2010 fantasy recap, week 15

Items going through the mind of Giants punter Matt Dodge in the waning seconds of the Eagles' comeback win in New Jersey on Sunday:

** Coach said not to kick it to DeSean Jackson, but maybe that was reverse psychology.

** You know, if he scores a TD we'll probably be home before dark.

** There are 10 other guys out here -- one of them just has to be close enough to grab him.

** I wonder if that Redskins punting job is still open.

** Ahh, crap.

QB: Mike Vick, 44.68 pts – sitting on my bench
RB: Ray Rice, 37.63 pts – started by Joel
WR: Vincent Jackson, 30.47 pts – started by Dad
TE: Jason Witten, 25.33 pts – started by NewMike
K: Robbie Gould, 16.50 pts – sitting on the wire
DEF: Chicago, 23.00 pts – started by Jo
D: Drew Coleman, 12.50 pts – sitting on the wire

Over the last six weeks, I’ve cost myself roughly 60 pts through incorrect calls with my two QBs, Vick and Tom Brady. At this point, I’m starting about starting one and putting money down on the other, because it seems like a sure way to profit from my lack of prognosticating skills.

By the way, a quick review of the league records shows that Heidi hasn’t had a top performer since week 5, the longest stretch of any team. That’s poor coaching right there. She needs to step up and tell Maurice Jones-Drew to be a hero out there next week.

"People on Anthony's team" edition
2nd Place (tie): Joseph Addai, 0.00 pts -- started by Ant
2nd Place (tie): San Francisco, 0.00 pts -- sitting on Ant
1st Place: Matt Hasselbeck, -2.76 pts -- sitting on Ant

In fairness, Addai was hurt and did not play, but since Anthony started him I thought I should include him. Hasselbeck had an impressive 28.9 rating (10 points worse than you) after two picks and an interception. San Francisco just kind of sucked.

Statistics of note from football this week

1 -- Number of times an NFL game has ended on a game-winning punt-return TD, now that the Eagles have done it.
1 -- Number of consecutive starts by Vikings QB Brett Farve, tying him for 32nd in the league.
1 -- Number of road wins by the Lions in their last 27 road games, a span of more than three years.
1 -- Number of TDs, rushing and receiving, scored by Saints RB Reggie Bush this season.
1 -- Number of playoff wins by the Cowboys in the last 14 years.

From Redskins QB Donovan McNabb, on whether he'd like to return to the Maryland Racial Slurs, a team which just demoted him to the third-string because they think washout QB Rex Grossman gives them a better future:

"I want to be here. I really do. ...I don't believe in starting something and not finishing."

Dude, take a hint.

Here's a look at what fans from a handful of the top sports cities are hoping to get for Christmas:

** New York: A new punter for the Giants.
** San Diego: Some decent weather for a change.
** Detroit: Brett Farve. Hey, at least you'd watch then.
** Tampa: A little respect would be nice.
** New England: Randy Moss. It's be the perfect gag gift.
** Buffalo: Snow shovels. For the love of gawd, more snow shovels.
** Washington: Another $100 million contract to ride the bench.
** Philadelphia: Quit whining. You already got Cliff Lee.

It's been a long, rough season for those poor Cowboys, who'll have to watch some other team play the Super Bowl in that temple of decadence that Jerry Jones built. Does that wear on players this time of year? Just take a look:

Dallas Cowboys right inside linebacker Kenwin Cummings
** Cry, babies. Two more glum, crabby weeks inching in. Sad calls in kind.

Yeah, I feel really bad for them.

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Bobert is desperately trying to hold on, but he has two Awesome Cup champions ahead of him and another on his heels. Like Aaron Rodgers, his championship dreams are blurry and dazed, but not totally dark yet.

Meanwhile, everyone else is playing for fifth place. Consider yourselves the Houston Texans.

** Dad picked up another game, leaving us tied for the season in our weekly picks contest. This is the closest either of us can remember the picks being in years. My prediction? It'll come down to a last-second punt return for a TD. Nobody will see it coming.

** So, the Phillies sign Cliff Lee away from the Yankees, the Flyers thump the Rangers, and the Eagles rip out the hearts of the Giants, all in the span of less than a week. Next week, the Statue of Liberty is relocated to Penn's Landing and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is bought by Tony Luke's.

** If the Eagles win next week, or the Giants lose, the Eagles are in the playoffs. If the Cowboys win next week, it totally doesn't matter at all.