With the seventh pick in the XFL Fantasy Draft....

My fantasy football league draft was Thursday and in the league I run and named after Vince McMahon's XFL, we kicked off our fifth season.With the seventh pick in the draft Steven Jackson fell to me and I gobbled him up. I was actually going back and forth on whether or not to take Drew Brees or Andre Johnson, but I never had to. (BTW those two went 9 and 10 of the 12-team league).
So here's how the rest of the Decatur Staleys ( to pay homage to my Bears) fell.

QB Peyton Manning, IND
RB Steven Jackson, STL
RB Pierre Thomas, NO
RB/WR Felix Jones, RB, DAL
WR Chad Ochocinco, CIN
WR Mike Wallace, PIT
TE Tony Gonzalez, ATL
D/ST Steelers
K Rob Bironas, TEN
Bench
Thomas Jones, RB, KC
Matt Ryan, QB, ATL
Devin Aromashodu, WR, CHI
Nate Burleson, WR, DET
John Carlson, TE, SEA
Mewelde Moore, RB, PIT
Chris Chambers, WR, KC


It's a decent team, we'll see how it works out. I'm going to say my second round pick of Peyton Manning will probably pay the biggest dividend and get me the most points. Has anyone been more consistent or the past few year? And on a team that doesn't even try to mess around with a running game? Yeah, he's that good.  I'll keep an eye on the Chiefs and what they do with Thomas Jones. He's been so good the past few years with the Jets, it's going to be hard to see him not start in KC. I'd say he's the starter before long there. If Charlie Weis doesn't find him a role, he's crazy.
I have another draft set for Sunday afternoon. Any tips or guys I should keep an eye on? Any great ideas for a team name revolving around Greg Olsen of the Bears or Jay Cutler? Otherwise I'm going with the Yahoo! brother team to this ESPN franchise.

Alright folks, what does every team need on the sideline? Yep, cheerleaders. Nothing would look better cheering my new team on than some cheerleaders. The Denver Broncos shot their bikini calendar before the start of the season. I'd say things turned out quite well. What do you think?

We are baaaaack! We are so back in action!

Hey all. Sorry I've been away so long. I got a second job beyond that one Web site that pays me and my time has been a bit torn. I guess I chose to hang out with this girl I met over writing for this blog in the little free time I have left.  But I've squeezed in some time today for a short post. So here goes!


The Bears preseason has not been one that is exactly encouraging for me. I expected some speed bumps in with Jay Cutler and Co. getting the Mike Martz offense, but the way things have unfolded in three preseason games, I'm not as optimistic as I once was. If it's not one thing, it's the other with the offensive line struggling or Jay Cutler being erratic, things somehow have found ways to gone badly for this unit from the start.
The defense has not been much better. Just when they show flashes, there is a step back. The unit has not been the suffocating unit it has been and every time they are questioned about it, the guys that were part of the 2006 team that went to the Super Bowl comes out and says they are confident the unit "can be great." Well, at this point, it feels like we're all getting fed lines by the players and the coaching staff. It's a huge problem with this regime and Lovie is the biggest guy that does it. It's all coach speak and as a writer, it's a bit ridiculous. Just give it to me straight and I'll figure it out on my own. I can get not throwing guys under the bus, but don't say one thing, when we can all see the contrary on the field.

Here are 5 things I think I think heading into the final preseason games this week:
1. Aaron Rodgers is amazing and if the Packers are going to live up to everyone's Super Bowl expectations, he's going to win the MVP award, too. I know it's preseason, but I've really liked what I've seen from him.
2. The Jets are not going to the playoffs and will not win the division. Everyone seems to forget the Jets were one half of Peyton Manning playing away from not making the playoffs. So this team is not as "on the brink" as everyone is expecting. Mark Sanchez has not done much of anything well and LT is not the back he once was.
3. The Saints could be even better this year. Does that mean, they'll go back to the Super Bowl, well, it's not a guarantee, but they should be right there. That offense looks on and you have to start including Drew Brees in the class of the "Super Elite" QBs with Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.
4. The Vikings will fall short of expectations this year. I'm not a fan of mentioning a certain QB who wears No. 4, but I think everyone is sick of his act and I'm including Vikings players on this. Favre classifying this comeback as a "favor" bugs the crap out of me. That coupled with injuries are going to make it tough on the team in purple to do it again this year.
5. The Cowboys will not be the first team to play a Super Bowl on its home field, either. Yeah, I'm shooting a ton of people down, but let's look at this. Everyone oversells that entire roster and their coach is a bit lost and in over his head. I'm not buying any Cowboys and Tony Romo stock and don't see them doing much of anything outside of winning the NFC East this season. Be real here, they laid and egg in the playoffs last year.

Alright, now it's NUSSIE time! I'm so excited! It's been over a month and to keep this NFL theme going we got some NFL cheerleaders. Namely the ones that were in the new Maxim that showed up at my door last week.
Meet Tracey below and the other cheerleaders, here.


And to be clear, I do plan on writing more in football season. I'm trying to figure out a plan to get that going. Might go for shorter posts. We'll see. Stay tuned to my Facebook and Twitter pages (Linked above) for updates and links.

The new "Eighth Wonder" of the world?

Over 30 years ago the Astrodome in Houston was being dubbed the eighth wonder of the world. Well what was great is now old and the Astrodome has since been replaced.
Well, Jerry Jones has built what some are calling the new "No. 8 and eight and a half." If you've seen this place, you'd agree. The Cowboys are set to play their first ever game in their new digs tonight and it should be a great event.
I don't know about you, but as a sports fan, I always like checking out new stadiums. Especially these days, there is always some new feature a stadium gets when it's built.
For Cowboys Stadium, it's the worlds largest HD TV. This thing stretches from 20 yard-line to 20 yard-line.



It is also 25 yards tall and there is also some smaller ones. Here's a couple stories for you to check out on the new spot, too.
This one is about the Grand Opening concert which featured George Strait and Reba McEntire.
This one looks at what the players are thinking about heading into tonight and the massiveness.
I also found this cool video. Paul McCartney played at the stadium Wednesday night and the crew turned the place into a football field over night. Pretty impressive.
Check the stats on this place. They can fit the Statue of Liberty inside the joint. Whoa!

Also in NFL notes, Chad Ochocinco kicked off and booted an extra point last night. Check this out. With kicker Shayne Graham getting hurt, Chad made a case to coach Marvin Lewis to let him give it a shot and coach let him. Here's the story. And here's the video (Couldn't embed it, sorry). Very Impressive Chad. Maybe he's got something that can keep him in Cincy or will at least help raise his trade value.

In a totally non sports video, Luke showed me this today. Too good to pass up. For the guys out there. Be sure to check this. Apologies for the language.



Now for your favorite part of the show, the Nussie Hunter. Figured since we were talking about new Cowboys Stadium, this would be the perfect time to show off some of the amazing Cowboys Cheerleaders. Our friend today is Christina Parker.
If you're keeping score, that's the second team's cheerleaders the Nussie Hunter has featured. If you count Chris Cooley's wife, Christina, that's three teams. All I can say is, it's going to be a good NFL season.