Playoffs: Second round - get it while it's hot.

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Okay boys and girls - short and sweet this week. I know everyone has Xmas on the mind, so Santa Moose will be covering some presents that you all have received this year:

To Dave: A pair of 40 point games from Westbrook and Bryant....what?!? Antonio Bryant?!? Good thing you got your present in the playoffs.

To Cap: Derrick Ward in a trade for Ahman Green. Yeah, you had to give up Big Ben, but Matt Cassel is a good consolation prize.

To AC: The overwhelming passing attack of Kurt Warner. Oh, you don't have Kurt Warner? Well, take Steve Breaston instead.

To Dagan: Reggie Bush's injury. Otherwise, Pierre Thomas would still be on the bench instead of leading you to the second round of the playoffs.

To Dufresne: Your QB, RBs, and WRs all being in the top 10. It helps when you luck out with Steve Slaton and Chris Johnson, especially when Green and White were named the starters at the beginning of the year.

To OT: Jonathan Stewarts injury. Even better than the Reggie Bush injury, DeAngelo Williams is rocking the league this year. Don't you wish they let DeShaun Foster go earlier?

To Tracy: The number 1 QB and RB. Way to stick to your guns and draft Brees again. Forte, on the other hand, all luck.

To Jen LU: Tom Brady's injury. Wesley Welker would be second fiddle to Randy again this year, if not for that knee roll.

To Sam U: A playoff spot. With the 4th worst point total in the league, you made it into the postseason. 8-5 with Eli Manning as your leading scorer. Way to make it somehow work.

To Steph: Brett Favre going to the Jets. Bad for Dave, good for Steph. Aaron Rodgers is good. #3 QB good. Plus, he was taken right in between Alge Crumpler and Maurice Morris. Nice 10th rounder.

To Jeff: This year being close to over. Nothing to see here. Move along. There's not much for me to say except: Carson Palmer, JT O'Sullivan, Damon Huard, Brody Croyle, and Brady Quinn. It's where QBs go to die. Tough luck, man.

To Klenk: Jeff picking up Huard and Croyle. Where would Tyler Thigpen be without Jeff's House of Dead QBs? Where would Tony Gonzales be without Tyler? Where would Paul be without either?

To Graham: Willie Parker's frail body. What do you expect from a Tarheel? Mewelde Moore emerges and keeps Graham (Smyth) floating while (Ernest) Graham floundered.


And last, but not least... To Moose: Nothing to do with my team, but you all letting me spout off in this blog and paying attention to it. It's been fun even with my team sucking. Thanks to you all.


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Playoff Picture!

A little stunner when Dagan pulls off the upset of Tracy. Pierre Thomas is a monster. He catches, he runs, and most importantly, he scores alot.

The higher seeds win the games they are supposed to win. AC, with all his talk, went down pretty easy. Where was your receiving corps this time? Dave and Dufresne still look like they are the teams to beat. But again, watch out for Dagan as he's started with a 32 point Thursday.

Upset Special - Dagan over Dufresne: With Pierre Thomas and his 32 points, Peyton Manning at Detroit, and a solid lineup to back them up, I think Dagan pulls this one out. Dufresne has a hard schedule this week, with Romo against the Giants, and both Johnson and Slaton against the dreaded Titans' D. It might not even be close - but I have been wrong before.

Lock of the Week - Dave over OT: Even though DeAngelo should take over the top fantasy running back spot this week against a poreous Denver D, I don't see Bell, Sproles, and Shockey doing much to back him up. Dave, on the other hand, has a cast of characters - some known and others suprising - which will put up points every week. I think the same goes for this week.


Last Week: 4-3

Overall: 35-20, two more weeks left. Can I get to 40?
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Good luck to Dave, OT, Dufresne, and Dagan. The newbie vs the old salts of Teaser's Revenge.


- Commish Moose

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