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Double Feature

David — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:16:33 +0000

Today you get an added bonus for the Friday Fodder. I had my video all lined up (thanks Bill) and then my boss showed me video at work yesterday that I just HAD to share…as it might be the funniest thing I have ever seen. I was going to bump the video I had planned but decided I would share them both since they are both good. And who doesn’t need a little extra on a Friday? So enjoy…

Ellen Calls Gladys

Quote of the Year: “I love Jesus but I drink a little.”
I think this may be one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.
Ellen is funny, but Gladys upstaged her several times.

Now, for the bonus feature…

I Can Do That!

Gotta love me some Fantasy Football!

Happy Friday All…TGIF!!

I Might Join This Support Group…

David — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:47:55 +0000

All Things Football

David — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:13:45 +0000

Denver Broncos Training Camp 2008 officially start today!! I heard yesterday that this is the last weekend of the year without a broadcast football game (I know, it’s preseason, but it’s something!). I love this time of year because the season is full of just one thing…PROMISE. I plan on making it to at least one training camp session this year and am excited about the Bronco’s possibilities. Am I expecting the Super Bowl? Uh…no. Am I expecting the playoffs? Yes. I am also expecting a lot of young players to start making some contributions on both sides of the ball. I am expecting Mr. Cutler to make some significant strides in his game. My biggest question mark…the defensive line of course?!?!? Win or lose…the season is upon us!

BTW, my preseason prediction? 10-6

In addition to training camp starting, fantasy football is coming too! Our draft starts on August 16th and I am looking forward to a much better year than last year (3-10! ). We have some new teams in the league which is always fun and we expanded it from 10 to 12 players. We are also turning it into a Keeper League which should add a little more interest.

Sigh…football is here…all seems right with the world!

P.S.: Heading to Jackson Lake for the weekend with family and friends so no posts for the next couple of days (sorry Nick). Will have pics and stories to share when I get back. Peace out!

Hunting and Fantasy Football

David — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:23:38 +0000

I know it’s an odd combination, but it’s been awhile since I provided an update. I’ll start with fantasy football.

Here’s the simple, plain truth: My Team Sucks! With just three games left in the season I am now 3-7, assuring myself that I can do no better than 6-7 (and that would frankly take a miracle since I couldn’t even generate 30 points last week in a league where the top score every week has been above 100). My best hope now it to try and win the Toilet Bowl and save some of my pride. I thought I had a good plan for the year–the players just didn’t get it done when I needed it. Already thinking about next year!

So hunting must have been better right? Wrong! Justin and I travelled 4 hours to Merideth, CO and saw absolutely nothing (not a single deer). The same weekend there was a 5×5 buck hit by a car in the heart of Parker but we didn’t see anything. I see more deer every Sunday on the way to church. I do know that it wasn’t just us…nobody in the area saw anything. So we’ve paid some dues and look forward to the Elk hunt in January.

Sunday Crusaders Update

David — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:22:10 +0000

We are now 4 games into the fantasy football season and things are not what I had hoped. I am currently 1-3 heading into the dreaded “Bye Week Gauntlet”. The good news is that I could have won 2 of the games I lost had I played the right players (who knew I should play Ronnie Brown over Travis Henry 2 weeks ago??). Can’t seem to get all of my players to fire at the same time (like I have anything to do with it). Hopefully things work themselves out over the year as I’m still fairly happy with my team. Time will tell…

BTW, I obviously missed one of the games for the Broncos (I thought they’d be 3-1 right now…never saw that loss to Jacksonville coming!). I’m also not all that confident about my predicted win this Sunday to the Chargers. I think the only way the Broncos can win is to 9 guys in the box, shadow LT with 2 guys, and dare Rivers to beat Champ or Bly. Otherwise LT just might run for 400 yards and 17 touchdowns against “The Predominantly Orange Sieve Defense”.

Go Rockies!!

Who to Start…

David — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:22:22 +0000

UPDATE: So I picked right and wrong (but it didn’t matter anyway, since I ran up against the lead scoring team for the week).
Right: I sat Lee Evans (0.5 pts).
Wrong: I started Ronnie Brown (1.4 pts) instead of Santonio Holmes (12.6 pts)

I have my first official fantasy football “Who to Start” dilemma. The choices are clear until I get to WR, because of a terrible matchup. Here’s the options for WR:

Larry Fitzgerald @ 49ers (this is the no-brainer)
Lee Evans @ Broncos
Santonio Holmes @ Browns
Reggie Brown @ Packers

Lee Evans would typically be my WR2, but he has a horrid match-up against Bailey or Bly (he only caught 3 passes against Denver last year and none for TD). Both Holmes and Brown have better match-ups. So there are now two questions:

Sit or Start Lee Evans?
If Sit, do I start Holmes or Brown?

Thoughts???