2011 fantasy recap, week 6

You don't have to be a genius to see that this weekend's big game means some exciting playoff football is headed to Philly this season.

Sure, the offense was quieter than usual, but the defense was inspired. What impressed me the most was the steady coaching we saw throughout the game, which is important when you're looking at all the new faces on the team over the last two years.

There's no question in my mind that this team will be dangerous for the rest of the year, and has a legitimate shot at going deep into the post-season.

So, congrats to the Philadelphia Union, for clinching their first playoff berth in just their second season. Maybe you can inspire some other football teams in this city to overachieve for once.

QB: Aaron Rodgers, 29.90 pts -- started by Bobert
RB: Ahmad Bradshaw, 32.13 pts -- started by NewMike
WR: Devin Hester, 25.75 pts -- on the wire
TE: Brandon Pettigrew, 16.80 pts -- started by Joel
K: Billy Cundiff, 20.00 pts -- on the wire
DEF: NY Jets, 26.00 pts -- started by Ant
D: Aldon Smith, 14.50 pts -- on the wire

Listening to the local Ravens broadcast on Sunday, the commentators were talking about how reliable Cundiff has been on FGs and kickoffs, going so far as to call him "Weapon X" for the team. I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure Brian Dawkins hunted each of them down after the game and murdered them viciously. Not out of anger, of course. Just to illustrate a point.


3rd place: Matthew Slater, -1.56 pts -- on the wire
2nd place: Vince Young, -1.80 pts -- on the wire
1st place: Rex Grossman, -2.28 pts -- on the wire

Nice work, "Dream Team" Young. Really appreciate your contributions here.

And while Sexy Rexy was worth negative points, it should be noted that his leading receiver on the day -- Eagles S Kurt Coleman -- was worth 10 pts (Three INTs, five tackles). So, he's got that going for him as he rides the bench next week.

Here's everything you need to know about the MLB championship this year:

1 ~ The St. Louis Cardinals have the second most World Series titles in history (10), behind only the Yankees.

2 ~ The Texas Rangers fan base is made up mostly of Dallas Cowboys fans.

So there you go: It's the poor-man's Yankees vs. the Dallas Cowboys B-team. To get a worse match-up, you'd have to find a way to get the Red Sox and the real Yankees to play in the finals. Don't worry, MLB is already working on that.

So, let me get this straight:

Last season, the Eagles signed RB Mike Bell, decided he couldn't play, and traded him to the Browns for RB Jerome Harrison.

Then they cut Harrison.

This season, the Eagles signed RB Ronnie Brown, decided he couldn't play, and traded him to the Lions for RB Jerome Harrison (and a draft pick).

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that Harrison won't be around next May. But he may be around again next October.

Here's what the Eagles have scheduled for their off week next Sunday:

** CB Nnamdi Asomugha: Re-learning how to tackle
** CB Asante Samuel: Watching Asomugha relearn how to tackle
** QB Mike Vick: Getting injured rolling out of bed
** FB Owen Schmitt: Trying to remember if he's still on the team
** WR Steve Smith: Checking if the Giants need another wideout
** QB Vince Young: Sucking. Just more sucking.

The Cowboys offense took a lot of heat this week for playing conservatively in the second half, taking a slim late lead and ultimately losing to the Patriots in a tight contest. But the defensive players saw the failure coming from a mile away. Consider the Cowboys' second leading tackler on the day:

Cowboys Dallas defensive tackle Jay Ratliff
** Bovines' jiffy attack eased, cowed rally falls

Too forced for you? How about their linebacking corps then?

Cowboys linebacker Victor Butler
Brave lot? Incorrect, I lobby. We suck. Boo.

Too much? How about the secondary?

Dallas CB Abram Elam
Scab alarm: Me all bad.

That'll do, pig. That'll do.

Week 6 standings

Everyone scored at least 100 pts this week, no one left more than 15 pts on their bench, no one started a player on a bye. C'mon, people. Give me something to write about.

And, yes, Jeff and Joel, I realized I reversed your names up there. But you're too far down in the standings and I'm too lazy tonight to fix it.

** Picked up one game on Dad this week by correctly predicting that the Eagles would win. I also incorrectly picked the Lions, making me 0-6 in predicting their games this season. Between that and the Tigers loss, no one is more disappointed in the state of Detroit sports this week than me. No one.

** Will Smith (no, not Saints DE Will Smith. The other one) is now part-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers. I don't have a joke here, but I have been singing "Getting jiggy wit it" all day.

** I was in Vegas this weekend (seriously) and on Saturday I made a $5 bet that the Eagles would win the Super Bowl (seriously). It's 35 to 1 odds, so if the impossible happens in February, I'll be celebrating with $175 extra in my pocket. Of course, I still have no faith in this team, but at least I've found a way to make myself root for them every Sunday.