The Packers, Cowboys and 49ers are all 2-0 and O.J. is headed to jail…did I wake up in 1994?

That’s a great line and I surely wish I thought of it myself, but alas, I cannot take the credit for it. You’ve got to love the Juice….well, except for the fact that he murdered two people. I only have one request: Bring back my claim to fame. Bring back Lance! Yeah, that’s just what I need as I finish out my law school career. Alright, enough with the nonsense.



Ladies and Gentleman, your Super Bowl XLII Matchup: Detroit Lions v. Houston Texans

Ah, the danger of jumping to conclusions after 2 weeks of football. You’ve got to love all the chest banging going on this time of year over where certain teams are ranked on the various power polls scattered throughout the internet. Texans fans, you better save a copy of those polls that have you ranked in the top 10, you won’t be there that much longer. But this is what happens when teams like the Lions and Texans start 2-0.

Anyways, the point of all this is, if we are to make conclusions after two weeks of football, then we are wasting our time. This applies to Fantasy as well. The COWBOYS have been touting their position “atop” the leader board for this past week. I certainly respect what the team has done, but not anymore so than the performance of VOLDEMORT who is also 2-0. However, if I was a betting man (and oh, what a coincidence, I am) I certainly would not bet the house that these two teams will face off in the finals. NFL players are still finding their grooves this early in the season (see LDT and Steven Jackson), fantasy trends have yet to be developed (Randy Moss going big), and flukes have yet to be flushed out (MJD a bust? Andre Johnson a 1 week wonder?). Talk to me in 3 weeks and I’ll have a more accurate idea of the level of each team.

All of that being said, this week features 2 big time matchups and several other intriguing ones. Let’s take a look.


Matchup of the Week:

TRIPLE T’S PAINTRAIN v. COWBOYS: After playing Dummy Teams the first two weeks, the COWBOYS get their first test against a real, live, owner. The Dummy Teams have certainly been formidable, but the COWBOYS caught Tomlinson on an off day in addition to getting two HUGE performances from WR’s Edwards and Johnson, en route to their week 2 win. With Johnson out this week and the sheer impossibility of Edwards having a repeat performance, the COWBOYS will be searching for points in other places. Not an enviable task considering Frank Gore is facing off against the always tough to run against Steelers. Not that TRIPLE T’S PAINTRAIN will faire much better as MJD is facing off against Denver this week and it does not seem likely that he will get untracked on Sunday. If you couple that with Lee Evans benching this week against New England, Steven Jackson will have to breakout of this mini-slump to have a monster game against Tampa Bay. He will, and TRIPLE T’S PAINTRAIN will squeak out a victory behind Jackson and the strength of its WR’s.


The Shoot ‘em up Matchup:

BIG TUNA v. DUMMY TEAM 3: It’s the highest scoring team in the league against the preseason number one team. For BIG TUNA, Tony Romo and Travis Henry face early season tests against two stout defenses. Colston should have a big day provided the Saints can re-capture a little bit of last year’s magic, and Torry Holt should produce provided Bulger can get passes off behind that rickety offensive line. On the other side, Dummy Team 3 has been waiting all season for LDT to step up and have a big game, and this should be the week. The San Diego line consists of a bunch of maulers who are far to proud to let this continue to go on. At WR, Boldin might struggle against the Ravens, but Steve Smith is a freak of nature and (if they can get anything at all from Ronnie Brown) he and Tomlinson should carry Dummy Team 3 to a victory in a high scoring affair.


The Manning v. Brady Matchup

LVL INFINITY + 1 TEAM v. VOLDEMORT: LVL INFINITY got robbed last week, and continues to be very active in the free agent market, making one sound move after another. However, they need to hope that Dunn can finally get something going this week, otherwise big performances from Brady, Harrison, and the Minnesota Defense (and I mean look for a HUGE performance from the D this week against the woeful Chiefs) will go to waste. VOLDEMORT is the quiet 2-0 team. Manning, Wayne and Gates make this team a formidable one, but the outcome of this matchup lies on the not so risky move of inserting RB Williams into the starting lineup. Normally it would be too early in the season to bench your #2 RB, but the Saints haven’t done anything this year, and the Deuce has been hurt by this. Ultimately, I think the gamble will payoff and VOLDEMORT will be the only remaining undefeated team after three weeks, with a close victory that will push LVL INFINTIY + 1 TEAM to an undeserved 0-3.


The “This is the Kind of Game That Makes You Want to Go Home and Beat Your Wife (or in this case husband)” matchup:

DUMMY TEAM 02 v. RILEY’s RAIDERS: The RAIDERS will get a win one of these weeks, it just won’t be this week. Lamont Jordan should have a stellar game, but with most of the other players on this team having tough matchups, it won’t be enough to overcome DUMMY TEAM 02’s running back combo that face off against each other and should rack up a lot of points against their respective porous defenses. Yahoo predicts a blowout. I won’t go that far, because they are giving far too much credence to Vince Young’s potential matchup. Still though, I think it’ll be DUMMY TEAM 02 by 10.


The Beat Down That Might Not Happen matchup:

PINK PONIES v. STEELERS OWN COWBOYS: On paper, one would think this is a potentially ugly matchup. The second highest scoring team in the league vs. second lowest. It should be a beat down of epic proportions. But take a look at some of the matchups that PINK PONIES’ players face this week. LJ will be facing off against the best run defense in the league from a year ago. TO gets the Bears DB’s. Moss gets a Bills team that gives up tons of points, just not many TD’s. And finally, Shockey has an injured QB throwing to him. Oh, the PINK PONIES will still win, but seeing as how STEELERS OWN COWBOYS has the majority of his team facing off against a 49ers defense that can be scored upon, this one at least has the potential to get interesting.



Apologies for the long downtime between posts. School got in the way. Hopefully that will not happen again, and if it looks like it will I will see about having guest posters come in. We shall see. Good Luck to all this week.