What the F*** were you thinking?

(Gusto) What up playa? I just watched Menace II Society, a 1990’s classic, so I am feeling like a gangsta. Love the scene where the basehead has a cheeseburger and asks O Dog if he wants to buy it. After refusing a couple of times, the basehead asks a fatal question. Good stuff.

Anyway, it’s time to move on to less trivial stuff like fantasy football. Not a big fan of your Brett Favre ranking at #11, but the guys you have ahead of him have good matchups and should do well. So I won’t bust your bizzles too much.

But what’s up with Marshawn Lynch at #12? He’s running on a gimpy ankle and faces a tough New England defense. Granted, the only chance Buffalo has to win is to pound Lynch and control the clock, but I just don’t see him putting up good numbers this week.

On to wide receivers – how you gonna play my boy D.J. Hackett like that, ranking him at # 24 behind guys like Jerricho Cotchery and Bobby Engram? Did you see the game on Monday night? Hasselbeck was lovin’ Hackett in the red zone and he has more speed than anyone on the Seahawks so he’ll be the deep threat too. Cotchery is decent, but Pittsburgh is a really tough team defensively. He’s not doing jack this week.

I know Joey Galloway is as old as dirt, but he still has a lot of speed and Jeff Garcia is an underrated quarterback that can scramble to make plays. I see Galloway having a good game at Atlanta, possibly catching a long TD pass. Why the low ranking?

Holla at your boy.

(Greg)“Anyone want a cheeseburger?” Ahh, a classic flick… A couple of years ago (last year maybe), CBS put out a new show about the music industry called “Love Monkey” (horrible title). Anyways, my wife wanted to watch it because she likes Tom Cavanaugh. Two of his best friends on the show? Jason Priestley and O-Dog…. He should have gone the “Oz”/”The Wire” route instead… I think the show got canned after 3 episodes….

Anyways, onto football. Yeah, as I said to you earlier, I do like Favre this week, but just liked some of the other matchups ahead of him better. The only QB question I have for you is Peyton - #7? Seriously? Unless you think Addai is going to run for 200 yards this week, there’s no way Peyton doesn’t have a monster game…

As for Lynch, I updated my ranking note early last night on him to say that it looks like he isn’t going to play, so to bump everyone up a notch and insert A-Train in the low 30’s. So no beef there… And I know he’s an injury concern as well, but 18 for LenDale White? Even with injuries, he could go for 100 against the terrible Broncos rush defense. If he’s a go (and it looks like he is), Fisher is going to instruct VY to throw the ball no more than 18 times, and just pound the ball on them…

Onto your boy DJ (who I’m a big fan of as well)... I have him as a low end #2, which is about right to me. No disrespect to him, as he’s my #3 WR, but with Branch back this week, I just don’t see Hackett getting as many looks. I had Engram higher because I feel he’s more consistent at this point. CHI’s defense isn’t as imposing as year’s past, but their pass coverage is still decent. And as for Cotchery, because I’m assuming Clemens is going to have to throw a lot of passes, someone has to catch them, right? I actually like him going forward for the rest of the year, and he’s a good buy-low candidate if your trade deadline hasn’t passed yet…

Finally, with regards to Galloway, if you read my QB notes, you’d see that ATL is actually pretty good at defending the pass this year, with only 9 TD’s allowed in 8 games. I just see this being a grind it out game for TB, with Graham getting a ton of work (he’s my “Start” in this game this week)… If he doesn’t catch that long TD pass, I don’t see him putting up very good #’s against ATL. Here are his last 4 games in which he didn’t catch a TD: 5 for 46, 4 for 50, 1 for 7, & 4 for 42….

So here’s my biggest gripe of the week; Andre Johnson at 27? 27??? Give me a frickin break Gusto! You do realize he’s playing the Saints, right? And he isn’t on this week’s injury report? Finally, no ranking for your boy Roddy White? I don’t expect a huge game from him either, but the upside is higher than guys like Muhammed and Patten…

That is funny you mention the show Love Monkey, I actually watched the pilot. I believe the kid that Tom Cavanaugh was trying to sign to his record label in the show is a real artist named Teddy Geiger. It’s the same kid that thinks he’s John Mayer and put out some cheesy pop song that did well on the charts. But I got no hate for the dude because he made out with smokin’ hot Kristin Cavallari in his video and in the pool too. So I got nothin’ but mad respect for my man Teddy.

Now time to respond. Much like your ranking with Favre, I have guys ahead of Peyton this week that I like. I don’t think Addai is going to run for 200 yards, but he will put up big numbers this week. The Colts have a defense this year and play like the Patriots used to with a balanced attack on offense where the QB doesn’t have to throw for 300 yards and 3 TD’s every week. Manning is a stud no doubt, but he’s not airing it out much anymore. Did you know last week was just the second time all season that Manning threw for 300+ yards and that was because they were behind the entire game? Manning is not the same fantasy player this year because of the team’s new approach so I’m not going to rank him in the top 5 every week based on his name.

You’re overvaluing Deion Branch and how effective he’ll be this week, I’m telling you. Hackett is bigger and faster and more of an option in the red zone. Engram has only been more consistent because he’s been in the lineup more than Branch and Hackett. I can see having Hackett ranked in the 20’s, but not ahead of Engram, who is really just a possession receiver and not much of a game-breaker.

I agree - Cotchery is a good buy-low candidate, but not this week against Pittsburgh. Their defense is intimidating like in the good ol’ days. Furthermore, just because a team is forced to throw a lot doesn’t necessarily mean the QB and WR’s will be productive. I’d be surprised if Cotchery posts more than 75 yards.

I want to see Andre Johnson play in game before I rank him too high. He’s a talented wide receiver, no doubt, but he’s missed seven games with a serious knee injury. New Orleans is a nice mathcup for him, but I don’t expect Johnson to go off.

Yeah, yeah, I missed the boat on Roddy White. He should have been in my top 40, probably in the low 30’s. He definitely has more upside than Muhammad or Patten, but Tampa Bay’s pass defense is one of the best in the league.

I don’t really have much to add other than your rankings blow and I’m smoking you in the Start/Bench column. So go ahead, get the last word and talk your smack beeyatch.

You’re right, it was that Teddy Geiger character; he was one of the reasons I stopped watching after the 2^nd episode. The main reason I watched it was because of Judy Greer. One of the few actresses that makes me laugh out loud (watch any episode of Arrested Development and you’ll see why…).

I have my Start/Bench column ready, and I actually took some chances, so I’m looking forward to you telling everyone to “Start Tom Brady”…. By the way, I read on Boston.com today that it is now supposed to be rainy, windy, and cold for the game Sunday night. I think I have an extra poncho – I’ll lend it to you for a small fee…

And just as an aside, I’m currently typing this from the Thomas Crane Public Library on my lunch break. You’d probably enjoy the exchange between two individuals on the other row of computers. Most of it includes “I just got out of jail, “pop pop”, and every other word being the one that other African-Americans do not like to hear. I think it is Dookie and Michael from “The Wire”, based on how young they look. I miss living in Quincy so much!

So are you going to bring the wheelchair you had to use for the U2 concert from the “Pop” tour in case you are too inebriated to walk from the parking lot to Ralph Wilson Stadium Sunday night??? At least with the rain no one will be able to tell when you piss all over yourself during the game…

As you can see, I’m not really up for debating anymore this week as well. For everyone else; I promise that this will be a Podcast either next week or the week after….

I love Arrested Development and Judy Greer is good in that show, but she sucks in general. She is too weird for me to look at for more than a few minutes.

Yeah you really went out on a limb last week when you told everyone to start Ben Roethlisberger, who has facing the worst defense in the league and had just thrown 5 TD passes the week before. Way to provide that insight brotha.

The wheelchair situation back in 1998 at the U2 concert was classic and you know it. Who else would opt to not have leg surgery and be in long cast for the entire summer just to see a freakin’ concert? Well I did it, and I have no regrets other than taking a whiz at Foxboro Stadium in a wheelchair was a pain in the nuggets.

Don’t worry about me handling my booze son, I’ll be fine. I plan on pulling a Lionel Richie when I go “All Night Long” in Buffalo. I have my doubts about you though. But I’ll make sure you’re in bed by 10 PM so no worries.

And make sure you bring that grill so I can get my eat on in Bills Nation. Peace it playa.