WEEK 1 / PART 2

Well it's been an exciting kickoff weekend so far.... the game scores are a little more realistic this season so far, so i'm happy. One game is complete, another is decided as far as the winner is concerned, and the others are pretty close and should be down to the wire with Monday night's games. Here's how things stand as of right now:

Pittsburgh    19  (no players left)
Arizona        13 (Brady & Gates left to play)

Oakland     21  (Welker, NE defense)
Michigan    15  (Moss, Kaeding)

Los Angeles    58  (no players left)
Denver            35  (Owens)

Portland       36
Oklahoma    31  Final

Birmingham    39  (no players left)
Jacksonville    25  (Rivers)

Orlando        27  (no players left)
New Jersey    9   (Tomlinson)

Memphis       22  (Jackson SD, Gostowski)
Washington   18   (no players left)

Philadelphia    40  (no players left)
Tampa Bay    18  (San Diego Defense)

So as you can see, a couple could end up nail biters, while others have very little shot of being competitive at this point, but all in all a great start to a season. I'll be back tomorrow night to wrap up week 1.

USFL WEEK 1

Here we go, week 1 starts tomorrow night, so here's what's on tap for the USFL fantasy league.

Week 1 game of the week is Jacksonville vs. Birmingham. The game features Phillip Rivers, Brian Westbrook, and Reggie Wayne for the Bulls, and Ben Roethlisberger, Joseph Addai, and Larry Fitzgerald for the Stallions.
    In an effort to keep the scores more realistic, this season I've increased the number of yards needed to get points, as well as allowed each team to start only one running back and one wide receiver. The scoring method is as follows:
6 PTS FOR RUN/REC TD
4 PTS FOR PASSING TD
1 PT FOR EVERY 50 RUSH/REC YARDS
1 PT FOR EVERY 100 PASS YARDS
1 PT FOR TURNOVER
2 PTS FOR A SAFETY

PREDICTIONS: I'm going to keep this simple and only pick the winner, because I have no idea how the scoring will work out...
JACKSONVILLE OVER BIRMINGHAM
ORLANDO OVER NEW JERSEY
MEMPHIS OVER WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA OVER TAMPA BAY
ARIZONA OVER PITTSBURGH
MICHIGAN OVER OAKLAND
LOS ANGELES OVER DENVER
PORTLAND OVER OKLAHOMA


At the end of the week, i'll scan the scoresheets so you can see who's on the teams and who did the scoring.

I'm excited, here we go... check back to see how the games turn out!

Season nearing... action figures

So with the NFL preseason getting started and the keepers for my USFL fantasy league decided, now i play the waiting game. When the last week of preseason hits, i'll hold a draft to fill out the rest of the team rosters.... by that time i should know all of the significant injuries, which is the reason i'm not bothering to do the draft part now.
So, in the meantime, i've been having some fun with some of the NFL action figures i got a few years back. These are not the bigger like 8-9 inch tall figures you usually see custom painted.... these are the little guys, only 3" tall, so they are a pain to customize, but they are pretty cool when they are done. I should have all the teams done by the time the season starts. Cheri put together a puzzle while i painted these. We sat together at the dining room table virtually all weekend just doing this stuff and listening to the 70's and the 80's radio stations.... pretty cool. pictures below of the figures.... not my best work, but again, these are the small ones.... pretty hard to be steady while the girls keep coming up to the table making me nervous.... oh well, we had a good time:)