The Hive – Week 16 edition
Welcome back to The Hive!! This is the final edition of The Hive in 2007, and the final edition of the fantasy season. I would like to thank those of you who have been following along this season, and I would like to thank Tony Holm, Rob Schare, and all of the other Fantasy Sharks staff for granting me this space each week. IDP’s are the future of fantasy football, and I have enjoyed bringing you my take on them each week.
As far as my fantasy season, I made the playoffs in all 4 of my IDP leagues, but unfortunately I was bounced out of the playoffs in round one in 3 of the 4. Thankfully the one I made it in is my money league, and cold hard cash definitely cools the sting of choking in my favorite league, The Wall. I think cutting down the number of my leagues made me a lot more successful this season. When something that is supposed to be fun ends up feeling like work it is time to cut back, and that’s how I felt in 2006 with 11 leagues. I am likely going to cut down from 5 leagues to 3 next season in an effort to be even more dominant in the leagues I do participate in.
Now let’s take a look at the week 16 IDP action!
How we rank `em!
Giddyup! – YEEEHAW!!
SINS! – solid if not spectacular
Hellno! – Get it? Got it? Good.
New York
Giants
@ Buffalo
Sunday 10am PST
NYG
Giddyup! – Osi, Tuck, Antonio Pierce
SINS! – Michael Strahan, Kawicka Mitchell
Hellno! – Aaron Ross
Buffalo
Giddyup! – Angelo Crowell, Terrance McGee
SINS! – Aaron Schobel
Hellno! – Chris Kelsay
Green Bay
@
Chicago
Sunday
10am PST
GB
Giddyup! – Nick Barnett, Aaron Kampman
SINS! –
Atari Bigby, AJ Hawk
Hellno! – Al Harris
Chicago
Giddyup! – Lance Briggs, Charles Tillman
SINS! – Brian Urlacher, Brandon McGowan, Nathan Vasher
Hellno! – Mark Anderson
Cleveland
@
Cincinnati
Sunday 10am PST
Cleveland
Giddyup! – Sean Jones, Leigh Bodden
SINS! –
D’Qwell Jackson, Brodney Pool
Hellno! – Andra Davis
Cincy
Giddyup! – Landon Johnson
SINS! –
Jonathan Joseph
,
Leon
Hall
Hellno! – Madieu Williams
Kansas City
@
Detroit
Sunday 10am PST
KC
Giddyup! –
Donnie Edwards, Bernard Pollard, Jared Allen
SINS! – Derrick Johnson, Napoleon Harris, Jarrad Page
Hellno! – Ty Law
Detroit
Giddyup! – Ernie Sims
SINS! –
Fernando Bryant
Hellno! – Boss Bailey
Houston
@
Indianapolis
Sunday 10am PST
Houston
Giddyup! – Demeco Ryans
SINS! – Mario Williams, CC Brown, Von Hutchins
Hellno! – Amobi Okoye
Indy
Giddyup! – Bob Sanders, Gary Brackett, Marlin Jackson
SINS! – Freddie Keiaho, Robert Mathis
Hellno! – Clint Sessions
Oakland
@
Jacksonville
Sunday 10am PST
Oakland
Giddyup! – Kirk Morrison, Thomas Howard
SINS! –
Michael Huff
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
Jax
Giddyup! – Justin Durant, Daryl Smith
SINS! – Rashean Mathis, Reggie Nelson
Hellno! – Reggie Hayward
Philadelphia
@
New Orleans
Sunday 10am PST
Philly
Giddyup! – Trent Cole, Brian Dawkins
SINS! – Omar Gaither
Hellno! – Sheldon Brown
NO
Giddyup! – Will Smith
SINS! – Saints DB’s, Charles Grant
Hellno! – Mike McKenzie
Atlanta
@
Arizona
Sunday
1:05pm PST
Atlanta
Giddyup! – Michael Boley
SINS! – Atlanta DB’s, Keith Brooking, John Abraham
Hellno! – Jamaal Anderson
AZ
Giddyup! – Karlos Dansby
SINS! – Antrel Rolle, Calvin Pace
Hellno! – no one you would normally consider
Tampa
Bay
@
San Francisco
Sunday
1:05pm PST
TB
Giddyup! –
Barrett Ruud, Jermaine Phillips
SINS! –
Ronde Barber, Derrick Brooks
Hellno! – Cato June
SF
Giddyup! – Pat Willis
SINS! –
Niners DB’s
Hellno! – Niners DL’s
Miami
@
New England
Sunday
1:15pm PST
Miami
Giddyup! – Jason Taylor (double check the injury reports)
SINS! –
Jason Allen
Hellno! – Channing Crowder
NE
Giddyup! – none
SINS! –
Adalius Thomas, Pats DB’s
Hellno! – don’t start any of their ancient LB’s
Baltimore
@
Seattle
Sunday
1:15pm PST
Baltimore
Giddyup! – Dawan Landry, Bart Scott
SINS! – Terrell Suggs
Hellno! – Ray Lewis, Ed Reed
Seattle
Giddyup! – Lofa Tatupu, Marcus Trufant, Pat Kerney
SINS! – Deon Grant, Julian Peterson, Darryl Tapp
Hellno! – Leroy Hill
New York
Jets @ Tennessee Sunday
1:15pm PST
NYJ
Giddyup! – David Harris
SINS! – Darrelle Revis, Kerry Rhodes
Hellno! – Shaun Ellis
Tennessee
Giddyup! – Kyle Vanden Bosch
SINS! – Keith Bulluck, Nick Harper
Hellno! – Ryan Fowler
Washington
@
Minnesota
Sunday
5:15pm PST
Washington
Giddyup! –
London
Fletcher
SINS! – Andre Carter, LaRon Landry
Hellno! – Rocky McIntosh (AKA the killer of my fantasy season)
Minny
Giddyup! – Antoine Winfield (check the injury reports), EJ Henderson
SINS! –
Cedric Griffin
,
Chad
Greenway
Hellno! –
Vikings DL’s
Denver
@
San Diego
Christmas Eve
5pm PST
Denver
Giddyup! – DJ Williams, Champ Bailey
SINS! – Ian Gold, Hamza Abdulluh
Hellno! – John Lynch
SD
Giddyup! – Antonio Cromartie, Stephen Cooper
SINS! –
Matt Wilhelm,
Clinton
Hart, Marlon McCree
Hellno! – Shawne Merriman
Well, that about wraps it up for the 2007 fantasy season. Thanks again to all my readers, and I wish you and your family a very happy holiday season!