Week 2 - The Bengals Are Cursed!

It felt like everything was right in the world last week with the official “kickoff” of the NFL. It’s like seeing some girl naked for the first time…..new season, new beginnings. Let’s go back to seeing the naked girl for the first time. I usually like to start off with a quick prayer. “Dear Big Man, it’s me, about to get lucky. Yes of course I’m going to marry her! Could you please make sure there are no crazy hairy birth marks and that the B. U. TT is in fine shape…possibly a little junk in the trunk. I will see you on Sunday.”

With that it’s only week 1 so nobody should be hitting the panic button just yet however, making some slight adjustments week to week never hurts, like dropping Mr. Coles, wide out from the horrible Bengals. I just don’t see him being a big part of Cincy’s losing plans this year. The way the Bengals game ended its clear the franchise is cursed.

Let’s not be fooled by Drew Brees matchup with the Lions. The Saints don’t have a strong run game and the only reason they do have some sort of running game is because of the pass and Drew Brees. They have the exact opposite offensive philosophy than the entire NFL. Pass first, pass second, pass third and run every 10 downs just to keep the opponents defense sort of honest. It’s like Lindsay Lohan telling everyone she doesn’t drink… a lie but none the less a necessary step. It’s a great recipe for fantasy football but not such a good one when you’re trying to win football games. The Lions were in that game far to long with a rookie QB and a below average defense. Brees may average 4 passing TDs a game this year, sure that would give him 64 passing TDs for the season but is anybody going to doubt me after watching him in week one?

Before moving on can I get a thank you for Mr. Adrian Peterson! We haven’t seen a running back like him since Barry Sanders. Every run potentially could be a Sportscenter highlight. The way he goes about it is unreal. Is that dude freaking human? Have you seen the commercial with him? Seriously is that computer generated? I could lift weights for a hundred years and do steroids until my arms fall off and never look like that. I loved how he just handed it to the entire Browns secondary.

Five guys I love this week.
Adrian Peterson (hello Captain Obvious)
Thomas Jones, Leon Washington (they count as one this week. Fred Jackson tore up the Pats last Monday.....these guys may get 150 plus)
Chris Johnson (the Jets actually believe they are going to the super bowl after playing the Texans. The Titans are coming off of a tough lose to Pittsburgh)
Cowboys receiving core (Romo and the Boys always play the Giants well at home)
McFadden (the Ravens ran all over KC, so will Mcfadden)

Five guys who might suck this week
Jay Cutler (Steelers have something to prove playing with out Troy)
Matt Forte
Charger running backs – (the Ravens D is in town)
The Detroit Lions
Kurt Warner (If the Jag’s can put a little pressure on him it’s going to be another long day. Not to mention the Cards are playing on the East Coast…never good for them)

I won the big league by a million points last week thanks to Drew Brees. Again it's only week 1 but Ray Rice and Thomas Jones may have been my late round draft picks of the year. They both looked super solid in week 1 and they are both on teams that run first and run often. I may go undeafted this year.

My stat to track for the year,
Drew Brees avg passing TDs per game = 6