Well, the Raiders finally figured it out… kind of. They fired their coach and GM. I blame the coach for being, well, Josh McDaniels. I blame the GM for hiring him and not trading away the players who will not return next year. The team is a mess, which is music to my ears as they are set to take on the Giants. My favorite NFL team didn’t fire anyone. However, they waived the white flag by moving on from Leonard Williams in a move that assures them an extra second rounder next year, but costs them a team captain. Give and take in all things? Let’s hope they don’t take the L to former Giants LB Antonio Pierce who is currently the interim HC for the Raiders.
In the fantasy lands I am screwed. I stand at 2-6 in my family’s ‘Beach Born’ league where the 8th player is actually an automated Bot account run entirely by NFL algorithms. The Bot is 3-5… and ahead of me. There is next to no chance of making the playoffs and thus making a run. Heck, I don’t even have a QB playing this week and lost my shot at a good one on waivers. This is practically end game for me there. Fortunately, the other league has me on life support. I have now lost to the #1 and #2 players in blowouts, which doesn’t bode well for the post season, but I am still a top 4 guy with a shot. We will see how it all turns out…