CrabAppleLane Fantasy Football 2005 - Part 1

The first of two fantasy football events I’m involved in took place last night. A good time was had by all and it was a fairly smooth operation. This is my 11th year in this 16yr old league and it is always a lot of fun. These things never go anything like you plan. You know the guys spending habits and their past philosophy but they always manage to surprise you on Auction Night. How you feel about your team at the end of the night is no barometer of its potential. I usually feel uneasy or confident after these things and I’m usually justified about half of the time. A lot of players garnered strong interest and that sometimes left me to ponder what those guys knew that I didn’t. Some of the players I was interested in were obtained by me with no trouble at all and that also left me to ponder what they knew that I didn’t. I'm comforted by the QOTD. I have Thomas Jones this year.

The scanner/copier portion of my printer/scanner/copier finally gave out today. It’s been acting up for a while. It never liked the transition from Windows 98 to 2000 and, now, to XP. We were always rebooting it. We’re off to Office Depot for a replacement. It is an integral part of our lives due to the convenience it affords us so it will be replaced immediately. Still, we decided to eat first. When our old microwave oven broke, we couldn’t get out the door fast enough. Priorities, people.

8 days until CFFL Draft Day (Go Ragpickers), and 19 days until football season (Go Saints) begins...............

Quote of the Day

While Bears coach Lovie Smith hasn't revealed where rookie Cedric Benson is on the depth chart, it's clear that Thomas Jones will start the regular season opener, according to the Chicago Tribune.

USA Today, Quoting the Chicago Tribune

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "Fantasy Sac Says: (t d f) No No NO NO! Gates is not the only thing going at the TE spot, neither is Gonzo."