Are You Ready for Some Football: 2006 Edition

Night is the kick-off of the 2006 NFL season so you know what that means; it’s the return of fantasy football. Being a degenerate gambler, you know I have my team; well actually I have two, but the second one was an auto-pick league and I picked eighteenth out of eighteen with the computer wasting my first two picks on wide receivers. Yeah, I don’t think I have much of a change. As for my other team, the aptly titled Scooter McGavin, here’s is the breakdown o my team:

QB Eli Manning (NYG)
WR Randy Moss (Oak)
WR Darrell Jackson (Sea)
RB Edgerrin James (Ari)
RB Reuben Droughns (Cle)
TE Todd Heap (Bal)
W/T Lee Evans (Buf)
W/R Tatum Bell (Den)
K Adam Vinatieri (Ind)
DEF New York

Bench
Philip Rivers (SD)
LenDale White (Ten)
Kellen Winslow Jr. (Cle)
Sam Gado (GB)
Chad Jackson (NE)
Ryan Longwell (Min)
New England


Even though I also drafted late in this draft, eighth out of ten, I should have a chance as my bench has a potential of having breakout season which could make great trade break to beef up my soft running back tandem (cheesy pun intended). As for actual football, it seems that it gets harder year from year to pick the winner. Aside from the natural parity from the salary cap, it also comes down to how has the least amount of injuries at the end of the season. But here’s my picks for the playoff and feel free to come back and mock me in January:

AFC
East: New England
North: Pittsburg
South: Indianapolis
West: Chargers
Wild Card: Miami, Kansas City

NFC
East: Giants
North: Chicago
South: Carolina
West: Seattle
Wild Card: Philadelphia, Minnesota

AFC Championship Game: Indianapolis over Miami
NFC Championship Came: Chicago over Giants
Super Bowl: Indianapolis over Chicago