Saturday, December 6

prepare yourself for the most boring post you've ever read.

it's fantasy football time. final week of the season. (for some reason. our playoffs run weeks 15, 16, and 17. don't ask why.)

i basically need a win to get into the playoffs, and i'm left with some difficult decisions. (after reading, you'll wonder how i ever got into the playoff running. ridiculous.)

quarterback:
kelly holcomb (v. saint louis) or jake delhomme (at atlanta).
i've got a feeling about cleveland this week, but i've been hurt by holcomb every time i've used him. delhomme is the pick, although the fact that he's on the road and the fact that michael vick will alter the state of the game in some way scares me.

running back (start two):
ahman green (v. chicago) or michael bennett (v. seattle) or domanick davis (at jacksonville) or ladell betts (@ nyg).
green is obvious, and the non-use of betts is as well. davis has been one of the league's top backs over the past month, but bennett played well in his first extended action last week. davis' injury may preclude him from playing, so bennett has to be the choice. slightly reluctantly, although seattle's awful on the road.

wide receiver (start two):
amani toomer (v. washington) or josh reed (v. nyj) or tyrone calico (v. indianapolis) or troy walters (at tennessee) or andre johnson (at jacksonville) or bobby engram (at minnesota) or brian finneran (v. carolina).
yes, i'm terrible here. toomer is the only guy who's got any semblance of consistency, so he's one guy. the rest is a crapshoot. reed's a target in the offense, but never gets the end zone; calico's no longer a target. finneran's hurt, but could wind up having a huge day. engram's had about three huge days but, as i said, seattle's awful on the road. johnson is one hit away from catching passes from dave ragone. walters is playing tennessee, and his role in the offense seems to be on the upswing. reluctantly, walters is the guy, although it may become engram in the morning. or johnson. (incidentally, johnson and walters were both picked up this week.)

tight end:
my only guy is billy miller.

defense:
my only 'guy' is tennessee. jacksonville is available, and good, but i'm gonna 'dance with who brung me,' to quote nemo and coach walk. or was is 'dance with who ya brung' ?

kicker
even this is a decision of sorts. josh brown (at minnesota) or sebastian janikowski (at pittsburgh). brown's been one of the top guys of late, but seattle's still bad on the road. oakland can't score, but janikowski still can kick (and we get bonus points for long ones). while seattle's numbers have been bad on the road, brown's have actually been slightly better. that makes brown the pick, i guess.

p.s. i'm a complete and utter dweeb.