Kickoff
Aug 6, 2008 2008 Season, Awesomeness, Fatty Starbucks, Huh?, Kickoff, Self-Referential Stuff, Teams that aren't the Texans
Because you can never have enough Matt in your life. I was lucky enough to be the guest on Houston Diehards’ inaugural podcast. Listen as I speak way too quickly—complete with nasal-y twang!—while trying to pretend like I have a clue what I am talking about. (Seriously, though, Chris did a bang-up job of leading the discussion and I could see HD’s podcasts becoming a must-listen as the season progresses.)
Wait…what? Look, mister, there’s two kinds of dumb—a guy that gets naked and runs out in the snow and barks at the moon, and a guy who does the same thing in my living room. First one don’t matter, the second one you’re kinda forced to deal with. If yesterday’s KSK comment was the latter, this article is a good example of the former. Still, it warrants posting because, well, I’ll be damned if I can follow the logic in it. Apparently, the Texans are an incomplete team, but the Raiders aren’t.
More Peter King stupidity. Apparently, Peter King thinks the Texans would be interested in Chris Simms. “The reason I pointed out Houston in MMQB is the Texans have a need for a third guy behind Matt Schaub and Sage Rosenfels, plus the new offensive coordinator, Kyle Shanahan, is Simms’ buddy from their days at the University of Texas.” We have a “need for a third guy,” Peter? Really? And Chris Simms would fill that need because…um…Kyle knows him? Do me a favor…just don’t ever mention my favorite team again, ok? Because every time you do, you say something ridiculous.
Finally. This has NOTHING to do with football or the Texans, but it is funny enough to be worth posting. (h/t Rendhel)
Update: How much interest is there in a DGDB&D fantasy football league? I know the BRBers are doing a pretty elaborate one, so I was thinking something smaller (12 team max) with QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, K, DEF, D as the positions.
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August 6th, 2008 at 9:53 am
Were you referring to the extremely relevant Vince/Reggie comment, or the fucking hilarious Warren Moon comment? Because for some reason that was actually what caught my eye first.
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August 6th, 2008 at 10:21 am
I pretty much have a fantasy football addiction - so I’d be down to play. Yahoo! by the way… they’re the best.
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August 6th, 2008 at 10:22 am
@DisplacedTexan: You and me both, brother. This will be my fourth league. (Three at Yahoo!, one at ESPN.)
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So that’s me, you, grungedave, Lee…
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August 6th, 2008 at 10:23 am
@nash: That comment was GOLD.
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August 6th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I told myself I was going to retire from FF last year after winning my league, but if y’all start a league I’m down for another season of being completely insufferable on Sundays.
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August 6th, 2008 at 11:58 am
looking forward to the post about thebiglead’s afc south preview
http://thebiglead.com/?p=7013
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one team gets: “Really can’t pinpoint the one reason we think they’ll win up 10-6, so chalk it up to a hunch.”
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another gets: “Just smells like 7-9 at best. More likely 6-10.”
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August 6th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
@maise: UGH. I don’t even know where to start. Reading those comments made me want to bash my head against my desk until the sweet release of unconsciousness saved me.
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August 6th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
@maise: Wow, just wow. This guy uses statistical analysis and logic about as well as a dead rat.
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And that “August West” person deserves multiple kicks to the groin for being a BE-SF apologist while using an Astro avatar.
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August 6th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
@bigfatdrunk: He is one of the douche bags that frequent Steph’s AOL blog with his BS. I think his name is “Tom” (not to be confused with anyone literate/non-douche baggy person named “Tom”)!
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August 6th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
ah, yes, another FFL league for me to curse players on my roster with season-long nagging injuries. And I’ll get to make fun of whomever drafts VY and Reggie.
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August 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
@maise: Holy Fuck. Reading the comments section on that blog was every bit as bad as reading the chron’s.
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As bfd said earlier: arrgh! The stupid burns! Get it off!
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August 6th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Argh! Why do people play tight ends in their own slot? Just lump them with receivers. They do nothing unique; they get scored exactly like receivers do.
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August 6th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
@Matt & DiehardChris: Way to go!! I thought the sound and flow was great!! Looking forward to many more podcasts.
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August 6th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
@socctty: Short answer is, if you lump them in with WRs (if you can even find a site that lets you use two or three WR/TE slots), there are two—maybe three—that are worth having over a WR in a given year. Because the benchmarks for a good TE and a good WR are generally different (unless you are talking about Gonzalez or Gates), they’d become worthless. Which is why being able to use Colston as a TE in 2006 was such a big deal.
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Did you get my email?
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August 6th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
@Foomey:
Thanks Foomey! It was fun, and through the magic of editing - less of me saying “Fuck, I screwed that up lemme try that again.”
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Matt was nails, though. There will be many many more.
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August 6th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
DGDB&D FFL? Sign me up!
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August 6th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
@Matt: Yea, but I don’t see why people go out of their way to include tight ends. What’s the point? As far as fantasy football is concerned, they’re just a receiver. Why lump them in a separate category?
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It’s always seemed to me to just function as a way to fuck up people’s cheat sheets. I’ve always accommodated it pretty well, but it’s just a pain in the ass in the end. The position is so top heavy. You’re forced to either take an elite TE sometimes as early as the top of the 3rd round and run the risk of them getting injured, or you wait until rounds 6 and 7 and get an average guy and get smoked by the Gates and Wittens Clarks and… well, that’s about it.
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August 6th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Despite my apparent negativity, I am down. I’m in two leagues already. I shall make with the rocking of the faces.
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August 7th, 2008 at 1:32 am
I’m down for some FFL definately. Count me in if you need an extra body.
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August 7th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Excellent job on the podcast, fellas. Though I was disappointed to hear Matt’s Petey-hate limited to describing him as “miserable.” Talk about pulling your punches/selling out…
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August 7th, 2008 at 9:31 am
@Tim: Don’t you need to go play nanny to some unruly hooligans in BRB’s comment sections?
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August 7th, 2008 at 10:19 am
@Matt: I’m on break, researching immunosuppressants on your behalf.
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August 7th, 2008 at 10:20 am
@Tim: Well played, sir. Well played.
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August 7th, 2008 at 11:50 am
@Matt: @Tim:
LOLOLOLOL That was a classic exchange.
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August 7th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
@Tim: So, do you just keep that hyperlink on your desktop? Because if so, that’s awesome.
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August 7th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
@Shake: Yes. Yes, I do. And I’m rather fond of it as well.