NFL WEEK ONE RECAP.

Well 6 days ago I went out on a limb and made some BOLD predictions for week one.
16 games later how do I look? Let's find out!

MIA @ PIT
Look for C-pep to look more like the QB of old.
WRONG! 262 yards aint bad, but his melt down with 6 minutes left killed him and the Dolphins!
Look for Ronnie Brown to hit a snag on his quest to be a top 5 RB...thus..
RIGHT! Sure he got 2 TDs, and that's great...but 30 yards on 15 carries? Math majors, that's only 2 yards per...not going to get it done.
Look for Willie Parker to out-produce Brown.
WRONG! OK Brown only got 30 yards and Parker got 115, but those TDs give the edge to Brown.
Look for Hines Ward to play, but not break 70 yards or a TD.
WRONG AGAIN! I was right about the yards...he only got 53 (good call), but he did get that back of the endzone score.


BAL @ TB
Look for McNair to Mason all day long.
??? Well I guess we should define "all day long" Mason didn't get the most receiving yards, but he did have the 2nd most receptions! So, RIGHT!
Look for Jamal Lewis to look like the Jamal Lewis we have seen over the past couple of years.
WRONG! I'm pretty bad at this....he had a decent game. Didn't break 100, but did get a TD.
Look for Joey Galloway NOT to pick up where he left off last season.
RIGHT! Did this guy even show up?
Look for Cadillac to worry his fantasy owners.
RIGHT AGAIN! Nailed it! 22 yards rushing? 25 receiving? I'd be worried too!

ATL @ CAR
Look for Michael Vick to be a better Madden QB than NFL QB.
RIGHT! 140 yards and 2 TDs passing with 48 yards rushing? I can drop 500 total yards with him in Madden!
Look for Dunn's owners to not miss TJ Duckett....at all.
NAILED IT! Led the league with 132 yards....this is HIS year...until Norwodd takes over.
Look for DeShaun Foster to hurt.......something.
RIGHT! He hurt his fantasy owner with only 74 combined yards.
Look for Steve Smith's hammy to hinder his production.
NAILED IT! Guy didn't even play....may not play again this week!

BUF @ NE
Look for Losman to stay undrafted in ALL fantasy football leagues.
BETTER BE RIGHT! If you own him....go punch yourself in the eye.
Look for Willis McGahee to struggle.
PUSH! 74 total yards and no TDs? I think this is a disappointment.
Look for Brady to miss Branch.....no.....nevermind.
PUSH! This could go either way...his yards were down, but he spread tha ball around anyway and got the win...
Look for Dillon or Moroney...or both...to have big games.
Right. Both were around the 90 total yard mark.

CIN @ KC
Look for fantasy owners who passed on Palmer (before his GB game) to kick themselves...hard.
WRONG! I passed on him for McNabb, and I'm feeling fine.
Look for Chad Johnson to out perform Housyourmama.
Houshy didn't even play....RIGHT!
Look for Larry Johnson to come back to earth.....next week.
WRONG! He came back to earth this week...look for him to stay here!
Look for the KC WRs to do next to nothing....now that's going out on a limb.
NAILED IT! 69 yards from the 3 KC WRs, but this was like taking candy from a baby.

DEN @ STL
Look for Denver to light up the scoreboard like a Christmas tree.
RIGHT!....if it was the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.
Look for Javon Walker to put up the biggest WR #s on the field.....except for Holt.
WRONG! He finished behind all three STL WRs....who knew he was going to drop everything thrown at him?
Look for Stephen Jackson to start off 2006 really slow.
REALLY WRONG! 121 yards later I look like an idiot!
Look for Kevin Curtis to outperform all but 2 WRs on the field.
Mr. Curtis? Paging Mr. Curtis? WRONG!

NO @ CLE
Look for Brees' shoulder to be fine.
PUSH. Fine enought to beat the Browns...big deal.
Look for both NO RBs to have good games.
RIGHT! 90 yards for McAllister and 119 yards from scrimmage for Bush...pretty solid.
Look for Droughns to have a rough day at the office.
NAILED IT! 27 yards? Whoever started this little bandwagon should be thrown under it.
Look for Winslow Jr. to not hurt himself......maybe.
RIGHT...kind of! 63 yards and a his first NFL TD.


NYJ @ TEN
Look for a NY QB or a TEN RB to get hurt.
WRONG...for now. But I'm still waiting.
Look for Blaylock to have a decent game thus getting picked up off the waiver-wire before some dumb fantasy owner realizes that this game was against the Titans.
WRONG! Even against the Titans he stunk, anyone who picks him up needs to be slapped.
Look for Collins to start, and Volek to pout.
RIGHT! If you can call that starting.
Look for Brown to be the 2nd best RB on his team.
Right! Sure he had more rushing yards than Henry, but Henry got the goal line love with 2 TDs!

PHI @ HOU
Look for McNabb to be back to form. (Because I drafted him in my keeper league....Turf Burger....see link on right)
NAILED IT! This is why I win games.....keep it up!
Look for Westbrook's foot to cause him trouble. (Because I drafted him in my work league)
WRONG! But it's ok cause I wanted to be wrong!
Look for the 3-headed monster that is the Texans RB committee.
WRONG! IT was only 2 headed, but it still stunk!
Look for Mario Williams to get less rushing yards than Reggie Bush.
RIGHT! He's not going to get anything done at RB! What were the Texans thinking?

SEA @ DET
Look for Alexander to run all day long.
WRONG?? How can this be? The Lions? Madden Curse is in effect!!!!
Look for Burleson to be at least the 2nd best SEA WR this week.
NOPE! He only had ONE catch! It was for 36 yards, but come on!
Look for Kitna to throw two TDs.
WRONG! This game stunk!
Look for Kevin Jones to continue to be Kevin Jones.
RIGHT! His supporters are starting to sound like Cubs fans....wait til next year.

CHI @ GB
Look for Grossman to do nothing to help his case in the CHI QB controversy.
WRONG! As a Bears fan hopefully this wasn't a fluke....but it probably was.
Look for Jones to run like a mad man.
RIGHT! If mad men are mediocre NFL rushers.
Look for Favre to hate his decision to return already.
RIGHT! Now he just wants to go out there and have fun....yeah losing 26-0 looks like fun.
Look for Driver to be the only fantasy worthy player on the team.
WRONG! Ahman Green did have a nice game gaining 110 yards.

DAL @ JAX
Look for TO to be forgiven for all his preseason drama with a big game.
I HOPE SO! I'm tired of seeing this guy on my TV every day.
Look for Vanderjagt to be drunk on the side-lines.
RIGHT! Did you see him stumbling around?
Look for Taylor to have a good game this week, and a broken leg the next.
RIGHT ON HALF! Still waiting for the 2nd half...it will happen!
Look for Wilford to out-perform the much hyped Matt Jones.
WRONG! Jones got 7 more yards than Wilford. (if you take away the 6 yards he lost on that rush)

SF @ ARI
Look for Alex Smith to struggle.......some more.
WRONG! He looked solid...something to keep an eye on.
Look for Frank Gore to get it done.....while it's close.
RIGHT! Drafted him in both my leagues....I'm smart.
Look for Warner to Boldin and Fitzgerald....and ARI to score a league high.
SUPER NAILED IT!! What an air attack, and their 34 points lead the league!
Look for Edge to have a great game as well, just to struggle next week against SEA.
RIGHT...so far.

IND @ NYG
Look for Manning to win.
RIGHT...was there ever any doubt?
Look for this game to not be as close as most would lead us to believe....there's a reason Peyton sells me cell phones and sports drink.
WRONG! Close game...could have even gone the other way if that bogus offensive pass-interference call didn't happen!
Look for Manning to lose.
RIGHT, but again it was close.
Look for Tiki to start showing his age.
If showing your age means busting 110 yards then I am RIGHT, but it doesn't, so I'm WRONG!

MIN @ WAS
Look for Brad Johnson to be outperformed by Brunell.
WRONG! What was I thinking...Brunell stinks!
Look for a busy day for Longwell.
PUSH. 9 points.....10 if his holder could do his job.
Look for Portis.....on the side-line.
RIGHT. When the defense was on the field.
Look for WAS WRs to make Brunell look draftable....but don't do it.
WRONG! Even with a good crop of receivers Brunell still only managed 163 yards.

SD @ OAK
Look for LT2 to get it done, but....
NAILED IT! Thank you LT2! 131 yards and a TD? He got it done!
Look for LT2, Gates and the entire San Diego area to miss Brees.
WRONG. Rivers didn't do much, but he didn't lose it for them.
Look for Brooks to Moss for a couple of scores.
WRONG!!! Hmmm Zero points equals how many scores?
Look for Janikowski to be fat......and maybe hung over.
??? Maybe he wasn't drunk, but I KNOW he's fat!


Well all in all I don't think I did too bad, but there is room for improvement!
What a crazy week one.
I won in both of my leagues, let's hope I can keep this thing going.

Check back tomorrow for some more updates!!!