injuries

In back to back weeks, I’ve experienced the fun of late scratches before the starting gun in the NFL.

Last week, it was Aaron Rodgers stuck on my bench, who everyone expected not to play during the week after a sprained shoulder, but who ultimately didn’t just start - he was the second leading fantasy QB.

This week, it was Roddy White, who was on a real tear, but didn’t practice all week after an in-practice injury, and who was as of an hour before the games started still reported as being the third WR in the game, if he would play at all.  His line for the day - at this point, tied for fourth best among WRs: 9 catches, 112 yards, and a TD.

I still won last week, and I’m in the mix for this week against the previously undefeated Red Barons. But dagnabbit, if you’re questionable in the Fantasy game, can’t you at least be polite enough to not have an awesome scoring day?

Update: I started Braylon Edwards instead. I’m happy.

Watching the Bengals-Ravens game on Sunday I was starting to worry.  I mean Carson Palmer and the Bungle offense looked atrocious.  And sure enough, Palmer ended up with 3 measly points.  (Maurice Jones-Drew was disappointing as well with only 4).  That should teach me to pick a Bengal (I am a life long Steeler fan).

But as fate would have it, I still won (87-68).  Plaxico Burress, Hines Ward, and Lee Evans all had good games; exceeding their projected point levels.  And of course the Purple Jesus Adrian Peterson kicked in double digits even in a losing cause.

But I have to admit what really helped was that Brad had Kevin Curtis and Willis McGahee neither of whom saw action.  Toss in a terrible day for Braylon Edwards, in a ugly loss for Cleveland, and he couldn’t win despite a nice game by Drew Brees.

I will take the 87 points and the win.  That point total would have been good enough to win all but two games in our league.  But I am not going trust Carson Palmer again until I have some concrete evidence that the Bengals can score some points.  Sunday they could barely make first downs.

At least unlike Ben I didn’t lose a critical player for the season.  But I will have to get better at QB to compete with the top teams given that a couple of you topped 120 points.

I won’t tease Brad to hard about the zeros from Curtis and McGahee as I am apt to pull the same thing myself at least once this season.