rrowful as you are all going to have to go 8 months before hearing 
(again) how good my fantasy teams are (three leagues competed in...three money wins!) and how much better I am at this game than you! Can you survive without it???? We will find out. This last week was busy for all of us as Christmas came and went and plans for New Years had to be made. But I'm sure a few of you (or all of you) found a minute or two to peek in on a few football games as the week came to a close. What a strange week it w
as....the formerly untouchable Saints and Colts both went down in defeat and the formerly often-touched Bears staved off a late rally by Old-Man River and the Sailing Scandinavians to come away with a late season victory and provide a light of hope to those of us that had written off this season and possibly the next. Where were these guys all year? I don't know, but it might have saved Lovie's job....we'll see. As for the fantasy side of things, there were four teams left alive and three of them were going to come away with some cash (one of them with a good chuck of cash!)....so who was going to be the empty-handed homo???? Well, here's how things looked from where I sat (for the last time this season).....----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The conte
st for 3rd place and an instant rebate of the $60 buy-in turned out to be a barn burner as the Commish faced off against Chris and Team Bulldogs. The Commish seemed to have a relatively comfortable lead heading
into the Monday night game as his own personal Fantasy Factory posted a score of 187 and left him with a 30+ point lead over Chris with uber-rookie Percy Harvin left to play. Helping "Team Utah" overcome the 2.9 put up by the "over
hyped hyphen", Sims-Walker, was the dogged determination displayed by the "not-quite-golden-but-maybe-gold-plated" arm of Chad Henne (that's right!) who once again topped the 300 yard mark and ended the day with 32+ points despite throwing to the worst group of receivers not named Roy Williams, Braylon Edwards, or Darrius Hayward-Bey. I mean, come on guys...Steve Smith caught a pass this last weekend, and then got his arm broken BUT still scored and you guys can't haul in a 10-yard out with the closest defender three counties away???? Get it together or next season you three are gonna be drafted in the same round as the backup TEs, the second defenses.........and MATT FORTE! (Sorry 
Don, but Forte was this year's Fantasy Fuckt
ard!)
Also assisting in the Commish's cause was the sixth round sensation Cedric Benson (26), the formerly deceased Todd Heap (16), and the "Samuri Mike" lead San Fran defense (23). If b
efore the season you had told me that Henne, Benson, Heap, and the SF DEF would be key players in my finals matchup, I would have said that it was more likely that Tiger Woods would take a leave of absence from golf because he was caught cheating on his Swedish-model wife with 12 chicks that looked like they fell off the "Rock of Love" bus! Oh wait, they both really happened........weird!
On Chris' side, things were looking bleak as DeAngelo again wasn't going to suit up and Addai didn't play much after the half. This left the Bulldogs with a RB trio of Ryan Gran
t, 50% of Joseph Addai, and Justin Forsett.......ouch! That lineup is weaker than one of you so
ft-bodies attempting a bench press! (The Commish put up 275 lbs. the other day, by the way......over 1.5 times my body weight....eat it!) Further hindering Chris' quest was the fact that none of his WRs had breakout games as they all scored in the single digits. But hope was not completely lost
for the Bulldogs as Donovan McNabb stepped up and
treated the Denver defense like Mike Tyson treated Zach Galifianakis after he stole Tyson's tiger in "The Hangover"......"I can feel it, coming in the air tonight"! McNabb posted a 41 and left Chris within striking distance for the Monday game.
The conte
st for 3rd place and an instant rebate of the $60 buy-in turned out to be a barn burner as the Commish faced off against Chris and Team Bulldogs. The Commish seemed to have a relatively comfortable lead heading
into the Monday night game as his own personal Fantasy Factory posted a score of 187 and left him with a 30+ point lead over Chris with uber-rookie Percy Harvin left to play. Helping "Team Utah" overcome the 2.9 put up by the "over
hyped hyphen", Sims-Walker, was the dogged determination displayed by the "not-quite-golden-but-maybe-gold-plated" arm of Chad Henne (that's right!) who once again topped the 300 yard mark and ended the day with 32+ points despite throwing to the worst group of receivers not named Roy Williams, Braylon Edwards, or Darrius Hayward-Bey. I mean, come on guys...Steve Smith caught a pass this last weekend, and then got his arm broken BUT still scored and you guys can't haul in a 10-yard out with the closest defender three counties away???? Get it together or next season you three are gonna be drafted in the same round as the backup TEs, the second defenses.........and MATT FORTE! (Sorry 
Don, but Forte was this year's Fantasy Fuckt
ard!)
Also assisting in the Commish's cause was the sixth round sensation Cedric Benson (26), the formerly deceased Todd Heap (16), and the "Samuri Mike" lead San Fran defense (23). If b
efore the season you had told me that Henne, Benson, Heap, and the SF DEF would be key players in my finals matchup, I would have said that it was more likely that Tiger Woods would take a leave of absence from golf because he was caught cheating on his Swedish-model wife with 12 chicks that looked like they fell off the "Rock of Love" bus! Oh wait, they both really happened........weird!On Chris' side, things were looking bleak as DeAngelo again wasn't going to suit up and Addai didn't play much after the half. This left the Bulldogs with a RB trio of Ryan Gran
t, 50% of Joseph Addai, and Justin Forsett.......ouch! That lineup is weaker than one of you so
ft-bodies attempting a bench press! (The Commish put up 275 lbs. the other day, by the way......over 1.5 times my body weight....eat it!) Further hindering Chris' quest was the fact that none of his WRs had breakout games as they all scored in the single digits. But hope was not completely lost for the Bulldogs as Donovan McNabb stepped up and treated the Denver defense like Mike Tyson treated Zach Galifianakis after he stole Tyson's tiger in "The Hangover"......"I can feel it, coming in the air tonight"! McNabb posted a 41 and left Chris within striking distance for the Monday game.
So what happened Monday???? Chris need Favre to outscore Harvin by 31 in order to win the 3rd place cash........and Favre outscored Harvin......by 24! Oh......so close! Favre was Lucy van Pelt to Chris' Charlie Brown......better luck next time, Bulldogs! But I guess this was all to be expected when you are competing against "The Most Interesting Man in Fantasy Football"!!!!
I don't always drink beer. But when I do, I prefer to drink it with the Commish!
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I don't always drink beer. But when I do, I prefer to drink it with the Commish!
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Our final contest was for the big money, bragging rights, and the all-important champions trophy that will be presented at the first annual Bearbackers live draft. This was a matchup of the dominate team that had been put together by Sean that he felt was so good that he could
dub his team "Fantasy Mensa Member", against a group that had been built by Styx t
hat may have failed to score a passing grade on the SATs, as he had been without a second QB for much of the season. Styx had won his first round game by .7 points and had scored (by far) the lowest winning score in that first week and looked to be easy pickings for Sean who had totaled scores of 231, 246, 236, and 241 in the last four week. This was going to be a drubbing that would make the Bears' 46-10 win in SuperBowl XX look like an overtime 
thriller, right????? Wrong!!!!Sean had been riding a train conducted by the QB duo of Romo and Manning, but even as those of us non-Mensa members knew, that train may be coming to a rest at a station that was far short of the final stop as Peyton Manning figured to be pulled early in the Colts
game due to the playoff standings. But that had been a possibility for weeks, so surely a certified genius would be carrying a 3rd QB to use in just such an emergency, right???? Wrong!!!! Sean was forced to play Manning who was pulled just after halftime and took his seat on the pine after throwing less than 200 yards and zero TDs....good enough for a measly 11 points. Add that to the fact that another stalwart of Sean's weekly dominance, his WRs, decided that the final Sunday would be a great day to slip back into mediocrity as Britt, Austin, and Ocho did their best to mimic TJ Houshmandz
adeh, Terrell Owens, and Eddie Royal (were Housh, T.O., and Royal seriously drafted in the third, fourth, and sixth rounds......can you can 
massive disappointments?) as they only put up a combined 29 points. Both of these situations, plus the fact that his TE, K, and Flex barely topped double digits together, put the Fantasy Einstein in a tight spot as his squad had to fight to total 153 points.Would Styx be able to score enough to best this unimpressive final score? His team was projected to only score 159, after all, and had the potential to come in well under that total. So what did he do? I believe the more appropriate question would be....what DIDN'T he do! A rock solid effort from the entire Burner brigade was lead by Randy Moss (24 points.....why not....he is one of the top WRs in the game), Santonio Holmes (17 points.....ok, sure......he has a lot of talent and potential), Darren Sproles (29 points......huh?.....isn't he a backup?), and Matt Moore (29 points......wait.......Matt Moore?????........Who the hell is Matt Moore????). Really????? Matt Moore????? Beware MadDog Moore come the fantasy finals because even a road game against the Giants in the 
Meadowlands isn't enough to rattle MadDog!!!! I'm not sure that before the week began I wouldn't have started Dudley 
Moore, Roger Moore, or even Mary Tyler Moore over Matt Moore! Apparently Styx enjoys his fantasy championships shaken, not stirred, as his team came to play on the most important of days and brought home 193 points! A victory of 40 points! This was an upset that won't soon be forgotten as most thought this championship was wrapped up weeks ago.......but evidently nobody notified Stumps of his pending doom. The odds overcome in this matchup kinda reminded the Commish of another unlikely champion that won countless times on numerous Saturday mornings not too long ago................................
Congratulations to your 2009 BearBackers Fantasy Football Champion........Styx!!!!!
Meadowlands isn't enough to rattle MadDog!!!! I'm not sure that before the week began I wouldn't have started Dudley 
Moore, Roger Moore, or even Mary Tyler Moore over Matt Moore! Apparently Styx enjoys his fantasy championships shaken, not stirred, as his team came to play on the most important of days and brought home 193 points! A victory of 40 points! This was an upset that won't soon be forgotten as most thought this championship was wrapped up weeks ago.......but evidently nobody notified Stumps of his pending doom. The odds overcome in this matchup kinda reminded the Commish of another unlikely champion that won countless times on numerous Saturday mornings not too long ago................................--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Well that's it for this year, boys! It was definitely a fun ride and I look forward to doing it all again next season. Next year will bring some new faces and a new draft style, but the competition will be just as fierce so keep yourselves sharp and start to work on your plan of attack for next season. The 2 QB system employs a different way of thinking when it comes to all the different aspects of this game and now that we all have a season under our belts, I only anticipate things getting better. Well, I gotta get going, I need to get started on my rankings for next year so that I can keep cashing in this league (two years in a row!). I'm outta here like Mike Leach........I don't know why anyone would want to fire this guy, he's hilarious.....check out this rant........classic!!!!
I'm sorry to see you go, coach, but I have a feeling that the player's girlfriend's feel a little different than me!
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