Weekend Observations

My fantasy football genius was on display over the weekend. in what could be considered the greatest in season move in fantasy football history, I acquired and started Mike Sims-Walker against Dallas. Sheer brilliance. In my trash talking league the combo of Sims-Walker and Brandon Tate buried my opponent. Playoffs? I'm down 20 points in my 2nd league, but I have Peyton Manning and Kevin Walter going tonight. In my 3rd league Jamaal Charles did the heavy lifting while Jason Witten chipped in with an unexpected 18 points. Dare I say I'm about to sweep all three leagues. Dominance, I has it! Here are some observations from the weekend:

The NFL:

Donovan McNabb will be an Arizona Cardinal next season. Anytime you get benched in favor of Rex Grossman because the coach thinks he gives you a better chance to win you might as well put your house on the market. Grossman never gives you a better chance to win. Maybe Philadelphia knew more than they were letting on when they traded McNabb.

The Seahawks are homers. Even Mr. automatic Olindo Mare mailed it in on Sunday missing not one, but 2 field goals. The Raiders are a decent team, but certainly not good enough to record 8 sacks, hold the Seahawks offense to 162 total yards and 3 points. Only count the games at Qwest Field as wins if you're a Seahawk fan.

College Football:

Jake Locker is no longer a first round pick. Whenever announcers refer to a senior quarterback as raw and unseasoned there's a problem. Talk of winning the Heisman and being the #1 pick in the draft seems like decades ago.

The Big 10 is mediocre. Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio St. all have a chance to win the conference title, but none of them have a chance to win the national championship. Michigan St. blew their opportunity.

The NBA:

The new technical foul rule is extremely annoying. Don't be surprised when a player loses his composure and does something stupid. Arguing with the refs should be addressed, but the league has gone too far.

Miami will be just fine. After a blow out loss to Boston to start the season the Miami Heat are starting to figure it out. Once Mike Miller returns from injury they will have a legitimate 3 point shooter and he'll see a lot of wide open looks. The Heat will go 63-19.

MLB:

Cliff Lee will shake off his poor performance in game one, but the Rangers bats are nowhere to be found. Lee will pitch 7 scoreless and the Rangers will lose 2-1. Congrats Giants fans!