I must confess it is harder to make picks on Wednesday because you aren’t so clear about the injuries. For example, is Vick going to sit? If so, it changes the outcome. It messes with my fantasy points too. What about Geno’s Jets? If he doesn’t have receiving weapons he may not generate a lot of offense against a Pittsburgh team coming off a bye week (and a trip to London). All of these questions churn in my mind in the days leading up to the waiver spot, but now that we are here, I have no answers.
Maybe it is so important I know these things because my last few weeks have been terrible. 9 – 5 is respectable if you aren’t as far back of the leaders as I am. So, 46 – 30 overall is sixteen games above .500 and 8 games below respectable. I have this week to bring myself back up, so I am going to forego my picks for a day. In truth, I need that day to give a few players more time to emerge from the healing chrysalis–or not.
I enjoy these football days. Once upon a time I dreamed of being an NFL player. These days I dream of coaching at a mid level–perhaps high school or middle school–somewhere that I can work with film. There is something chess like about football that I enjoy. You’re in a match of wits with another person, but a great deal of the play is left to luck and left to the talent of your roster. Maybe it won’t be as fun as I think, but I’m looking for a chance to find out.