Day: August 28, 2019

My fantasy draft for my ‘grown ass man’ league takes place this Saturday. I am letting the boys control the device in order to give them a chance to learn and enjoy the draft process before they themselves are called upon to draft for the first time. Fantasy Football is a strangely addictive and fun way to interact with football. It makes all the games have value–especially in a PPR league where it is a high point game regardless of if the games being played on grass and turf are high point. This is a new frontier for me; a sign the boys are aging up and their interests are maturing. That being said, it also offers up another avenue of competition that is less likely to end in a fist fight–also a side effect of maturation.

So, who am I drafting? In PPR format you want Saqoun. That is a no-brainer. You also want a guy like Fitzgerald or any of the running backs from the Cards. I say that because the Air raid offense is a major opportunity for points per reception.

Here is a moment of growth on my part: I may need to swallow my self assuredness and grab the Jets QB. Honestly, I think he is junk. I think he has no place being an NFL QB and I felt like last year’s numbers showed that–especially in the second game he played against teams once they had a feel for his style. However, I am apparently absolutely alone in that assessment. People still say the Giants screwed up and that this guy is the truth while those same people hand Barkley his HOF jacket as a second year player! So, yeah. I’ll listen and if they’re wrong I am 100% back to trusting my instincts.

Some Thoughts:

1. Ad Astra looks like a fun ride, but the science looks very very bunk. Neil D. Tyson, I am patiently awaiting your takedown.

Great football practice tonight. I learned a lot about how this team does things and the highly professional way they put the team together. Funny, when we were on the other side of the field we wondered how we could score. Being on the same side as them I realize we never had a chance. Never. Now we are developing a team identity and bringing in a ton of new talent to replace some of the kids who went to other all star squads to pursue the visibility. Those teams clearly do not have the coaching that is happening here. Like I said, I’m learning a bunch.

Learning in the classroom as well. I am learning how to understand and work with a new crop of students who are very different from what I was around last year. This is not the same kind of kids we had in prior years. There are going to have to be some adjustments–especially in regards to how hard I grade them. They aren’t used to it and need to get it up front.

Some Thoughts:

1. What is tomorrow? Waiver Wednesday! Last one before the ‘Beach Blanket Football League’ gets underway. I call it that because we are drafting on the beach. I don’t exactly know how it is going down, but it is going down for real.
2. First presentations tomorrow morning and I am looking forward to tearing into some students. It is a great opportunity to show them that, hey, this is college.