Think back to mid August, back to the garage of the Commish, that late summer eve. Thank back to see Rutting Buck's secret drafting weapon, the foam hat. Think back to the Bret Favre's debut game in a Minnesota Viking uniform and watching it on the LCD. Everything was new, fresh, positive. How excited the new season was for us all.
We all drafted the best team possible that night, or at least on paper. Several weeks have gone by and we've all had ups and downs throughout the season. We all have a few players we wish we would have gone after a bit more harder, but didn't for some reason or another. Perhaps that would have made our season, perhaps not. Heck, you could have drafted a sort of decent team and your players have under performed, you even find yourself ranked last in post scored and points scored against. Yet somehow, someway, you find yourself sitting at 7-3 after 10 weeks.
If team Buckwheat isn't proof that you don't always have to draft the best players to win in Fantasy Football, I don't know what is. That much of the success of your team hinges on the schedule from week to week. Current points scored leader, Dynasty's worst week of the 2009 season has come at the hands of team Buckwheat in Week 10. Yes, another team under performs during the week it plays Buckwheat. That my friends is luck, pure luck....
Injury Bug Hits Week 10
There was a considerable amount of key injuries this week to many of our star players. Here is a recap
QB, Kyle Orton, DEN - Undisclosed Ankle Injury, He will be re-evaluated on Monday, but early reports he will miss a couple of weeks.
RB, Ronnie Brown, MIA - Undisclosed Ankle Injury, Brown was seen leaving the stadium on crutches. Results of the x-ray's are not known at this moment.
RB, Julius Jones, SEA - Undisclosed Chest Injury, early reports indicate a possible rib fracture. He experienced some bleeding in his lung, more will be known on Monday.
RB, Cedric Benson, CIN - Strained Hip Flexor, left the game after pulling his hip flexor. The injury is not serious and he may be ready for week 11.
RB, Michael Turner, ATL - High Ankle Sprain, x-ray's were negative, but he could not put any weight on his foot. He was seen with a boot on his foot after the game. MRI on Monday
RB, Brian Westbrook, PHI - left Sunday's game after suffering another concussion. 2 concussions in 20 days, there is a chance he misses the rest of the season.
WR, Steve Smith, CAR - left the game with brused ribs, but he was able to return. The injury does not look serious but his status for week 11 is uncertain.
Lastly....
"The League" Thursday's on FX - So I've watched the first two episodes of The League via Hulu. It's the show based around Fantasy Football. It's diffidently not your normal prime time show. Language, sex, vulgar jokes, and a bit of fantasy football. Give it a look if you have 30 minutes to kill.
http://www.hulu.com/the-league
The good, the bad, and the ugly….
| Free Agent Lineup | Team | PTS | Starting Tragedy Lineup | Team | PTS | ||
| QB | Marc Bulger | STL | 23.60 | QB | Carson Palmer | CIN | 8.90 |
| RB | Justin Forsett | SEA | 24.63 | RB | Kolby Smith | KCC | 1.50 |
| RB | Jason Snelling | ATL | 17.63 | RB | Cedric Benson | CIN | 2.75 |
| WR | Donnie Avery | STL | 20.38 | WR | Nate Burleson | SEA | 0.00 |
| WR | Jason Avant | PHI | 19.50 | WR | Vincent Jackson | SDC | 1.25 |
| WR | Lee Evans | BUF | 18.25 | WR | Vernon Davis | SFO | 2.00 |
| KT | Connor Barth | TBB | 17.50 | KT | Nick Folk | DAL | 1.00 |
| DT | Tennessee Titans | TEN | 22.01 | DT | San Diego Chargers | SDC | 4.36 |
| Fantasy Points = 163.50 | Fantasy Points = 21.76 | ||||||
Fantasy Game Recaps….
 | Grease Slappers (5-4) West 116.17 | vs | Rutting Bucks (4-5) Central 72.84 |  |
| none | MNF | DT Baltimore Ravens | ||
| Current lead for Grease is 43.33 points with only Rutting Bucks having the Ravens defense yet to play. That will be a tough mountain to climb. Rutting Bucks receivers, which has been rather strong as of late, did not come through. Rutting Bucks should fall to 4-6 in the Central. Grease had a strong week from Steven Jackson finding the end zone for the second time all season. Grease should advance to 6-4 in the West and by the looks of it, should be alone for the division lead. | ||||
 | Big Daddy (4-5) West 98.29 | vs | Pimp Juice (4-5) Central 111.11 |  |
| none | MNF | none | WIN | |
| Pimp Juice will move to 5-5 in the Central with a great performance from Tom Brady. Really, what was Brian Bilicheck thinking by going for it on 4 and 1 from the 30? He should have given the green light for Brady himself to rush the ball, that would have secured the first down. I don't blame you for starting Maroney this week over LT, Larance got another TD, but LT scored two and plenty of yards to go around. Gotta love fantasy football eh? This drops Big Daddy to 4-6 in the West. Had a good week from Matt Forte and Peyton Manning, the bummer is having the points on the bench to get the win. Ouch! | ||||
 | Buckwheat (6-3) Central 92.52 | vs | Dynasty (5-4) East 65.66 |  |
| WIN | none | MNF | none | |
| I've talked about this match up in the Commish's corner, see there for the game review....Buckwheat moves to 7-3 in the Central with a 5 game winning streak. Dynasty is now 5-5 in the East. | ||||
 | Crippled Monkeys (4-5) Central 103.08 | vs | Stickboy (5-4) East 71.23 |  |
| none | MNF | RB Ray Rice | ||
| The Crippled Monkeys lead is 31.85. Stickboy has the only player yet to play with RB, Ray Rice. Rice has scored 30+ points for a game one time this season against the Vikings. The Ravens are playing the Browns who have a rushing defense rank of 31 could give up the points, the potential is there. But if the Browns get behind, they may resort to their passing game. Stay tuned.... | ||||
 | The Stud Stable (4-5) West 92.17 | vs | Dragons (4-5) East 107.89 |  |
| none | MNF | WR Derrick Mason | WIN | |
| Dragons has the lead, has a player still to play and has the win for the week. Dragons will advance to 5-5 in the East after looking dead 5 weeks ago. They now find themselves with a 4 game winning streak and tied for the division lead. Well, if my Minnesota math is correct, all of the teams in the East will be 5-5. Stud Stable takes a frustrating loss and drops to 4-6 in the West. There were points on the bench to possibly win, but Derrick Mason still to play could add to the lead for Dragons and bench points wouldn't have mattered. | ||||
 | One Angry Gook (5-4) West 101.31 | vs | Thunder Choads (4-5) East 112.44 |  |
| none | MNF | none | WIN | |
| The Choads top 110 point mark for the first time this season. A huge week from Adrian Peterson and Steve Smith [CAR]. A much needed victory and improves to 5-5 in the East with everyone else in the division. One Angry Gook will drop to 5-5 in the West. Had a decent week, but the injury to Michael Turner may be the end of this team for the season. | ||||
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