The National Football League's opening weekend did not hurt as much for us as it did for Eric Berry or Nate Kaeding, but it came close enough.
The People's Pigskin dropped a heartbreaker to the Hudson Valley Hawks2, losing by a final score of 84-81. We open the People's League season with a record of 0-1.
Here's how we got here.
Tony Romo, QB: 23 of 36 passing for 342 yards, 3 rushes for 9 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, 1 fumble lost and 17 fantasy points. Maybe it's unfair to pin this on him, but Romo was one of the last two players representing the Pigskin, and we had this game won until those two late turnovers.
Ray Rice, RB: 19 rushes for 107 yards, 4 receptions for 42 yards, 2 touchdowns and 26 fantasy points. Rice was clearly our star of the week. His ability to find holes (and the end zone) played a critical in a Baltimore beatdown of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
DeAngelo Williams, RB: 12 rushes for 30 yards, 1 reception for 6 yards and 3 fantasy points. While Cam Newton was setting records under center, Williams must have been wondering whether he could get a little love. The good news: He got more carries than Jonathan Stewart.
Larry Fitzgerald, WR: 3 receptions, 62 yards and 6 fantasy points. The good news is that Fitzgerald got the most targets from Kevin Kolb. That should mean the reception and yardage figures will go up as the season progresses.
Percy Harvin, WR: 4 rushes for 15 yards, 2 receptions for 7 yards, 1 return touchdown and 7 fantasy points. It's a good thing Harvin found the end zone on special teams, because Donovan McNabb's tenure at the Minnesota Vikings got off to a rough start.
Joseph Addai, Flex: 8 rushes for 39 yards, 2 receptions for 13 yards and 4 fantasy points. The conventional wisdom was that, even without Peyton Manning, the Indianapolis Colts had enough offensive weapons to at least tread water. Maybe not.
Jason Witten, TE: 6 receptions, 110 yards and 11 fantasy points. How many things would have changed if Jim Leonhard doesn't tackle Witten on that late deep catch? Well, for one thing, we would have had enough points to win this game.
Pittsburgh Steelers, D/ST: 1 sack, 35 points allowed, and minus-3 fantasy points. It's not often you hear the words "Steelers" and "completely manhandled" in the same sentence. At least, not with the Steelers as the recipient of said manhandling.
John Kasay, K: 2 for 2 on field goals, 4 for 4 on extra points and 10 fantasy points. So what if he's 41 years old? He might be a keeper.
Bench: Wes Welker racked up 28 points (in bunches). Eli Manning scored 14, and former teammate Plaxico Burress scored 13.
This week, the People's Pigskin licks its wounds and gets ready for a week 2 matchup against Glen Gardner's Finest. We need your help to avoid an 0-2 start. The polls are open (below the NASCAR lineup polls) and will remain open through Saturday night. Please vote now. Thanks.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Meet the People's Pigskin
It took just over half an hour for the members of the People's League to select their fantasy football teams for this year. We at the People's Pigskin were able to follow some of your advice in making our draft picks. Now we are proud to present our roster and a draft recap.
Round 1: The Internet's favorite fantasy football team drew the eighth spot in this 10-team draft. By the time we got to the podium, our targeted running back (Adrian Peterson) and quarterback (Aaron Rodgers) were already gone. In fact, three quarterbacks -- Rodgers, Michael Vick and Matt Ryan -- were already off the board. So we went with another workhorse running back, Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens.
Round 2: One of the advantages of having a late spot in a snake draft is that you get to make your second pick quickly. And this time, we were able to follow the advice you gave us in last week's polls. We got our targeted wide receiver, Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals.
Round 3: By the time our turn arrived in this round, six quarterbacks had been selected. If we didn't take one soon, we might have ended up with Curtis Painter. So we got our hands on Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys.
Round 4: A year ago, if I had told you that DeAngelo Williams would be available in the fourth round of a fantasy football draft, you might have asked if these folks were the ones making selections. True, his Carolina Panthers stank out loud last year, but he's still the primary weapon of his team, especially with a rookie under center.
Round 5: You might as well rename this round "The Tight End Round," since this seems to be when players start making their picks for that position. Unsurprisingly, Antonio Gates was picked early in this round. And the People's Pigskin was able to follow your advice and pick up Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys.
Rounds 6-8: We got two more wide receivers (Wes Welker of the New England Patriots and Percy Harvin of the Minnesota Vikings) and our backup quarterback (Eli Manning of the New York Giants).
Round 9: One of the hardest calls in any fantasy football draft is when to get your defense/special teams. Pull the trigger too early, and you might miss a chance to draft a quality offensive player. Wait too long, and you might end up getting the guys from "Necessary Roughness." The Hudson Valley Hawks2 got the ball rolling this round by drafting the New York Jets D/ST. We followed up by snagging the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And the rest: We selected Joseph Addai (Indianapolis Colts), Michael Bush (Oakland Raiders), Plaxico Burress (New York Jets), Brandon Pettigrew (Detroit Lions), Danny Woodhead (New England Patriots), Mike Sims-Walker (St. Louis Rams) and John Kasay (New Orleans Saints). Yes, we waited until the last round to get our kicker. Magazine writers across the country would be so proud.
And that's the lineup we will field this weekend as the People's Pigskin takes on the Hudson Valley Hawks2. The polls are now open. The one on top (for our kicker) will close Thursday at 5 p.m. ET, since Kasay is facing the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. The rest of the football polls can be found underneath the NASCAR polls and will close Saturday night. Let the voting begin!
We'll be back (hopefully) with the NASCAR results.
Round 1: The Internet's favorite fantasy football team drew the eighth spot in this 10-team draft. By the time we got to the podium, our targeted running back (Adrian Peterson) and quarterback (Aaron Rodgers) were already gone. In fact, three quarterbacks -- Rodgers, Michael Vick and Matt Ryan -- were already off the board. So we went with another workhorse running back, Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens.
Round 2: One of the advantages of having a late spot in a snake draft is that you get to make your second pick quickly. And this time, we were able to follow the advice you gave us in last week's polls. We got our targeted wide receiver, Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals.
Round 3: By the time our turn arrived in this round, six quarterbacks had been selected. If we didn't take one soon, we might have ended up with Curtis Painter. So we got our hands on Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys.
Round 4: A year ago, if I had told you that DeAngelo Williams would be available in the fourth round of a fantasy football draft, you might have asked if these folks were the ones making selections. True, his Carolina Panthers stank out loud last year, but he's still the primary weapon of his team, especially with a rookie under center.
Round 5: You might as well rename this round "The Tight End Round," since this seems to be when players start making their picks for that position. Unsurprisingly, Antonio Gates was picked early in this round. And the People's Pigskin was able to follow your advice and pick up Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys.
Rounds 6-8: We got two more wide receivers (Wes Welker of the New England Patriots and Percy Harvin of the Minnesota Vikings) and our backup quarterback (Eli Manning of the New York Giants).
Round 9: One of the hardest calls in any fantasy football draft is when to get your defense/special teams. Pull the trigger too early, and you might miss a chance to draft a quality offensive player. Wait too long, and you might end up getting the guys from "Necessary Roughness." The Hudson Valley Hawks2 got the ball rolling this round by drafting the New York Jets D/ST. We followed up by snagging the Pittsburgh Steelers.
And the rest: We selected Joseph Addai (Indianapolis Colts), Michael Bush (Oakland Raiders), Plaxico Burress (New York Jets), Brandon Pettigrew (Detroit Lions), Danny Woodhead (New England Patriots), Mike Sims-Walker (St. Louis Rams) and John Kasay (New Orleans Saints). Yes, we waited until the last round to get our kicker. Magazine writers across the country would be so proud.
And that's the lineup we will field this weekend as the People's Pigskin takes on the Hudson Valley Hawks2. The polls are now open. The one on top (for our kicker) will close Thursday at 5 p.m. ET, since Kasay is facing the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. The rest of the football polls can be found underneath the NASCAR polls and will close Saturday night. Let the voting begin!
We'll be back (hopefully) with the NASCAR results.
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