February 8th, 2010 by ep
While we did figure New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees would break a record yesterday, we didn’t quite nail which one.
Brees tied the record for completions, hitting on 32 of 39, matching the previous record held by Tom Brady in Super Bowl 38. His 82% completion rate, while ridiculously phenomenal, couldn’t beat Phil Simms‘ mark of 88% set in Super Bowl 21.
While no other individual records were broken or tied in the Saints win over the Colts, there were some fantastic fantasy performances, one of the greatest in Super Bowl history. Continue reading ‘Super Bowl XLIV recap: Records, fantasy performances’
February 8th, 2010 by ep
People keep talking about the Colts Peyton Manning and about how he’s still a great quarterback despite the interception he gave up to Saints cornerback Tracy Porter during Super Bowl XLIV.
Others, like Deion Sanders on NFL Network, are saying Manning has four MVPs and only one championship, calling his effort Sunday a choke.
Why is nobody talking about Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his potential spot in the football pantheon? Fantasy footballers have known his greatness for years, but his performance and place in the now is unmistakable. Continue reading ‘Saints QB Drew Brees and the greatest of all-time conversation’
February 8th, 2010 by ep
Strikeouts are the one statistic that Major League pitchers really have control over.
Every other category they get credit for can be affected both positively and negatively by the offense and defense around him.
Cherish the strikeout pitcher. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the hurlers who are most likely to get you at least 180 strikeouts in 2010 based on three different sets of projections. Continue reading ‘Fantasy baseball: 17 strikeout aces for 2010′
February 7th, 2010 by ep
The last individual Super Bowl record (the kind that would determine a fantasy outcome, if you will) to be broken or tied was Wes Welker’s 11-catch performance during Super Bowl XLII.
Kurt Warner’s 377-yard performance last year was good for only second best all-time. He couldn’t top his 414-yard game in Super Bowl XXXIV. The recently retired gunslinger holds the top three spots in that department, but that’s one record that’s likely to fall today at Super Bowl 44. Continue reading ‘Saints will break records at Super Bowl XLIV’
February 7th, 2010 by ep
In all of your Super Bowl party prep/pre-game cocktails don’t forget to set your fantasy playoff starting lineup.
Who should you start this week? Let’s talk about some likelihoods and some individual offense-vs.-defense matchups that will decide the outcomes: Continue reading ‘Fantasy rankings for Super Bowl XLIV’
February 7th, 2010 by ep
With the big game comes the big feast tonight, right?
Don’t forget to eat breakfast, dude (and dudettes. Thanks for reading!). It’s important to get your metabolism started so it can handle the nachobeerwingburgerfest that we’ll all by pouring down our gullets this afternoon and evening.
As you stumble into awakeness with your English muffin and coffee or Spaghettios and cola of choice, here are some links for your enjoyment and edumacatement this fine Super Bowl Sunday: Continue reading ‘Have some Super Bowl XLIV links with your pregame breakfast’
