Football Fanatics Fantasy Diary

Dear Fantasy Football Diary,

All I can say is…F*** Yeah!  I won 3 out 4 games this weekend.  In my paid leagues I had my match-ups against the same dude.  Good buddy of mine, but he had to be beaten.  I did just that.

Both match-ups went to MNF.  I had a commanding lead going into the game.  He had in both leagues Houston’s D.  I was up by 27 in one and 28 in the other.  I know its possible that a D can score that much.  We saw it happen this weekend with Chicago’s D.  It did not settle well with me knowing that Houston was going up against a deflated team like the Jets.  I thought they would just crush them.  Not even make the game close.

As soon as the Jets score their first TD, I was pumping my fist in joy.  I knew that my chances of a dual beat down was very very close.   The defining moment of deciding VIctory was when the Jets ran a kickoff back for a TD.

All along, I had these match-ups in hand.  Stranger things have happened to me in the past.  I stay a little hesitant to celebrate or relax about the wins.   This weekend makes me feel real good about my fantasy teams.  Ever since my big trade in my main league, things are looking up.

I am 10 out of 12 in “FJM”.  I am 2 out of 10 in my “CBC 4 life”.  Its definitely not time to get cocky.  I like where the road is leading me at the moment.  Gotta keep this mojo going…”Smelly Pirate Hooker” and “Stage 5 Clinger”!

Chargers State of Mind

Right now, the San Diego Chargers should be proud of themselves.  They gave an extraordinary effort in the attempts to comeback from what was taken away from them.  This type of loss can have a dwindling effect on the entire team.  This will not happen to this team.  We saw the change in attitude after the loss at home against the Falcons.  They went into Kansas City and brought it to the Chiefs.

This team, OUR CHARGERS will not fold under the pressure.  Take this as a learning experience and move forward.  WE can close out games.  WE can dominate games.  This team is capable of beating any team in the league.  Unless the NFL has its say like last game.  Screw You NFL and your little boy toy Drew Brees.  And your lil Tom Brady too.  Just ranting and venting from all the hype these bastards get.

This week we get to take revenge on the NFL by after its ageless wonder, Peyton Manning and the Denver Donkies on MNF.  Will we see a team with fire in there eyes…YES!  The Chargers own Peyton Manning and especially now he is a Bronco.  This will not be an easy game, it never is with Manning at QB.  This team will come firing on all cylinders to get after him and get back to the Winners platform.

The offense took major steps forward seeing improvements from what were expected to be big contributors.  Robert Meachum and Ryan Mathews had great games.  The sky is the limit if we are able to keep our offense rolling.  The O-line played great until that last play.  Jared Gaither was a little dinged up but should be good to go for this game.

The addition of Jarret Johnson has had a tremendous impact on our team.  His leadership and toughness are clearly present.  We are fighting harder than in years past.

My biggest concern….Ours CB’s.  Cason is really have a rough time out there.  Jammer is too.  They are getting beat too often now.  Thats not good football.  We can not leave them out on an island.  They are not those type of CB’s.  The front 7 has to get to the QB to give them some form of support.

This is a must Win.  Sitting at 3-2 instead of 4-1 hurts.  The division is now very close this early in the season.  MNF the lights will be shining on the Q.  The spotlight will be on us as we take out the Aging Wonder and his donkies as they try to comeback from their own beat down.

Chargers got Blitzed by the NFL, Referees!

We were all witness’s to the BS the Chargers were put through last night on SNF.  Drew Brees and his Saints are the NFL’s little darlings.  They could not believe they were are 0-4 going into the game.  They knew of his chances at this record when they were making the schedule in the offseason.  They did what they could to sabotage the Chargers chances at ruining this stupid party that should not have been allowed in the first place.

Roger Goodell should be ashamed of himself.  Allowing all the Saints suspended coach’s and staff to attend the game.  It goes against anything and everything he has said he is.  He never stands by the punishment he hands out.   He softens the punishment because He believes it is in the best interest of the NFL for Drew Brees to get his way.  WRONG WRONG WRONG.

Drew Brees got the record.  SO WHAT!!!  He did not deserve the win.  The Chargers got hosed by a terrible officiating crew.  The ghostly calls on the last drive are proof enough.  The Saints could not stop the Chargers.  Only the Ref’s could.  They saw it.  Once they saw the Chargers making plays easily down the field, they had to step in and make sure the Saints were to celebrate the right way with a W.  The Saints were clearly holding and pushing and shoving all night.  No calls were made.  The Chargers barely touched them and got the flag thrown.

The play Melvin Ingram made on the Pick 6 hurt.  That was the correct call.  I hate to admit to that but it was.  The game was clearly in our favor at that point.  We fought back through adversity to make a run to tie or win on the final drive.  The NFL wanted no part in that.  They wanted this night to belong to the Cheating Saints.  The NFL cheated along with them.  The NFL does what it wants and we have to suffer for it.  An injustice was done and clearly they play the innocent card.

These Ref’s wether being the old ones or the replacement Ref’s can not get a call right when they have to.  This is hurting the sport of football.  The fans will still watch, but every play is now under scrutiny.

The NFL has always had something against the San DIego Chargers.  I have been saying this for years.  Teams always getting away with everything.  We get penalized for the tiniest mistakes.  Do you call that fair judgement?  I dont.

The NFL needs to act like the NCAA.  They have to power to vacate wins.  This game as well as the Packers/Seahawks game need to be overturned.  These wins are a travesty to the fans and the sport.  All of America’s eye’s were watching SNF.  Everyone saw the same plays made.  They saw a team getting beat down on their own turf and had help from the Ref’s to stop the embarrassing loss they were going to receive.

Only 2 players in the NFL get the protection that is clearly in their favor.  Drew Brees and Tom Brady.  We know the history.  Both players are the NFL’s poster boys and need to be protected at all costs.

Will the NFL admit to these statements..NO.  The proof is in the games, the new rules set in place, the hype they give these teams.  The rest of America has to suffer while the NFL dictates what the outcome of games will be.

I hope and pray my Chargers are not mentally stung by this loss as I am.  I hope this team comes back with a vengeance and rips apart opposing teams the rest of the season.  I love my Chargers and will be a passionate voice behind them for the rest of my life.  Stand up and fight back the NFL and the monster it is turning in to.  The shield only cares for its own interests.

Bolt Up San Diego and be proud of this courageous team as they fight the uphill battle clearly against them.  GO CHARGERS!!!

Football Fanatics Fantasy Diary

Dear Fantasy Football Diary,

I had a .500 kinda week.   I went 2-2 out of my 4 leagues.  Both of my paid league teams won.  That is a big fist pump of joy.  My biggest feat of the week was earning my first win against my wife in our main league “FJM”.  My work league, I crushed him.  Had the biggest blowout of the week with 104 – 58.

In “FJM” I am still sitting in 12th out of 12.  Thats fine with me, for the moment that is.  I am still in the hunt.  The league is still up for grabs.  3 teams are at 3-1, 6 teams at 2-2, 3 teams at 1-3.  I have to keep the momentum going.  My big trade last week was very beneficial immediately.  They gave me the boost I needed to snatch my first win away from my wife.  All week, we bantered back and forth.  She was sooo excited to beat me.  HAHA.  I WON.  Self HIgh Five!!!

This week I am going against the champ from 2 years ago.  He is at 3-1, sitting atop in the league.  In fact, I play him in both leagues this week.  The projected points are pretty much dead even.  I have a .04 advantage.  We all know that these numbers mean diddly squat.  They are hardly close when the games are all said and done.  From here on out my team is primed to moved up in the rankings!!!

My work league.  I am doing good, so far.  3-1 sitting 3rd out of 10 is not too shabby.  My team has played well together.  They are meshing nicely.  My opponent has a good team with plenty of potential to blow up the score.  The projected score is very close again.  111 to 103 in my favor.  This is a crucial matchup for me.  I want this win.

Overall, I am excited for this weekend.  I am excited for every weekend.  I love Football.  Especially since Fantasy Football came into my life.  They go hand in hand, like two little kids holding hands skipping down the playground.  Happy as can be and unaware of the realities of life around them.  In total bliss.  Yup.  Thats Me.

Chargers Win…Great Team Victory!!!

The Chargers vs. Chiefs was a great game.   It had us all sucked in right away.  It left us gasping for air at times.  I never felt safe when we had the 20-0 lead.  I knew the recent history of the Chiefs.  They find ways to stay in the game and fight back.

The Chargers let them back in…temporarily.  We never took the finishing blow we all want to see.  It’s like they took the gas off a lil bit.  The put the pressure on when they needed too.  Thats not enough as a Charger fan.  I wanna see them go for the jugular.  Take the air out of them and keep stomping away til they never want to come back for a breathe.

Norv and the coaching staff made some adjustments and they worked.  Having Jared Gaither back was great.  He played like someone who has missed some time.  He did play better than Mike Harris has tho.  Having him back has given our O-line a nice revamping of attitude and toughness we need there.  Everything else was just brilliant.

Let’s start with talking about Jackie Battle in the starting RB spot.  I liked it.  In fact, I LOVED IT!  Nothing against Ryan Mathews.  He will be our future starting RB.  This is what was best for the team.  Battle is bigger, stronger, a better up hill runner.  Plus he doesn’t have the fumbling shadow hovering over him.  Mathews does however.  This was good for Mathews.  He did not need to be rushed back into the starting roll of the line up.  That pressure to perform probably got to Mathews head.  Fumbling is between the ears anyways.  Battle is battle tested and proved to be a viable asset when called upon.  Plus going against his former team was a big factor for him.  Mathews has all the skills that a feature RB should have.  This way was perfect.  It takes some of the pressure off of Mathews mentally.  Battle hitting the defense early and often was great for setting up Mathews later in the game.

Rivers to Meachum.  Rivers to Meachum.  Am I the only one who see’s that this is not happening yet.  Maybe at all.  They are not in sync.  Rivers has at least 2 INT’s throwing to Meachum.  This was all RIvers fault this last INT.  The bigger picture still is…They have zero chemistry together.  At least that is what is showing up on game day.   Rivers tried to force a throw that was not there.  Not even close for Meachum to be open.  It does not bother me at all if Meachum does not turn into the #1 WR they thought he could be.  It’s clear to everyone that Malcolm Floyd is our man.  Rivers and Meachum clearly need more time to mesh together to create a force on the other side of the field.

DEFENSE!!! DEFENSE!!!  They played great.  They did not play the best they could have, but non the less, this was the best defensive performance this year thus far.  6 turnovers.  Thats how you win ball games.  The front 7 played nasty, mean, aggressive, ferocious. They got after the QB.  Cassel never had to much time to pick us apart.   Donald Butler is turning into a stud at LB.  He is making play after play.  Weddle and Bigby played fantastic.  As long as both of those guys are healthy and able to run wild back there, this D will be solid.  My biggest concern is the play of our CB’s. Cason had a rough going at times.  Looked like he took some snaps off mentally.  Stupid mistakes will give teams opportunities to come back.  Those can bite us in the arse.  We don’t want that.  He did make some plays tho to his credit.   I am a big fan of you Mr. Jammer.  Jammer seems to be getting worse with age.  He has forgotten to look for the ball all over again.   The coach’s need to be on him about his inability to make a play at the ball.

A win is a win.  I love how this team went cross country for a great WIN.  I love how we fought back hard to earn this Victory.  The addition of toughness to this team is clearly making its presence known.  Keep this up and we will have a great season ahead of us.

Go Chargers!!! Bolt Up San Diego and be proud of our Chargers.  They have earned it this week.  Next up…On to New Orleans for Sunday Night Football.