LaBeouf of the Week 8
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Well, the Yammy knows when to admit he was wrong, and this week, I could not have been more wrong. I would LOVE to blame my personal Shia LaBeouf on the “vaunted” (by the way I love that word) Denver secondary eating their own Saturday night Mexican dinner leading to not one, but two 70+ yard Brett Favre bombs on Monday night, but alas I can’t. The John Lynch injury hurt more than bad oyster sauce from China Garden and Favre picked apart both Dre Bly and “Porcelain” Champ Bailey. So, as loyal reader Justin pointed out last week, Favre was a less than stellar pick for the LaBeouf of the week.
This was a tough week to pick a LaBeouf, as I feel a number of fantasy stars are coming into their own. Marc Bulger finally learned not to load up on coffee and laxatives right before games on Sunday and Steven Jackson even got into the mix with a touchdown before going down with yet another injury. I can’t pick on the Rams any longer and I can’t think of a happier team to have a bye (maybe the Dolphins, who also have a bye). Somewhere, members of the ’76 Bucs are stockpiling champagne. I continue to root for the Pats to go undefeated (against my utter hatred of all teams Boston) and the Dolphins to go winless for the purely symbolic gesture of 1 team eating nothing but nails and Ammodum AD and another guzzling enough Colon Cleanser to sully the entire franchise. Good times in the NFL these days.
After much thought and consideration, and in honor of the Fleafounder who put in this special request, the Shia LaBeouf award for week ocho is Ocho Cinco himself, Chad Johnson. While he is second to only Randy Moss in receiving yards, his 3 touchdowns are in a class with Ronald Curry and Matt Spaeth. Torry Holt has 4 touchdowns, and he has had a Bulger/Gus Ferrotte rotation tossing him the ball. Also, the Cincy D is horrific leading to Carson Palmer almost exclusively throwing the ball while playing from behind. Maybe “Future Hall of Famer” Chad Johnson should worry more about getting open and less about his TD celebrations, and he might get more chances to celebrate. TJ “TD Machine” Houshmanzadeh has been poaching 85’s touchdowns all year and appears to be the more valuable receiver. This past week, while Chad was posting 5 for 51 and 0 TD’s, Housh put up 7 for 81 and a touch. It seems like Chad should stick to arguing over the last chili con queso burrito with Keyshawn and leave the football to his more focused peers.
For this week, I see Drew Brees and Reggie Bush at a crawfish boil on Saturday night, downing Buds with reckless abandon, leading to quite the colorful mess in the Superdome on Sunday. While the Saints are resurgent as of late, Jacksonville boasts the fourth ranked defense in terms of points allowed and points per game allowed. So while they might bend, they do not break, and expect at least 2 picks for Mr. Brees.
Sorry I don’t have anything more this week, but as you can tell from the tardiness of the column, it has been very hectic down here in Alayama.
- Yammy at www.fleafanatics.com
