Congratulations are in order for all the winners in Sunday's Landshark Maniacs playoffs, including Big Lough O, which won the league championship by beating the Northeast Dragons, and the Southern Rebels, which beat the People's Pigskin by a score of 167-145 for the title of Best of the Rest (that is, best among fantasy football teams that didn't make the playoffs). Here's how your favorite fantasy team did in the last week of the regular season.
Kurt Warner, QB. The stats: 4 for 6 passing, 31 yards and 1 fantasy point. The Arizona Cardinals, who had already been eliminated from the race for a first-week playoff bye, pulled most of its starters before halftime. Um...oops?
Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB. The stats: 6 rushes, 19 yards and 1 fantasy point. Um...ditto?
Matt Forte, RB. The stats: 16 rushes for 101 yards, 3 receptions for 23 yards and 12 fantasy points. Forte and the rest of the Chicago Bears showed just enough to keep themselves relevant to fantasy football players during the off season. (Of course, the fact that they were facing the Detroit Lions didn't hurt.)
Greg Jennings, Flex. The stats: 3 receptions, 29 yards and 2 fantasy points. Once again, the Green Bay Packers managed to put up all kinds of points without any significant contribution from the man who was supposed to be their primary receiver.
Chad Ochocinco, WR. The stats: 0 receptions, 0 yards and 0 fantasy points. Ochocinco slipped on the Giants Stadium turf during the pregame warmups and left the Sunday night game against the New York Jets with a knee injury. If only tweets had fantasy value...
Nate Washington, WR. The stats: 6 receptions, 83 yards and 8 fantasy points. It was heartening to see that the Tennessee Titans, who were eliminated from the playoffs the previous week, were motivated to play a strong game and help Chris Johnson reach the 2,000-yard mark.
Kevin Boss, TE. The stats: 0 receptions, 0 yards and 0 fantasy points. Meanwhile, the New York Giants, another team knocked out of the playoffs the previous week, laid a giant egg against the Minnesota Vikings. (It's interesting how no one is complaining about the Vikings, who wrapped up a first-round bye, getting gifts from its opponents.)
Jay Feely, K. The stats: 3 for 3 in field goals, 4 for 4 in extra points and 14 fantasy points. If nothing else, we've found a kicker to target in this summer's fantasy drafts.
San Francisco 49ers, D/ST. The stats: 8 sacks, 6 points allowed and 15 fantasy points. Mike Singetary has its team heading in the right direction.
Bench. Matt Cassel, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Julius Jones got 6 fantasy points each. The Philadelphia Eagles defense/special teams got 3.
Remember, the People's Pigskin will be competing in the NFL Fantasy Playoff Challenge. We'll be back tomorrow to get your help in setting the lineup.
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
Fearless Predictions - Season Finale
There's still time to vote on the Nate Washington and Christmas football polls (both of which will close tomorrow) and the lineup poll (which will close Sunday). In the meantime, it's time for one last set of predictions for the Landshark Maniacs fantasy football league. Again, these are two-week matchups, so week 17 will be in play here, too.
Last week's predictions went 4-1, raising our season record to 41-29. The only miss was the win by the Southern Rebels, our opponent in the final round. Here's hoping the Rebels don't hold that against us.
Let's start with the ninth-place matchup between the Houston Wreckin' Crew and Ravens Fan T Sizzle. In this game, it will be important to mind your Ps and Qs--that is, the "probable" and "questionable" statuses throughout both lineups. This matchup will hinge on Michael Turner, who could put up big numbers for the Crew or injure himself on his first carry and put up a doughnut (as he did in last week's game against the Pigskin). My guess is that Turner will show up for the last two weeks and fuel a victory for the Crew.
Next is the seventh-place match between the D.C. Destroyers and T-bay jacks 151rum stumblrs. Both sides have plenty of players fighting for playoff spots, but the most intriguing player is Chris Johnson, who is chasing a postseason bid, a 2,000-yard season and possibly Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record. Since the Titans need to win both games to get into the playoffs, they'll be motivated to feed Johnson the ball early and often. That will mean big fantasy points for him and a victory for the Destroyers.
The fifth-place match for the title of Best Landshark Maniacs Team Not to Make the Playoffs (yes, I just made that title up) pits the People's Pigskin against the Southern Rebels. Which team is the pick here? Let me give you a hint: In the immortal words of Terrell Owens, "I'd love me some of me."
In the playoff consolation game for third place, we have the Hawaiian Surfriders facing Tinks Revenge. As of this writing, the Surfriders have not selected a kicker, but it probably won't matter. Ray Rice is a contender for fantasy football find of the year, and his team is in a "We need to win both games to get into the playoffs" situation, so he'll get the ball early and often. The Revenge gets the win and the proverbial bronze medal.
Finally, we have the Landshark Maniacs championship game, Northeast Dragons vs. Big Lough O. One thing that's striking about this matchup is the proliferation of 1s and 2s under the "position rank" column. We can honestly say that the two best teams are meeting for the title. (Note to college football fans: We used a playoff to get here. We did not need a fraudulent set of polls and computer numbers. Remember: Playoffs rule.)
Anyway, it's hard to find a player who won't be in a position to put up a ton of points over the next two weeks. Even Drew Brees has a reason to keep slinging the ball in the fourth quarter. (The New Orleans Saints have not wrapped up home-field advantage.) The difference here may be the wide receivers. Given the choice, I'll take Brandon Marshall, Andre Johnson and Vincent Jackson over Roddy White, Terrell Owens and even Wes Welker. As a result, I'll take the Dragons to win it all.
We'll be back tomorrow with poll results. Have a merry one.
Last week's predictions went 4-1, raising our season record to 41-29. The only miss was the win by the Southern Rebels, our opponent in the final round. Here's hoping the Rebels don't hold that against us.
Let's start with the ninth-place matchup between the Houston Wreckin' Crew and Ravens Fan T Sizzle. In this game, it will be important to mind your Ps and Qs--that is, the "probable" and "questionable" statuses throughout both lineups. This matchup will hinge on Michael Turner, who could put up big numbers for the Crew or injure himself on his first carry and put up a doughnut (as he did in last week's game against the Pigskin). My guess is that Turner will show up for the last two weeks and fuel a victory for the Crew.
Next is the seventh-place match between the D.C. Destroyers and T-bay jacks 151rum stumblrs. Both sides have plenty of players fighting for playoff spots, but the most intriguing player is Chris Johnson, who is chasing a postseason bid, a 2,000-yard season and possibly Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing record. Since the Titans need to win both games to get into the playoffs, they'll be motivated to feed Johnson the ball early and often. That will mean big fantasy points for him and a victory for the Destroyers.
The fifth-place match for the title of Best Landshark Maniacs Team Not to Make the Playoffs (yes, I just made that title up) pits the People's Pigskin against the Southern Rebels. Which team is the pick here? Let me give you a hint: In the immortal words of Terrell Owens, "I'd love me some of me."
In the playoff consolation game for third place, we have the Hawaiian Surfriders facing Tinks Revenge. As of this writing, the Surfriders have not selected a kicker, but it probably won't matter. Ray Rice is a contender for fantasy football find of the year, and his team is in a "We need to win both games to get into the playoffs" situation, so he'll get the ball early and often. The Revenge gets the win and the proverbial bronze medal.
Finally, we have the Landshark Maniacs championship game, Northeast Dragons vs. Big Lough O. One thing that's striking about this matchup is the proliferation of 1s and 2s under the "position rank" column. We can honestly say that the two best teams are meeting for the title. (Note to college football fans: We used a playoff to get here. We did not need a fraudulent set of polls and computer numbers. Remember: Playoffs rule.)
Anyway, it's hard to find a player who won't be in a position to put up a ton of points over the next two weeks. Even Drew Brees has a reason to keep slinging the ball in the fourth quarter. (The New Orleans Saints have not wrapped up home-field advantage.) The difference here may be the wide receivers. Given the choice, I'll take Brandon Marshall, Andre Johnson and Vincent Jackson over Roddy White, Terrell Owens and even Wes Welker. As a result, I'll take the Dragons to win it all.
We'll be back tomorrow with poll results. Have a merry one.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Behind the People's Loss
The People's Pigskin needed the Baltimore Ravens defense/special teams to come up small against the Cleveland Browns on Monday night. They didn't, and as a result, the Internet's favorite fantasy football team lost by a score of 104-84 to Big Lough O, lowering the season record to 4-6. Here's the breakdown.
Kurt Warner, QB. The stats: 29 of 38 passing, 340 yards, 2 touchdowns and 21 fantasy points. Warner remains the straw that stirs the Arizona Cardinals. But as we'll see in a moment, he's getting some help.
Matt Forte, RB. The stats: 20 rushes for 41 yards, 8 receptions for 120 yards and 16 fantasy points. Lost in the tumult over Jay Cutler's performance was the fact that Forte put up solid numbers and did not turn the ball over.
Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB. The stats: 16 rushes for 85 yards, 2 receptions for 32 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 23 fantasy points. A tremendous call by you, the Internet, to put Wells in our starting lineup. He started the year as a backup, but now he's earning at least equal time in the backfield with Tim Hightower. And you have to love it when the guy you just put into the lineup is being called a "big weapon."
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Flex. The stats: 9 receptions, 165 yards and 16 fantasy points. T.J. continues to be a frequent target for the Seattle Seahawks, and his targets may rise even higher if Julius Jones misses significant time with his lung injury. (And to tell you the truth, "lung injury" is painful even to type.)
Greg Jennings, WR. The stats: 4 receptions, 45 yards and 4 fantasy points. The Green Bay Packers say Jennings suffered a knee contusion in Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys. He may miss practice time, but he's expected to be ready to play against the San Francisco 49ers.
Chad Ochocinco, WR. The stats: 2 receptions, 29 yards and 2 fantasy points. Chad goes from facing the Pittsburgh Steelers to facing the Oakland Raiders. We'll have to hope his numbers benefit from the switch.
Jeremy Shockey, TE. The stats: 3 receptions, 42 yards and 4 fantasy points. The New Orleans Saints flirted with disaster against the St. Louis Rams, and Shockey paid the price. Drew Brees threw two interceptions, and Shockey was the target both times.
Nick Folk, K. The stats: 1 missed field goal, 1 extra point and 0 fantasy points. The Dallas Cowboys were shut down most of the day (scoring only a garbage time touchdown), so Folk got few opportunities.
Philadelphia Eagles, D/ST. The stats: 2 sacks, 31 points allowed and minus-2 fantasy points. The team that entered week 10 ranked second in fantasy points got pummeled by the San Diego Chargers. One factor was Philadelphia's inability to run, and that concern could be a permanent one if Brian Westbrook can't bounce back from his concussions.
Bench. Nate Washington scored 9 fantasy points. Jamal Lewis (who was benched in favor of Wells) scored 3. The San Francisco 49ers defense/special teams, who I thought would draw at least one trade offer during bye weeks, scored 17.
We'll be back tomorrow with our game plan for week 11.
Kurt Warner, QB. The stats: 29 of 38 passing, 340 yards, 2 touchdowns and 21 fantasy points. Warner remains the straw that stirs the Arizona Cardinals. But as we'll see in a moment, he's getting some help.
Matt Forte, RB. The stats: 20 rushes for 41 yards, 8 receptions for 120 yards and 16 fantasy points. Lost in the tumult over Jay Cutler's performance was the fact that Forte put up solid numbers and did not turn the ball over.
Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB. The stats: 16 rushes for 85 yards, 2 receptions for 32 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 23 fantasy points. A tremendous call by you, the Internet, to put Wells in our starting lineup. He started the year as a backup, but now he's earning at least equal time in the backfield with Tim Hightower. And you have to love it when the guy you just put into the lineup is being called a "big weapon."
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Flex. The stats: 9 receptions, 165 yards and 16 fantasy points. T.J. continues to be a frequent target for the Seattle Seahawks, and his targets may rise even higher if Julius Jones misses significant time with his lung injury. (And to tell you the truth, "lung injury" is painful even to type.)
Greg Jennings, WR. The stats: 4 receptions, 45 yards and 4 fantasy points. The Green Bay Packers say Jennings suffered a knee contusion in Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys. He may miss practice time, but he's expected to be ready to play against the San Francisco 49ers.
Chad Ochocinco, WR. The stats: 2 receptions, 29 yards and 2 fantasy points. Chad goes from facing the Pittsburgh Steelers to facing the Oakland Raiders. We'll have to hope his numbers benefit from the switch.
Jeremy Shockey, TE. The stats: 3 receptions, 42 yards and 4 fantasy points. The New Orleans Saints flirted with disaster against the St. Louis Rams, and Shockey paid the price. Drew Brees threw two interceptions, and Shockey was the target both times.
Nick Folk, K. The stats: 1 missed field goal, 1 extra point and 0 fantasy points. The Dallas Cowboys were shut down most of the day (scoring only a garbage time touchdown), so Folk got few opportunities.
Philadelphia Eagles, D/ST. The stats: 2 sacks, 31 points allowed and minus-2 fantasy points. The team that entered week 10 ranked second in fantasy points got pummeled by the San Diego Chargers. One factor was Philadelphia's inability to run, and that concern could be a permanent one if Brian Westbrook can't bounce back from his concussions.
Bench. Nate Washington scored 9 fantasy points. Jamal Lewis (who was benched in favor of Wells) scored 3. The San Francisco 49ers defense/special teams, who I thought would draw at least one trade offer during bye weeks, scored 17.
We'll be back tomorrow with our game plan for week 11.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday Update and Reading
It's Monday, and the People's Pigskin is alive and well. We currently lead Big Lough O by a score of 84-80. That means that if the Baltimore Ravens defense/special teams can be held to under 4 fantasy points tonight, the Pigskin will record a victory. How hard could that be? After all, it's not as if the Cleveland Browns have a head coach who has ticked off enough players to draw the union's attention, right?
While we wait to learn about our fantasy football team's fate, here are some links for your surfing pleasure.
Better take a knee for this one. There are countless ways to lose a fantasy football game. It's painful, for example, when your running back is tackled on the 1-yard line and his backup scores the touchdown. It has to be even worse when your running back takes a knee at the 1-yard line on purpose, as Maurice Jones-Drew did Sunday, following the orders of his head coach.
The Jacksonville Jaguars wanted to deny the New York Jets a chance to get the ball back (sound familiar?), so they told Jones-Drew to take a knee if he was in a position to get into the end zone. He apologized later to those who had him on his fantasy team. One of those teams: the Big Lough Os. I'm just saying...
Well, that was quick. As I'm typing this list up, ESPN is reporting that the Cincinnati Bengals will sign Larry Johnson to a contract. The Bengals were pushed into the LJ market by Cedric Benson's hip injury Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
What kind of first impression will Johnson make in Cincinnati? Hopefully, it will be better than the last impression he made in Kansas City. (Not that the bar is set particularly high.)
On a more positive note. If you used your first-round fantasy pick to draft LaDainian Tomlinson, you're probably starting him no matter what. Still, wouldn't you have liked to know before the game that LDT would have extra motivation after learning that he was going to be a father? It reminds me of when Brett Favre had a monster game a day after his father died. Emotion has a well-deserved reputation for fueling big performances like Favre's and LDT's.
If you're running an NFL pregame show, would it kill you to squeeze a few more notes like this into your broadcast in between the analysts' efforts to talk over one another and laugh hilariously at the drop of a hat? I'm sure fantasy players would really appreciate actually learning something from your shows every once in a while.
This Bud's for you. Imagine if you're the owner of a National Football League team. Imagine that your team just recorded its third straight victory -- and did so in front of its home crowd, the folks who buy your tickets and merchandise and allow you to live the lifestyle you are currently living. Now imagine that you live in a world where cameras are everywhere, and that every single fan in that stadium, friend or foe, could have a camera-equipped phone in his/her pocket.
Knowing all that, how would you celebrate after your team's hard-earned victory? If you're Bud Adams, the owner of the Houston Oil...er, sorry, the Tennessee Titans, you do this. (Warning: This link shows an unsafe-for-work video.)
Bill Belichick is being called stupid in many circles for what he did Sunday evening, but at least his decision had a chance of working out in his favor. I can't say the same for Adams.
We'll be back tomorrow with an update on our matchup with the Lough Os. Until then, enjoy the Monday night game. (And get comfortable with Jon Gruden's voice. You'll be hearing it for a while.)
While we wait to learn about our fantasy football team's fate, here are some links for your surfing pleasure.
Better take a knee for this one. There are countless ways to lose a fantasy football game. It's painful, for example, when your running back is tackled on the 1-yard line and his backup scores the touchdown. It has to be even worse when your running back takes a knee at the 1-yard line on purpose, as Maurice Jones-Drew did Sunday, following the orders of his head coach.
The Jacksonville Jaguars wanted to deny the New York Jets a chance to get the ball back (sound familiar?), so they told Jones-Drew to take a knee if he was in a position to get into the end zone. He apologized later to those who had him on his fantasy team. One of those teams: the Big Lough Os. I'm just saying...
Well, that was quick. As I'm typing this list up, ESPN is reporting that the Cincinnati Bengals will sign Larry Johnson to a contract. The Bengals were pushed into the LJ market by Cedric Benson's hip injury Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
What kind of first impression will Johnson make in Cincinnati? Hopefully, it will be better than the last impression he made in Kansas City. (Not that the bar is set particularly high.)
On a more positive note. If you used your first-round fantasy pick to draft LaDainian Tomlinson, you're probably starting him no matter what. Still, wouldn't you have liked to know before the game that LDT would have extra motivation after learning that he was going to be a father? It reminds me of when Brett Favre had a monster game a day after his father died. Emotion has a well-deserved reputation for fueling big performances like Favre's and LDT's.
If you're running an NFL pregame show, would it kill you to squeeze a few more notes like this into your broadcast in between the analysts' efforts to talk over one another and laugh hilariously at the drop of a hat? I'm sure fantasy players would really appreciate actually learning something from your shows every once in a while.
This Bud's for you. Imagine if you're the owner of a National Football League team. Imagine that your team just recorded its third straight victory -- and did so in front of its home crowd, the folks who buy your tickets and merchandise and allow you to live the lifestyle you are currently living. Now imagine that you live in a world where cameras are everywhere, and that every single fan in that stadium, friend or foe, could have a camera-equipped phone in his/her pocket.
Knowing all that, how would you celebrate after your team's hard-earned victory? If you're Bud Adams, the owner of the Houston Oil...er, sorry, the Tennessee Titans, you do this. (Warning: This link shows an unsafe-for-work video.)
Bill Belichick is being called stupid in many circles for what he did Sunday evening, but at least his decision had a chance of working out in his favor. I can't say the same for Adams.
We'll be back tomorrow with an update on our matchup with the Lough Os. Until then, enjoy the Monday night game. (And get comfortable with Jon Gruden's voice. You'll be hearing it for a while.)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The People's Choice - Week 10
You, the Internet, have spoken, and you have said a change needs to be made.
Apparently, enough of you were concerned about Jamal Lewis' injury to vote that Chris "Beanie" Wells should take his place. Wells is now in the starting lineup for our fantasy football matchup against Big Lough O. You can follow that matchup here.
You were also all over the map on our fantasy league prize poll. You can see the results for both polls at the bottom of this post.
Last night, the good folks at Fantasy Sports Shack invited me to participate in their Name Your Sleepers Matchup. Basically, the Fantasy Sports Shack and a guest picked some under-the-radar fantasy players. You can see our choices here. By the way, I think I messed up. They define sleepers as someone owned in less than half of fantasy leagues, and I think on some of the choices I was looking at how many leagues were starting that player. If the Shack is reading this, all I can say is I guess I picked the wrong week to stop doing this.
A new poll is up, and this one will stay up until Thanksgiving. We'd appreciate your vote. Enjoy the games, everyone.
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Apparently, enough of you were concerned about Jamal Lewis' injury to vote that Chris "Beanie" Wells should take his place. Wells is now in the starting lineup for our fantasy football matchup against Big Lough O. You can follow that matchup here.
You were also all over the map on our fantasy league prize poll. You can see the results for both polls at the bottom of this post.
Last night, the good folks at Fantasy Sports Shack invited me to participate in their Name Your Sleepers Matchup. Basically, the Fantasy Sports Shack and a guest picked some under-the-radar fantasy players. You can see our choices here. By the way, I think I messed up. They define sleepers as someone owned in less than half of fantasy leagues, and I think on some of the choices I was looking at how many leagues were starting that player. If the Shack is reading this, all I can say is I guess I picked the wrong week to stop doing this.
A new poll is up, and this one will stay up until Thanksgiving. We'd appreciate your vote. Enjoy the games, everyone.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Pick the People's Team - Week 10
The final score of last week's matchup with the Northeast Dragons was 122-83. Our fantasy football team's record is now 4-5. Next up is a date with Big Lough O. And here is how our lineup looks now.
Quarterback. Kurt Warner, having rebounded from a 5-interception performance with a 5-touchdown one, gets the Seattle Seahawks this week. If that matchup isn't to your liking, Matt Cassel awaits on the bench.
Running back. We've already discussed Matt Forte, who gets his own poll because the Chicago Bears play on Thursday. Steve Slaton has a bye (and this, thank the deity of your choice, is the last week of bye weeks), so the other starting spot is currently being held by Jamal Lewis, who faces the Baltimore Ravens this week and may get Brady Quinn in his backfield. The Ravens aren't quite as scary for opposing running backs as they used to be. Just ask Cedric Benson. But if you don't want Lewis or Forte in our lineup, we can call on Chris "Beanie" Wells.
Flex. Once again, T.J. Houshmandzadeh occupies the flex spot. His Seahawks take on the Cardinals. If you want to send him to the bench, we can call up Mr. Wells to take this spot.
Wide receiver. Two more familiar faces occupies these slots: Greg Jennings, whose Green Bay Packers take on the Dallas Cowboys, and Chad Ochocinco, who gets the Pittsburgh Steelers and hopefully won't offer any gratuities to the officials this week. If you want to bench one of these receivers, we can insert Nate Washington into the lineup.
No changes at tight end (Jeremy Shockey), kicker (Nick Folk), or defense/special teams (Philadelphia Eagles).
The new poll is up. Please vote. We'll be back tomorrow with some recommended reading.
Quarterback. Kurt Warner, having rebounded from a 5-interception performance with a 5-touchdown one, gets the Seattle Seahawks this week. If that matchup isn't to your liking, Matt Cassel awaits on the bench.
Running back. We've already discussed Matt Forte, who gets his own poll because the Chicago Bears play on Thursday. Steve Slaton has a bye (and this, thank the deity of your choice, is the last week of bye weeks), so the other starting spot is currently being held by Jamal Lewis, who faces the Baltimore Ravens this week and may get Brady Quinn in his backfield. The Ravens aren't quite as scary for opposing running backs as they used to be. Just ask Cedric Benson. But if you don't want Lewis or Forte in our lineup, we can call on Chris "Beanie" Wells.
Flex. Once again, T.J. Houshmandzadeh occupies the flex spot. His Seahawks take on the Cardinals. If you want to send him to the bench, we can call up Mr. Wells to take this spot.
Wide receiver. Two more familiar faces occupies these slots: Greg Jennings, whose Green Bay Packers take on the Dallas Cowboys, and Chad Ochocinco, who gets the Pittsburgh Steelers and hopefully won't offer any gratuities to the officials this week. If you want to bench one of these receivers, we can insert Nate Washington into the lineup.
No changes at tight end (Jeremy Shockey), kicker (Nick Folk), or defense/special teams (Philadelphia Eagles).
The new poll is up. Please vote. We'll be back tomorrow with some recommended reading.
Monday, September 21, 2009
The Good, the Bad, and the People's Results
First of all, Dover Downs was worth the driving and ferry time. The Race and Sports Book, which now takes NFL parlays of at least three teams along with horse bets of all stripes, is small enough not to be intimidating but big enough to handle the NFL crowd. There are as many TV screens as you'll find in a large sports bar. The chairs were comfortable, the staff was friendly and helpful, and we won enough money to make back what we bet.
The one issue with this place, which clearly is still figuring out how to do things. The screens were covered with NFL games at 1 p.m. EDT, but at about 4:30 I counted five screens that read "Thank You for Watching NFL Sunday Ticket," three others with a DirecTV logo screen saver, and one showing ... a dog show. If I were running this facility (or a sports bar/restaurant/book of similar size), I would have one person whose primary job -- whose only job, in fact -- is to keep football on the TV screens. When one game ends, that person would be in charge of getting another one on right away. If there were five games on at 4 p.m. (as there were this Sunday), that person would be in charge of making sure all five was available for viewing.
Now, the ugly: the People's Pigskin took it on the chin this week, losing to Big Lough O by a score of 67-50. I'll have a more extensive analysis later, but for now let's say that the Eagles defense giveth, and the Eagles defense taketh away.
I also wanted to get this poll up, so folks could chime in on the gambling issue. More later.
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The one issue with this place, which clearly is still figuring out how to do things. The screens were covered with NFL games at 1 p.m. EDT, but at about 4:30 I counted five screens that read "Thank You for Watching NFL Sunday Ticket," three others with a DirecTV logo screen saver, and one showing ... a dog show. If I were running this facility (or a sports bar/restaurant/book of similar size), I would have one person whose primary job -- whose only job, in fact -- is to keep football on the TV screens. When one game ends, that person would be in charge of getting another one on right away. If there were five games on at 4 p.m. (as there were this Sunday), that person would be in charge of making sure all five was available for viewing.
Now, the ugly: the People's Pigskin took it on the chin this week, losing to Big Lough O by a score of 67-50. I'll have a more extensive analysis later, but for now let's say that the Eagles defense giveth, and the Eagles defense taketh away.
I also wanted to get this poll up, so folks could chime in on the gambling issue. More later.
[polldaddy poll=2019875]
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