis). He thinks Chris Brown is a lock to be a top 10 back this year if he stays healthy. I agree, but worry about those injuries on the offensive line. Pianow was always a big Brown backer. I thought he was too upright until I was completely swayed by a cutback that demonstrated great vision coupled with a vicious stiff arm of the great Roy Williams during the preseason. Better late than never, I guess. I drafted him 17th overall in my most important league (a 14-teamer). Brown has also come thisclose to two more TDs of plus-50 and plus-20 yards. So he has some pop for you people in distance leagues, which is the only way to play.
Speaking of Brown, the Titans really should have beaten Manning and Co. The lesson here is the one teams have been taught since the leather helmet days: don't waste early scoring opportunities when you're physically domininating the opposition. I'm going to put a buy on Reggie Wayne. He had a bunch of passes thrown to him in Week 1, including multiple passes in the end zone, and seems to me to be closing the gap on Marvin Harrison. I don't see Harrison as a 100-plus catch guy anymore, let alone the ridiculous 144 catches he posted in '02. He's about a 90, 95 guy and Wayne should be good for 70 or 75 with a decent chance at 10 TDs and a pretty high floor, too.
It's just sitting there for Justin Fargas in Oakland. Tyrone Wheatley is, SURPRISE!, Tyrone Wheatley. But Fargas can't play through turf toe. Oakland is intriguing. I like Gannon going forward. He still has the best pump fake in football and a good pump fake is poison to even the best NFL secondaries. Plus there's a lot of speed and athleticism everywhere at WR. And I've always believed that Kerry Collins was overrated. He throws the best skinny post in football and a very pretty ball. But Gannon has showed enough early to convince me he's still better. Heck, Kurt Warner might be better than Collins.
Jacksonville, Buffalo and Tampa Bay seem like fantasy graveyards. But many predicted that going into the season. Am I uneasy over Justin McCareins slow start? Of course, but I'm sticking to my guns until the Jets have played five games. Remember, Santana Moss hasn't scored, either. I feel like I slipped off the hook when "undervalued" Deuce McAllister sustained a high ankle sprain, which is always more serious than it seems. Sorry to you Deuce owners.
I'm going to Tivo the Charlie Sheen show, which I've never watched, just to see what the hell Elvis Costello is going to do on it. I'm a little sad, quite frankly, about Elvis going primetime. He's in the trinitiy for me with Woody Allen and Dylan. Either that show is way cooler than I ever thought (and I do LOVE those Nat Nast shirts I see in all the promos) or this is a very sad day for the '70s. Only time and Tivo will tell.
Entry #109564592947394969 posted by Catherine Salfino at 1:13 AM
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