Playoff, Waiver Updates

First of all, thanks to all of you who voted in our latest poll about which quarterback should take Shaun Hill's spot on the People's Pigskin roster. The vote was split down the middle between Jon Kitna and Donovan McNabb. We used the week 14 projection as the tiebreaker, and Kitna beat McNabb by a single point. The results appear at the bottom of this post.

Kitna's now on our roster and will be available for selection this weekend (if Peyton Manning doesn't win his "Should we start him Thursday?" poll).

Now, it's time to turn our attention to the People's League playoffs. As we said before, the Pigskin earned the top seed with a 10-3 regular season record. This week, we will begin a two-week semifinal against the 9-4 Hudson Valley Hawks.

The Pigskin and the Hawks met twice in the regular season. Back in week 2, the Internet's favorite fantasy football team defeated the Hawks by a score of 101-82. Peyton Manning led the way for the Pigskin with 22 fantasy points, while the Hawks got only 1 point (and 4 turnovers) from Brett Favre. In week 11, the Hawks got their revenge by beating the Pigskin by a score of 123-112. Fred Jackson and Santonio Holmes produced 24 points apiece for the Hawks, and the Pigskin had to absorb a donut from Randy McMichael, filling in for the injured Antonio Gates.

In other words, this matchup could go either way, so we do need your help. The polls for the Thursday night game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Tennessee Titans are still open. They will close before kickoff, and we'll offer the rest of the lineup polls then. Please vote. I'd hate to have to suspend you because you refused to do so.

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Before the Turkey, Some Results

This year, we at the People's Pigskin are thankful for many things, including health, happiness, family and friends. We are also thankful for you, the Internet, for coming through yet again to help us pick our roster.

Thanks to you, the Internet's favorite fantasy football team will have two players starting today in our matchup against the Chicago VinSethBears. You voted to start both Calvin Johnson (playing early against the New England Patriots) and Chad Ochocinco (playing tonight against the New York Jets). You also voted to pick up Shaun Hill to take Vince Young's spot on our roster. He will arrive too late to start for us, but he'll be available for future weeks. The poll results appear below.

Now, it's time to select the rest of our lineup. The polls are now open and will close Sunday morning. Please vote (but make sure you keep an eye on your bird while you do so), and have a happy Thanksgiving.

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