My sister is in a fantasy football league and she is winning. I’m not entirely surprised, because she is a strange form of me (though not by blood). Still, she didn’t invite me to the league, which also works because I know she wants to do this on her own. I’m going to force my way in next year and beat her. Because I can.
In the meanwhile her abilities and my obsession with the Madden franchise have me ready to leap back into the fray. I’m learning how to recognize teams beyond the narrative the media and perhaps even the team wants you to believe. For example, I can tell you that the Raiders and the Giants are legitimately racing to the bottom in search of a retool. The Raiders are expecting to build from the draft (Gruden guys) and the Giants will be building from free agency and backfilling from late draft picks. How do I know? They are dumping salary before the trade deadline. They dumped Eli Apple before needing to resign him in 2 and they dumped ‘Snacks’ to save 8 million. They didn’t get higher than a 4th for either player. As a result, they are down some major pieces on defense and it doesn’t look like anyone is trying to fill them right now. Giants want to see what they have–at every spot save for the QB. I’m not clear on what is happening there.
It needs to be resolved.
Some Thoughts:
- Met with a student today who is taking a 1 on 1 course with me. He reminded me how it felt to be really passionate about being a writer. I’m talking about the life and the work and the world that writing opens. He’s passionate about all of it and that is refreshing. It is something I need to get back to.
- D2 Championships for Youth Football. It should be a fun game to coach. The opposing team’s offense is super easy to scheme and I doubt they realize how much film study I’ve done breaking it down. Truthfully, it didn’t take long. Now to execute…