14th pick is my money maker!!!

Aug 29 The Associated Press reports New Orleans Saints RB Deuce McAllister had 11 carries for 30 yards during the team's preseason game Thursday, Aug. 28. He also caught two passes for two receiving yards. KFFL

Aug 24 McAllister (knees) had six carries for nine yards in Saturday's preseason game against the Bengals.

Recommendation: Though McAllister didn't put up big numbers on Saturday, the important news here is that he made it through his second straight preseason game without aggravating his surgically-repaired knees. The Saints are expected to rest their starters during the team's final preseason game, so McAllister isn't likely to see much more action until Week 1 of the regular season.

LOL -- money graf highlighted:

47. Deuce McAllister, New Orleans: 92 yards (3.8 yards per carry), 4 catches for 15 yards. At 29, he’s missed 25 games the past three years with injuries to both knees. Has somehow looked great in camp, but is he more than a feel-good story?

48. Tatum Bell, Detroit: 182 yards, 1 TD (4.1 yards per carry). Was quickly banished to the bench or inactive list by Martz last year. Seems to be giving way to Smith in the competition to start.

49. Dominic Rhodes, Indianapolis: 302 yards and 1 TD (4.0 yards per carry), 2 100-yard games, 11 catches for 70 yards. After a year of reflection, turns out playing for the good Colts beats playing for the bad Raiders. Good guy to tuck away in case Addai gets hurt.

50. Pierre Thomas, New Orleans: 252 yards, 1 TD (4.8 yards per carry), 17 catches for 151 yards, 1 TD. Move him way up if all the screws holding McAllister together start falling out.

More news & analysis:

Fantasy Analysis
McAllister is expected to be ready for the start of the season, but he is expected to share carries with Reggie Bush and possibly Pierre Thomas. Consider McAllister more of a No. 4 Fantasy RB heading into 2008.
(Updated 08/26/2008).

Draft board

Draft night bitches!

As geeky as this sound for anyone looking to watch and listen, the best option is probably headphones.

Lock it down and start making plans

AJ has declined to take anyone as a Keeper.
Therefore the pre-draft shenanigans are now officially closed.

KEEPERS OFF THE BOARD:
2 Adrian Peterson
8 Tom Brady
9 Clinton Portis
10 Marshawn Lynch
12 Marion Barber
13 Maurice Jones-Drew
20 Tony Romo
22 Willis McGahee
34 Drew Brees
39 Plaxico Burress
40 Brandon Jacobs
48 Thomas Jones
58 Tony Gonzalez
92 Jerricho Cotchery


BTW -- Mom's is NOT bringing Mexican steaks, Tom is NOT coming to be AJ & Brent's objective outside observer.
So -- I'll stop by HT on the way home, pick up some more ribs if they are on sale, or a family pack of carne del moo.

Top 100 Draft picks off the board so far.

2 Adrian Peterson
8 Tom Brady
9 Clinton Portis
12 Marion Barber
13 Maurice Jones-Drew
20 Tony Romo
22 Willis McGahee
34 Drew Brees
39 Plaxico Burress
40 Brandon Jacobs
48 Thomas Jones
58 Tony Gonzalez
92 Jerricho Cotchery

This is assuming The Purple Pirate takes TJ
No updates from AJD yet - Mr. Sidekick, get on the horn!!!

I love Motorhead as well!

OMG this is so friggin wicked pissa

Kicking and screaming: Cuban banned for life - USATODAY.com

BEIJING (AP) — A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification.

Cuban coach Leudis Gonzalez offered no apology for Matos' actions during the men's over-80 kg (176 pounds) match.


Matos was winning 3-2, with 1:02 in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov. He was sitting there, awaiting medical attention, when he was disqualified for taking too much injury time. Fighters get one minute, and Matos was disqualified when his time ran out.

Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden. Matos then spat on the floor and was escorted out.


"He was too strict," Gonzalez said, referring to the decision to disqualify Matos. Afterward, he charged the match was fixed, accusing the Kazakhs of offering him money.

"This is a strong violation of the spirit of taekwondo and the Olympic Games. The sanctions are the following and are effective immediately: Lifetime ban of the coach and athlete in all championships sanctioned by the (World Taekwondo Federation) and at the same time, all records of this athlete at the Beijing Games will immediately be erased," said the announcer, reading a WTF release.

In his first match, Matos defeated Italy's Leonardo Basile, then beat China's Liu Xiaobo 2-1 in the quarterfinals. But he lost to South Korean Cha Dong-min in the semis to land in the bronze-medal match.

"To me it was obvious he was unable to continue," Chilmanov said. "His toe on his left foot was broken."

Matos won the gold medal in this division at the 2000 Sydney Games, dedicating the victory to his mother, who died on the day of the opening ceremony. At the 2004 Athens Games, he finished 11th.

Matos' tantrum followed a day of confusion on the mats.

Earlier Saturday, China's double gold medalist Chen Zhong crashed out in the quarterfinals after initially being declared the winner. It was the first time a match result had been overturned since taekwondo became an official Olympic sport in 1990.

Jumbo explosive earth shattering trade in the works.

Lets just say -- anyone willing to give up the #1 or #2 picks needs to get in touch with me ASAP.
And since El Tino never reads the blog, that means Im willing to deal with The Commish.
I got nothin to lose, and since I expect to finish 5-8 or worse AGAIN, I'm willing to deal.

2008 pre-trospective.

Eight ways the 2008 season can be just as great as last year - USATODAY.com

F You, K. L. U. M. S. O. ........ N ?

Drafty goodness

For those that show up, there is a HIGH probability Moms is bringing up some Mexican steaks --- made from real Mexicans -- so bring an appetite!

And T Bone, you are more than welcome to join (and eat)

Keeper List

This list is for teams to list any player they KNOW they are keeping for the upcoming season (with a 2 round draft penalty for the keeper). However, this list IS NOT official until the first pick of the draft is made, we are simply keeping it as a courtesy for our new members.

If you are not comfortable adding your keepers to the list due to some kind of weird draft strategy, that's fine (asshole).

Again, just edit this post with your keepers rather than put them in the comments.

Truth in Advertising:

Tom Brady (will give up 2nd round draft pick)

Sam Handwhich:

Purple Jesus(2nd round)
Marshawn Lynch(4th round)

MPTH3.0

I am keeping Tony Romo and Clinton Portis.

Douche.

Mark Spitz: Michael Phelps couldn't have beaten me

Who'd have known......

That the Paraguay women's javelin team is where its at.
Enjoy Gents.

Leryn Franco

I did watch a BIT of the Olympics.

Another prima donna athlete

Jesus Tap-dancing Christ. What a bunch of over-hyped, over-paid drama queens we've created.

Mark Spitz is pissed because no one "invited" him to the Olympics

"I am going to sit there and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously? That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost—it is."

Sweet!

More games in Reynolds!

As long as...

y0u pair him with guys with no ground game, Brock Lesnar may go undefeated. He's so much bigger than almost everyone he faces, and his ground game is very, very solid (Herring tried to roll on him and Lesnar just shoved him back into a defensive position with almost no effort).

Also, French rap just sounds ridiculous.

Wicked awesome career endings

LINK

Andruw Jones

On PTI today, Mr. Tony mentions that up until last year, Andruw was on pace to be a HOFer; I laughed, then looked here. If you look at the section 'Similar Batters through Age 30', JEEZUS!

1. Frank Robinson
   
2. Eddie Mathews
   
3. Johnny Bench
   
4. Al Kaline
   
5. Sammy Sosa
   
6. Ken Griffey
7. Ruben Sierra
   
8. Ron Santo
   
9. Juan Gonzalez
   
10. Duke Snider
    

5 HOFers, 1 for sure HOFer (Griff), 1 should be HOFer (Sosa), and 1 want to be HOFer (Santo).

What the hell happened to this guy? He's hitting under the Mendoza line, and doesn't look to be things around at this point...is this the greatest 'falling off the face of the earth' ever?

Question for the 'guar...

Does UF pay for this?

Do these kids get some kind of insurance policy by being athletes, or is this something that the parent's insurance has to take care of?

It's not in quatrains, but...

I know he'd never agree to it, but a trade to the Jets may not be the worst thing in the world. They should have a decent O-line by this point, they should have a running game with Thomas Jones, and their receivers would have to play a little harder knowing they don't have either of the rag armed freaks they were stuck with last year throwing to them.

July 26, 2008 5:28 PM

Ouch. Why Antonio Gates was lame last year

THIS has GOT to hurt.

HFS. I had no idea.

Braves announcer Skip Caray dies | ajc.com


I guess not watching TV does leave you a little out of the loop.

Well, only LOOKS like a tough couple games for us

Clemson #9
USF #21
Wake #23

Other than that -- we should be golden !!!

BTW --- the Wolf was wondering if anyone has interested in running down to Columbia for the season opener.