Huddled Masses

I took the deal. If he puts up the same kind of numbers that he did last year I'll be pretty happy.

I don't think I have to deal one of my RB's for another position because I have good depth at QB & WR. I'm looking to add depth to my RB position. This is a 10 team dynasty league. We start 2RB & 3WR. I've bolded my projected starters. I just obtained Peyton Manning and Steve Smith in recent offseason trades. QB's Steve McNair Peyton Manning Michael Vick Bruce Gradkowski Jake Plummer Brett Favre RB's Chris Perry Maurice Morris Laurence Maroney Joseph Addai Jerious Norwood Reuben Droughns Ricky Williams Chris Brown Shaun Alexander WR's Brandon Marshall Randy Moss Travis Wilson Larry Fitzgerald Joe Jurevicius Derrick Mason Steve Smith Kevin Curtis Marques Colston Vernon Davis Tony Gonzalez Alge Crumpler

I've been offered Deuce McAllister for my first round pick in 2008. I have a playoff calibur team so with any luck this pick would probably be somewhere between 7-10. Should I do the deal? Do you see Deuce putting up similar numbers this year? My team is pretty young and I could use another veteran RB. Right now the RB's I have that have value are Shaun Alexander, Laurence Maroney, Joseph Addai, and Jerious Norwood.

Laron Landry

I don't expect a "better job" unless you specify what you mean by a "better job." First, Atlanta didn't hire Zimmer for the sole purpose of upgrading from Ed Donatell. It's mostly born out of necessity. Petrino is now the head coach so he's brought in guys he likes and has worked with. I understand Petrino has worked with him before but that doesn't make the guy an upgrade from our previous DC. I want a guy that I feel is going to be an "upgrade"=(better job). Second, this could be an upgrade but I doubt a significant one. First the stats you show are a bit misleading. Before the NO meltdown in week 13, Dallas was in the upper 1/3 in PA, forced and recovered fumbles, INTs, net pass yds allowed, rush yds allowed, and total yds allowed. From week 14 on, Dallas was in the middle or bottom 1/3 in all those categories including dead last in net pass yds allowed, total yds allowed, and PA. Some believe it was due to the loss of their other top pass rusher, Greg Ellis, opposite Ware. Atlanta melted down against New Orleans in week 12 so that's a wash. Atlanta lost their best pass rusher for most of the season in Abraham. Third, Dallas had a leg up on two very important defensive categories... opponent's TOP and negative pass plays %. Dallas was 10th best in the league in opponent's TOP vs. Atlanta 19th. Dallas bested Atlanta in negative pass plays, 9.54% vs. 8.88%. While that seems like a fairly insignificant margin it's the difference from being in the bottom half versus the top half. Also consider Dallas' meltdown in the last 4 games versus Atlanta being overall consistently average to below average throughout the season. I wouldn't call a 1:24 difference in TOP significant and I believe that the Falcons suffered more significant injuries throughout the season while Dallas was healthier until the Greg Ellis injury. I hope Zimmer is an upgrade but I'm not excited about it right now.

I don't see this hire as a significant improvement(at least going by stats). Passing Yards Allowed: Dallas 219.1 Atlanta 229.2 Rushing Yards Allowed: Dallas 103.7 Atlanta 103.6 Takeaways: Dallas 31 Atlanta 26 Sacks: Dallas 34 Atlanta 37 Points Allowed: Dallas 350 Atlanta 328 I don't know abut Dallas but Atlanta also had some pretty significant injuries on defense this year with Abraham & Kerney being the biggest losses. As an Atlanta fan, can someone convince me that Zimmer will do a better job than our previous defensive coordinator?

So a coin flip or something else random is fair to the other two teams??? To be the best you've got to beat the best so I see no problem with our rule.

This is the way our league handles this situation: Playoff Game Tie Breaker - Same as regular season ties(most bench points) but if still tied then both teams advance and play a 3-way game. If championship ends in a tie the money will be split.

I'm from Atlanta and I heard the interview. There's no way he can say he was just joking. Mr. Blank should fire him today!!!

Jim Mora Jr. said in an interview on Seattle radio that he would leave the Falcons in the middle of a playoff run if the University of Washington job was available. Heard the audio on Sirius radio. He made it a point to say that he was serious about his comments.

Week 1 wonder 2005...Frisman Jackson

Being devil's advocate here but the "E" in ESPN does stand for entertainment.

The games are not listed chronologically but by ratings

I moved both of my leagues to MFL after years with CBS. Couldn't be happier! Unfortunately the league I don't commish is still on CBS and we are having the same problem with the standings this morning.