Brian Westbrook did me a favor even as I dropped him from my roster. I replaced him with Giants wideout Mario Manningham. In the photo at the lower right, Manningham doesn't even have his pads on, which reflects the way I used him. With AFC North WRs Santonio Homes, Mike Wallace and Laverneus Coles all facing tomato-can opposition, I felt comfortable leaving Manningham on the bench.Some tomato cans Kansas City and Oakland turned out to be.
Leaving Manningham's 126 receiving yards on the bench was a mistake, but not as big as the one my opponent, Crown My Ass, made. Playing Houston's Steve Slaton at running back would've given CMA an extra 37 yards -- the exact amount needed for a 0.04-point victory. Instead, CMA benched Slaton for Buffalo's Fred Jackson, and Team Venture escaped with its fourth straight win, a 104.42-100.76 triumph.
At 5-6, I'm still just outside the playoff zone. But with my league's longest winning streak and my strongest lineup all year, Team Venture could make a deep playoff run.
The Victory Weighted NFL standings (at the bottom of the page) now show playoff positions. Teams that would advance to the postseason appear with their projected seeds in parentheses. Officially, Cincinnati would get the AFC's second seed; New Engalnd, its fourth. Victory Weighting reverses that, since one New England loss and one Cincinnati win each came in overtime.
No comments:
Post a Comment