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Are you ready for some (fantasy) football?
Contributed by: John Eisel!   on 8/21/2007

Before reading this blog, go to this web site, then listen to the link at the bottom of the page.

My wife, Ashley, used to make fun of me and tell me that I was just like the guy in this radio commercial. I'd point out a couple of problems with this - I'm actually pretty good at catching, I don't need an imaginary girl to score with and that technically, I wasn't the manager of the actual fantasy football league.

Well, until now.

Travis Henry, uber-statesman of Denver YourHub.com land, appointed me as the fantasy commissioner for this year. I'm not exactly sure why he didn't want to do it, or why he picked me -

Well, there WAS THE GREATEST UPSET IN YOURHUB.COM FANTASY FOOTBALL HISTORY THAT I PULLED OFF. Going into the playoffs as an eight-seed, and with Rex Grossman as my quarterback, I beat the No. 1 seed. I don't know who it was, or what that team was named - but dammit - it took all my fantasy football cunning to pull it off!!!

Well, that was last year -

This year, we're going to have another 20-league team, located on Yahoo. Scoring type will be head-to-head. The online live draft is set for 6:45 p.m. Aug. 31. (Sorry for the weird date and time - it was the only date left that had night open drafts).

To Register:
1. Go to http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1
2. Log in (You need a Yahoo account. Don't have one? Create one)
3. Click Sign Up Now
4. Click on Join League under existing leagues, then click on Join Custom
5. Type in League ID: 541320
6. Type in League password: dot
7. Pick a helmet and team name.
8. Pre-rank your players, in case you can't make it to the live draft.
9. Wait for Aug. 31.

Seeing as that I'm the manager, we're going to a couple different scoring rules than you may be used to:
1. Kickers get docked 10 points if they miss an extra point, 3 points if they miss a kick from under 20 yards.
2. Defenses get 15 points for pitching a shutout. (Usually it's 10)

Now, there's also going to be some scoring bonuses in this league. There might be a collective groan, but your guys will have to hit some huge marks to score some bonus points.
Passing:
350yards - extra 5 points
400yards - an additional 5 points (total 10)
Rushing
150 yards - extra 5 points
200 yards - an additional 5 points (total 10)
Receiving
150yards - extra 5 points
200 yards - an additional 5 points (total 10)

Oh, but there's more. If by the slim chance one of your guys breaks the all-time record for passing yards in a game (554, Norm Van Brocklin); rushing yards in a game (295, Jamal Lewis) or receiving yards in a game (336, Willie 'Flipper' Anderson), you basically get an automatic win because your guy gets an extra25 points, which means a total bonus of 35 points.

Here's what I'd like to see this year:
1. More YourHubbers doing well. One staffer made it past the first round. That's sad.
2. More bantering between people. It's good to tell people off after Peyton Manning has single-handedly destroyed your team with five touchdowns and 350 yards.
3. Less dogfighting. Oh wait, that's real football.

Tips:
1. Unless your name is Travis Henry, don't pick someone because you like their name.
2. Don't pick the following players: Michael Vick.
3. Don't come for advice to the league commissioner. He will give you advice that will benefit him first and you possibly second.
4. Check stats. There's lots of stats on ESPN.com.
5. Don't pick a team based on where they went to college. Unless you're Brendan Leonard picking Notre Dame guys and don't care how things turn out.
6. Tight ends, wide receivers and kickers don't make good first round draft picks.


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Submitted By: Jamie VanEaton
posted on 8/23/2007 @ 8:43:40 PM
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Cindy Brady's lisp? Don't drop your Kitty Carryall doll. Beware of Bad Newz Kennels! Our defense is better than our defense attorneys.
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Submitted By: William Boucher
posted on 8/23/2007 @ 10:56:43 AM
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Beware of Cindy Brady's Lisp!
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Submitted By: William Boucher
posted on 8/23/2007 @ 10:14:40 AM
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It was the Boxing Ghandis, you scumbag, and they were my team. Grossman played so far over his head that weak he should have had a nosebleed.
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Submitted By: Travis Henry
posted on 8/21/2007 @ 5:01:09 PM
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Not that big of an accomplishment last year Brendan.
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Submitted By: Brendan Leonard
posted on 8/21/2007 @ 4:33:59 PM
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I'd like to point out that my team did beat Travis' team last year. Ahem.
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