Can you believe it? Well, of course you can. Ladainian Tomlinson continued his domination yet again yesterday.

This is a very rare year. We are seeing three of the greatest performances of all time. Ladainian Thomas and is putting up the greatest year in the history of the NFL for running back. Meanwhile, with the exception of a slight guffaw yesterday, Drew Brees is putting up one of the greatest years in the history of the quarterback position. At the same time, the Chicago defense is putting up one of the greatest years in the history of the NFL.

I do think that it is ironic that, this year, I’m in my fantasy championship. I have Drew Brees, and I will be playing against a guy that has L.T.. Kind of funny, I guess. But, I would venture to say that almost every single person who has L.T. is in their fantasy championship. Somewhat unfortunate for those that don’t. Nonetheless, it has been fun to observe.

I would like to give a shout out to Jeff Garcia. Another decent performance yesterday. With nine TDs on the season, he just finds a way to continue to get the job done. Kudos.

And how about those Tennessee Titans? Being a Titans fan, I’m extremely excited. And, as a bonus, if you had the Tennessee defense yesterday, likely, you won your game.

There are a lot of great performances going on right now in the NFL. My hats off to a Maurice Jones-Drew. He has five touchdowns in the last three weeks. Something tells me that the complexion of the fantasy draft board will change next year.

It is always fun to look back and see how things have changed over the years. For example, I do Yahoo fantasy football. I have been doing Yahoo for many years now. For those of you who do not do Yahoo, Yahoo has a trophy room where you can look back and see how your fantasy teams have performed over time. I went to my trophy room the other day and looked back at some of my past teams. I laughed when I went back to 1999 and saw some of the folks that out of my team back then. I am sure that seven years from now, I will be laughing about the same thing when I see my team today.

207 yds … and an INT … no TDs???? Does the loss of Joe Horn mean that for him????

Alright, it is play-off time, and you are fine-tuning that line-up for the final push. Here are a few folks that you need to consider picking up:

1. Nate Burleson - Darrell Jackson is hurt. Burleson will be asked to step up and take over, in his absence. He will get quite a few touches.
2. Arlen Harris - Interesting Pick-up. Harris is somewhat questionable. But, with Kevin Jones out for the season, he is the go-to guy in Detroit. Jones has had a decent season. Though I don’t expect the same numbers from Harris, he will get quite a few touches.
3. Ben Watson - Brady’s TE. He has become Brady’s primary target, and he is getting a lot of looks. He is available in many leagues.
4. Vernon Davis - He is back and healthy. He is growing in his level of importance in San Fran. Keep an eye on him. Unless you already have a great TE, he could be a good pick-up for you.
5. Vernand Morrency - Ahman Green’s alternative. He is starting to get quite a few more touches. With the number of injuries in the NFL, right now, he could be a good pick-up for you.

At least from my experience, tight end is a position that often gets overlooked by fantasy football owners. Why? Well, I suppose it has something to do with the fact that-on average-tight ends do not tend to put up as many points as other offensive players.

However, as you are coming down to the playoffs, every little point matters more and more. Therefore, getting the most out of your tight ends is critical. I reviewed the schedules of each team in NFL, and considered the implications on the tight ends for those respective teams.

The following is a list of three tight ends that are not normally considered to be TE elites in the NFL that you should be looking to start going into the final stretch, and why:

1. Alge Crumpler – as everyone knows, Crumpler has become the main target of cornerback Michael Vick, in Atlanta. With 39 receptions and 588 yards, Crumpler is have a decent season. Crumpler has decent matchups in the next few weeks (Tampa Bay, Dallas, and Carolina). However, it is unlikely that Crumpler is available under waiver wire. If your league is like most leagues, the trade deadline has already passed. Therefore, you are relegated to free agents. Therefore, the next two recommendations may be a possibility for you-if you are still in need of a tight end.
2. L.J. Smith – Although he will be on the road in Washington, Dallas, and New York, you have to look at the individual match-ups. And, if you do, you will find that these are highly favorable match-ups for a TE. Think about L.J..
3. Bubba Franks – So far the season Bubba Franks has been extremely quiet. He only has 178 yards in zero touchdowns. However, that could change the next few weeks. As I have emphasized with the other TEs, I would look at the individual match ups. And, Franks will be facing favorable matchups in San Francisco, Detroit, and Minnesota.

Look, the tight end position is not typically a position to get too excited about fantasy. However, it is a great opportunity to score some points that you may desperately need in the end to win a fantasy championship.

At least from my experience, tight end is a position that often gets overlooked by fantasy football owners. Why? Well, I suppose it has something to do with the fact that-on average-tight ends do not tend to put up as many points as other offensive players.

However, as you are coming down to the playoffs, every little point matters more and more. Therefore, getting the most out of your tight ends is critical. I reviewed the schedules of each team in NFL, and considered the implications on the tight ends for those respective teams.

The following is a list of three tight ends that are not normally considered to be TE elites in the NFL that you should be looking to start going into the final stretch, and why:

1. Alge Crumpler – as everyone knows, Crumpler has become the main target of cornerback Michael Vick, in Atlanta. With 39 receptions and 588 yards, Crumpler is have a decent season. Crumpler has decent matchups in the next few weeks (Tampa Bay, Dallas, and Carolina). However, it is unlikely that Crumpler is available under waiver wire. If your league is like most leagues, the trade deadline has already passed. Therefore, you are relegated to free agents. Therefore, the next two recommendations may be a possibility for you-if you are still in need of a tight end.
2. L.J. Smith – Although he will be on the road in Washington, Dallas, and New York, you have to look at the individual match-ups. And, if you do, you will find that these are highly favorable match-ups for a TE. Think about L.J..
3. Bubba Franks – So far the season Bubba Franks has been extremely quiet. He only has 178 yards in zero touchdowns. However, that could change the next few weeks. As I have emphasized with the other TEs, I would look at the individual match ups. And, Franks will be facing favorable matchups in San Francisco, Detroit, and Minnesota.

Look, the tight end position is not typically a position to get too excited about fantasy. However, it is a great opportunity to score some points that you may desperately need in the end to win a fantasy championship.

We have not used this blog as we had intended to this season. As the season progressed, we got more into the game analysis. And, unfortunately, we focused less on the blog. Of course, this was done in order to give our user the best possible product. However, we are going to renew our focus to communicate on the blog.

I feel that it is important that we give our candid thoughts about the NFL. And, we believe it is important that we have a daily dialogue with the customer. Our analysis products do not allow us the opportunity to communicate directly with the customer. Of course, I want to maintain the same edgy, candid analysis of the NFL. However, if you have any comments about MyFantasyBall (whether good or bad), I urge you to document those comments here.

Going into the playoffs, I am psyched about my fantasy team. And, I hope that you are too. In order to put together my All-Star team, I utilized the MyFantasyBall draft destroyer. That’s right. The only thing I use to draft my championship (hopefully) team was the MyFantasyBall draft destroyer program that is available free here on MyFantasyBall.com.

Just to give you the rundown:
• QB Drew Brees, Bulger
• RBs Steven Jackson, Kevin Jones, Marion Barber, Willis McGahee
• WRs T.O., T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Lavernaeus Coles, Reche Caldwell, Joe Horn
• TE Tony Gonzalez

And when you look at that lineup, I know what you’re thinking…. No wonder you are in first place. Anyway, needless to say, I am really excited about the playoffs.

I want this blog to become more of a one-on-one chat with the President of MyFantasyBall. As we engage in our weekly review of the NFL, I will be offering candy commentary on what is going on in the NFL. Plus, as always, we welcome your input. Please, do not hesitate to comment about our products. We know-at this point-MyFantasyBall is not perfect. But we are constantly seeking perfection. Therefore, unless profane, nothing in this blog will be censored. Feel free to ask advice about your fantasy team. If you have advice that you like to see discussed on the blog, please e-mail me at blog@MyFantasyBall.com. Otherwise, I just might discuss it in a post. Thanks for checking the blog!!!

Culpepper May as Well Have Been Throwing like this

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Well folks, Week 2 is upon us, and that can mean only one thing–making unnecessarily rash decisions based on 60 minutes of football action. Everybody loves pushing the panic button every now and then. Hell, my roommates and I held three way trade talks earlier this week, and we each won the first week pretty easily. So here we go, the top 10 fantasy footballers to get rid of, or avoid accepting offers for. That is not to say that these guys will have poor seasons (some will), but just to say that their value will never be higher than it is right now. (Or the Thursday before Week 2 if you read this later). And awayyyyyy we go:

10) Reuben Droughns–Perhaps drafting a running back with an offensive line that isn’t composed of pinatas would’ve been a good idea. I’m as guilty as anyone else here, though. I figured that if he had 1,200 yards rushing, as he has in each of the past two years, he’d been good for 6 - 8 touchdowns rather than the two he posted last year. Well, judging by Week 1’s performance, he’ll be lucky to reach 600 yards. And a touchdown. He’ll be lucky to reach the red zone. But if your league gives you bonus points for running into the back of 2 offensive linemen at the same time, Droughns is your guy.

9) Jason Witten–The addition of Terrell Owens will hurt Terry Glenn too, but Witten’s numbers will be more fickle. I don’t think Witten will have a year anywhere close to what he had last year, unless Drew Bledsoe gets his feet out of those cement shoes Evan was talking about.

Ron Mexico, errr, Mike Vick–Lost in Vick’s solid Week 1 performance was his 10-22 passing. Maybe he should try throwing right handed, the whole lefty thing doesn’t see to be up his alley. Yeah, Vick apologists, tell me that he’ll make plays with his legs, and THAT is where his value comes in. No, Vick’s value comes in Weeks 1-8 when he actually can run around. And then some savvy defensive coordinator will find a way to keep him in the pocket, or Vick will get hurt, and you’ve got … uhh, I don’t know. Pick a terrible quarterback. Sage Rosenfels. Moving on.

7) LaMont Jordan–The problems run deep here. How about a terrible offensive line. How about a terrible team attitude. How about Art “What is this game being played in front of me?” Shell. The real issue, though, is the 0 receptions. Last year he had 70. That’s where his value was! The guy can’t run. Hell, his fridge probably can’t run. But he can average 3.5 yards a carry and do pretty well on swing passes. But if he doesn’t get the swing passes? He’s…

6) Edgerrin James–I watched a preaseason game, and this one was pretty clear. He’s got a soft line–they’re alright in pass protection (Kurt Warner, Anquan Boldin, and Larry Fitzgerald won’t be on this list anywhere), but they can’t run block. And now everyone in the desert is saying that he was a good acquisition for his good attitude too. Sounds like a cop out to me. They could’ve brought in Troy Brown from the Patriots and gotten a good attitude. This is just a good running back behind an abysmal offensive line. If you took the Cardinals line and put them in a battle royale with the Raiders line, a slap fight would break out in under 30 seconds. Guarantee it.

5) Cadillac Williams–At first I thought this was nothing to be worried about. I thought it was just his inconsistency shining through, but we knew that when we drafted him, no? If you didn’t, you should have. Anyway, Chris Simms looked terrible in Week 1, and his backup, Bruce Gradkozalozalowski won’t be going to any Pro Bowls anytime soon. Everyone was ready to make the best back in the NFL the #3 in fantasy drafts (LT) because of an unproven quarterback. Well what does that make this guy? His quarterback is proven. He’s not good. He’s not as bad as Baltimore made him look, but he’s pretty bad.

4) Daunte Culpepper–Have you seen this man read a defense? It’s like watching a blind guy read a book. There’s funny faces, there’s a lot of yelling, and sooner or later somebody’s gonna get him a braille book. And the braille book is either Randy Moss again, or a backup job. Since I don’t see Al Davis trading Randy Moss anytime soon, its struggles ahead for Daunte.

3) Kevin Jones–I was on the Kevin Jones bandwagon from the get go this preseason. He was gonna be Marshall Faulk in Mike Martz’s offense. Except, the line stinks, he’s not nearly as good as Faulk was (shoulda seen that one coming), and Jon Kitna is good, but not Kurt Warner good. D’OH!

2) Willis McGahee–The dude hasn’t scored in 11 STRAIGHT GAMES! Come on. How can you even have a roster spot if you go almost 75% of a season without scoring? Add to this that Buffalo brought in Anthony Thomas as something of a goal line back, and there’s no end in sight for this no-TD train. J.P. Losman isn’t going to do him any favors either. Tough break, Willis owners.

1) Tiki Barber–Hear me out on this one. Barber is a very good back. And he’ll have a solid year. But if you can get another viable top RB for him, do it. Tiki will get his yards, and might’ve been called an all time great if his ability had been seen earlier (ie. not platooning him with Ron Dayne for 3 years). But sadly, Brandon Jacobs is a beast. He’s a tank. Nay, he’s faster. He’s a tank on top of a sports car. And he’s going to steal all the goal line carries. Unless Tiki scores from 10 yards out, he’s not going to score. Sad but true.

T.O.’s inner child.

It has taken 31 practices (12 of which he participated in), but T.O. finally drew his first fine. He probably should have gotten one for showing up to a training camp thinking it was Halloween [dressed in a Team Discovery uniform while he was riding the excercise bike], and he probably should have gotten one for missing so many practices and then expecting to play [can you fine someone for general stupidity? Is it okay to use brackets twice in one sentence?], but this is the first actual fine. Signing T.O. is the eqivalent of spending time with Paris Hilton. It sounds disease ridden sexy, and it’ll get your name in the blogs (no dice here, Mr. Cowboy Owner) but it won’t turn out well. And someone may end up in the hospital. It’s just bad news. Parcells is handling it pretty well, but he’s still in the first stage of greiving, denial. He won’t even say the T.O.’s name. Or even T.O., two random letters. Bill probably weeps himself to sleep at night with thoughts of what could have been a successful season. Poor guy. Somebody get that man a popsicle.

Kerry Collins finally signed with a team, and as a Kansas City Chiefs fan, I’m very excited. He’s not with us, nay, he’s latched on to the soft underbelly of the Tennessee Titans. Hey Tennessee, I hear Jeff George is still available, somebody give him a look. Seriously. What better influence for a young Vince Young than to be stuck behind two full blown alcoholics on the depth chart. Watching film while listening to Let’s Get Retarded by The Black Eyed Peas and Tipsy by J-Kwon is the only way to do it.

And now to Kansas City, the NFL equivalent of Dave Matthews Band. They used to be pretty good, with Crash and Joe Montana / Marcus Allen (not in that order) , but now they’re just okay, but you just keep hoping that THIS will be the season / album that makes them good again. Bad news fellow Chiefs fans–this ain’t the year. I’m pretty sure we’ll have a losing record, I’m pretty sure Herm Edwards is running a soft camp, and I’m pretty sure Willie Roaf isn’t coming back. We’re done. Stick a fork in us, we’re a Trent Green or Tony Gonzalez injury away from being the Buffalo Bills. We have the stability of Muhammad Ali’s Jenga tower.

The Little League World Series World Championship game is today (about half an hour actually), and I’m pretty
psyched. The first baseman for Georgia, Kyle Carter, is the American star of the tournament. The coach for Illinois, who Georgia beat in the American semifinal, was caught telling his players that Carter disrespects the game by wearing his hat sideways. Tough break Coach, but the kid wears it cocked to the side to avoid pain that is a minor side effect of having BRAIN SURGERY as a kid. So for those of you keeping score at home, that’s Georgia 3, Illinois 0. I give Georgia an extra point because I like peaches.

NOTE:  Since I originally posted this, Jeff George signed with the Raiders.

Britney Spears

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I love it. Sorry if I laugh at this … but … I found this article …

“A tearful Britney Spears opened up to Matt Lauer on Thursday’s Today show as she defended herself as a mother, asked to be left alone by paparazzi and suggested she may have to start her own magazine to counter reports about her marriage.”

You make millions off the public by spreading your legs and dancing half-naked on stage. And, then, you want a private life? Are you kidding? Idiot.