Testosterone and Adrenalin. Football season is coming and I need your help! (939 hits)
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Submitted by mbstateside (View user info) at 2005-08-31 12:11:21 EDT
Ok so Football season is here again and I can't fookin wait!
I moved over here just over a year ago now and being a huge Rugby fan back home I new I was going to get some major withdrawal symptoms from not being able to see live games and generally be immersed in the game I love. This was bad.
Having seen the effects of Cold Turkey first hand I knew I'd have to do something to at least get a partial 'fix' for my need for my addiction. So I looked at what you guys had to offer. American Football (which from here on in will be called just Football. Apologies right now to all the English reading this no I haven't gone native it's just that the yanks have trouble understanding if you don't talk in terms they can understand) seamed to fit the bill. I'd seen bits of it on TV as a kid (It got mildly popular over in the UK during the late 80's but then died out with the terrible "world league") and, while it seamed strange to me at the time that a sport containing only 60 minutes of game time can take upwards of 4 hours to play, I figured hell I'll give it a go. It's a contact sport, they use almost the same shape ball. It can't be that different, can it?
Well I'm pleased to say I was so right and so wrong. I couldn't have been more right for a choice of substitute for my beloved Rugby. As soon as I sat down and began watching the sport in earnest I relised that it has the two magical ingredients of my favourite sport in abundance. What are these ingredients you ask?
Testosterone and adrenalin!
Don't get me wrong I love all sports and can happily watch professional 10 pin bowling for hours, sit through an entire sailing regatta, hell I can even stand to watch an innings or two of baseball (sorry baseball fans I couldn't resist that one). But there is nothing and I mean nothing, for me at least, like a contact sport for a sheer release of energy and entertainment. You've got a bunch of big (or when it gets to the professional level I believe the term should be fucking huge!) guys basically doing nothing more than trying to fuck each other up based around some loose set of rules that at least in the beginning of the sport where designed to do nothing more than to keep things from degenerating into an all out brawl. This was my kinda game! I Loved it I! I loved the excitement, the big hits, the skills of the players involved and some of the amazing levels of physical abilities.
There was only one problem.
I couldn't understand what the hell was going on!
I mean, I thought Rugby was complex and had some strange rules but Jeebus! On this score if nothing else the American Bastardisation of Rugby and real Football (sorry guys I love it but that's what it is to me) has our English sports beaten hands down.
So yeah it was a little hard to understand but I was enjoying it. My team the Colts ,simply due to the fact that Indy is where I moved to over here, were doing well and playing some exciting football. More importantly as time went on I was beginning to understand how it all works and what was going on. I started to appreciate the fact that the Colts great throwing game was reliant on the fact that we had a great running back (James) who could punish defenses if they sat back for the throw. Later I began to understand the importance of the role of Linebackers in this critical area of the game. I started noticing new talent in the team and knowing when some one had had a good game. At times I beating the TV commentators to some of there er.....well comments. In short I was loving my new sport and starting to feel that it loved me back.
Then the worst thing happened. The Patriots beat the Colts and just a few short weeks later There was this big Superbowl thing with lots of fireworks, a Go Daddy.com commercial that I couldn't get out of my head for weeks, an eventual winner and a feeling of well what do I do with my Sundays now? More importantly what kind of excuse can I give my girlfriend so I don't get moaned at for Starting drinking at 12:00pm on a Sunday afternoon.
Well the truth is there was no one excuse just a friendly little cat and mouse game we would play each week. I'd win if I managed to be passed out on the coach by 4:00 in the afternoon without moving my lazy ass all day. She'd win if she'd managed to keep me sober and had actually managed to get me out of the house (anything else I considered a draw)
But that's all over with now baby! Football is back and I'm gonna get to work on that ass groove in the coach. It's on man! Footballs coming home and I'm on the ball.
w00t! w00t!
GO HORSE!
So all of that said I'll come to the actual point of this post. As stated above I'm pretty new to this Football stuff. That fact however hasn't stopped me from proclaiming loudly and firmly to all the guys that I work with that I'm gonna kick there ass in the up coming work fantasy football league.
That was before I realised two things. Firstly that the league we're playing in (www.fantasysport.yahoo.com) runs a draft system so that no player can be in two teams within our mini league. Secondly that while I was developing and appreciation for how the game is played the only players I really new about were the colts starting to and then the usual superstars. My plan had been to just pick from what I know early on in the season and then look for immerging talent and on form players once the league began. Alas all that is now screwed. The few none colts I know are all major players so I'm sure they'll be snapped up and with the rest of the guys I work with all being Colts fans I have a feeling that those players will disappear pretty quickly.
So come on then Uber help me out. Know a little about Football? Think you can predict whose gonna be a star for this season? Well then come on show me your expertise. It's players I want. I need guys who are not just going to score big but that other people in my league wont pick up on. Players that will me, no, us to Victory!
Oh and if anyone know anything about how drafts work that'd be good too. As far as I understand it I just have a list of players that I want and we go around in turn getting the top player from my list who hasn't already been taken. Is that it? What happens if all my choices in a certain position have gone before it's my selection?
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2005-10-10 17:36:51 EDT (#)
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I'm a rugby girl..
Submitted by tuesdaydelay (user info) at 2005-10-02 14:02:50 EDT (#)
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Retaliatory +2 (and for being passionate about your team).
Submitted by Barnymeinhoff (user info) at 2005-09-26 11:34:47 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Mike00295 (user info) at 2005-09-15 12:44:14 EDT (#)
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Peep Game
Submitted by ajanssen (user info) at 2005-08-31 19:16:18 EDT (#)
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NCAA football also kicks all kind of ass. Watch a few Texas Longhorns games and you will be a believer.
Submitted by ajanssen (user info) at 2005-08-31 19:15:08 EDT (#)
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You are right on target with the Colts. The only better team is the Cowboys.
Anyone that disagrees is a terrorist and probably a male Muslim extremist age 17 to 40.
Submitted by Beer_bong (user info) at 2005-08-31 18:19:07 EDT (#)
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Peyton Manning, Torry Holt, Shawn Alexander. Thats all you'll ever need.
Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2005-08-31 17:19:58 EDT (#)
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Todd Heap--TE for the Ravens. He's gonna have a breakout year.
Submitted by mbstateside (user info) at 2005-08-31 15:41:36 EDT (#)
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Submitted by goose (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:28:57 (#)
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Good lord, you're my opposite - I'm an American who got adopted by rugby
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Do you play? Who for? We may have crossed swords. (please no Ghey double entendres)
Submitted by spamtrap50 (user info) at 2005-08-31 15:03:39 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Foonbo (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:38:21 (#)
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You need to surf the web and find a few sites that offer player rankings (often called "Cheat Sheets"). These rank the top 50 or 100 players at each position and are crucial to a draft. If you walk in there with just a sheet of paper with names of guys you're looking to get, you'll get raped in that draft. Here's a decent site for cheat sheets--http://www.fantasysportscentral.com/football/cheatsheet.asp . Type in "fantasy football cheat sheets" or "fantasy football player rankings" in Google or Yahoo, and you'll find some other sites. Also check out the mock drafts they have on these sites to get an idea of what kind of players get drafted where. My advice to you is to take Peyton Manning in the first round, followed by the best two runningbacks available. If Manning is gone before you can pick him, take the best two RBs with your first two picks. And for God's sake--DON'T DRAFT A KICKER UNTIL IT'S YOUR LAST PICK. Hope I can be of service.
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Peyton Manning is good, but I'd say pick up a couple of backs and/or receivers before your quarterback - main reason being, there aren't a lot of top players in those positions, plus you'll probably be starting multiple every week, but unless everyone is on a QB binge you probably won't be too back off picking one in the 4th or early 5th round. LaDainian Tomlinson should be your first pick, if he's still available...if not Priest Holmes isn't bad (although he's getting old, so he could be sidelined by an injury)...since you're on Yahoo!, check their rankings and just look at how they've got the backs and receivers ranked as far as the others - I'm sure Moss will be pretty high, and Burleson probably will be too...it's pretty accurate.
GOOD LUCK!!!
Submitted by MyNameIsTim (user info) at 2005-08-31 15:00:16 EDT (#)
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glad you like it.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2005-08-31 13:37:41 EDT (#)
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what a great post. My only criticism is that it needed more space around the logo thing at the end.
Submitted by Average_Dan (user info) at 2005-08-31 13:20:53 EDT (#)
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f00tball w00t!!11
Submitted by mbstateside (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:41:39 EDT (#)
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Mike,
I hadn't relised that I was! It's a complement anyway a Geezer is whose switched and and smart and knows how to get things (think Turkish in Lock Stock) not quite a gangster but connected. It's also a term for an allright guy. It is a male term though I can't think why I was saying it to your chick.
Everyone else thanks for the tips.
More updates and my success or failure as the season goes on. Credit will be given to those who come up with the best advise.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:38:57 EDT (#)
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I live for football, but lack a penis and therefore have no understanding of the whole fantasy draft thing.
I am also angry and upset right now because my beloved Panthers have been picked by Sports Illustrated as the pre-season Superbowl favorites. Even worse, they have put our pet Cajun, Jake Delhomme squarely on the cover thus ensuring pending disaster. I fear that due to the infamous SI curse, he will be converted into an announcer before the end of the season.
I will tell you that if you do not draft Julius Peppers as your defensive end then alas we will not be able to be friends.
hope that helps
Submitted by Foonbo (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:38:21 EDT (#)
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You need to surf the web and find a few sites that offer player rankings (often called "Cheat Sheets"). These rank the top 50 or 100 players at each position and are crucial to a draft. If you walk in there with just a sheet of paper with names of guys you're looking to get, you'll get raped in that draft. Here's a decent site for cheat sheets--http://www.fantasysportscentral.com/football/cheatsheet.asp . Type in "fantasy football cheat sheets" or "fantasy football player rankings" in Google or Yahoo, and you'll find some other sites. Also check out the mock drafts they have on these sites to get an idea of what kind of players get drafted where. My advice to you is to take Peyton Manning in the first round, followed by the best two runningbacks available. If Manning is gone before you can pick him, take the best two RBs with your first two picks. And for God's sake--DON'T DRAFT A KICKER UNTIL IT'S YOUR LAST PICK. Hope I can be of service.
Submitted by goose (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:28:57 EDT (#)
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Good lord, you're my opposite - I'm an American who got adopted by rugby.
Anyway - espn normally has a pretty good tutorial on fantasy drafts, but to give you a heads up, it pretty much is going around in turns choosing the players you want on your teams. Most people feel that the quarterback is your most important choice, followed by a couple of recievers and a couple of running backs. However, keep in mind that you can have a fantastic quarterback, but if he's got nobody to pass to, hes not going to do you a lot of good. The same goes for recievers - they can have golden hands, but if they have a quarterback who can't throw, they're not going to get a lot of passes.
As far as players, espn (and a number of other sites) have lists that rank players according to perceived fantasy-team value. There are thousands of guys out there who spend a remarkable amount of time obsessing over their team, so it should be easy to find someone to help you out.
Submitted by Mike00295 (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:26:19 EDT (#)
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OK. Here's another.
GO HORSE
Peyton Manning will pass for 134 TD's this year.
Thats right, you heard it here first.
Mark this post and come back to pay me homage in Feb.
Right after the Colts win the Superbowl.
Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:24:05 EDT (#)
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welcome
Submitted by Mike00295 (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:21:19 EDT (#)
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Haven't Read it yet.
GO HORSE MOTHERFUCKERS
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOO
Ok, now to read.
By the way Matt...my girlfriend still wants to know why you were calling her a
"geezer."
I told her it was due to the fowl stench coming from beneath her skirt.
Submitted by wtf_is_going_on (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:21:19 EDT (#)
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I guess!?!?!?!?!?
Submitted by Sphagnum (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:15:14 EDT (#)
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I tried watching American Football once.
It's crap.
I don't mind playing it on the playstation though. Hell, I'd even play Baseball on the playstation.
Submitted by RaineLark (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:14:54 EDT (#)
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Try LaDainian Tomlinson.
Go Chargers!
Submitted by mbstateside (user info) at 2005-08-31 12:12:24 EDT (#)
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Damn! I didn't position the logo right!