NFL & Fantasy Musings…

So my buddy RedRenee is the college football expert. I can’t even begin to compete with his analysis or the Ocho. However, since I live in New Jersey and went to school at Texas A&M I’ll just say two things on the college game…. First…Go Rutgers! Soon to be the Big East champs and in a BCS bowl this year. And second…Who wants to draft Javorskie Lane next year (think Larry Czonka and Earl Campbell all rolled into one)!?!?

Ok, now onto the NFL football and Fantasy! It’s minutes before kickoff of the Indy/Jacksonville game so the weekend isn’t even officially over but I have a few thoughts for you NFL fans and Fantasy geeks.

1. Tom Brady is on pace to throw 62 touchdown passes this year. Yes, I said sixty-f-ing-two! Makes Manning’s 49 in 2004 and Marino’s 48 in 1984 sound pretty lame, huh?

2. Ronnie Brown is done and the Fins are looking at 0-16…no really, find me a game they can win. They’re 0-7 for the first time in team history and have a team record 10-game losing streak going. Their best chances are two games against the Bills (11/11 and 12/9) and maybe the Eagles (11/18). The rest of their schedule is @ Pittsburgh, the Jet, the Raves, @ New England (yeah, right) and Cincinnati. Can you say “And now, with the first pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins select…”.

3. If you think Rob Bironas is the answer to your fantasy season, think again. Yes, 26 points by a kicker is an NFL record and probably won a few fantasy games as a bye week replacement. But the real Rob Bironas has never scored more than 8 points in standard scoring leagues and is ranked 21st among all kickers. Stick with your other guy.

4. Back to the Patriots for a second…Randy Moss has 10 touchdowns through 7 games. That works out to 22.86 for the year at his current pace. Jerry Rice holds the league record for receiving touchdowns at 22 in 1987. Stay tuned.

5. Did all you Rudi Johnson owners pick up Kenny Watson? 31 rushes for 130 yards and 3 TDs? Shame on you if you didn’t!

6. The Redskins had 160 yards of total O and almost 10 minutes less possession time than Arizona and still won. Ouch Cards fans.

7. Adrian Peterson (MIN) is averaging 6.2 yards per carry and almost 112 yards per game. You can start engraving the Rookie of the Year trophy now.

8. Jon Kitna has been sacked 28 times this year. That’s 5 more time than Donovan McNabb and Joey Harrington and 10 more than Marc Bulger and Damon Huard. Go ahead Detroit, draft another wide receiver #1 next year, I dare you.

OK, my wife went to bed, I can watch the rest of the game now.