It was a rough debut for the S.B. Studebakers, my Hamilton Field league team, as we got walloped 696-423 by The Steiners.
My first-round running backs, Michael Turner and Steven Jackson, failed to show up, and quarterback Jay Cutler threw four picks. Plus, opposing QB Drew Brees threw six touchdowns. Not a great Sunday.
To explain: This league dates back to my high school days (i.e. 1991). Unlike most fantasy football leagues, we draft individual defensive players, who score points for tackles, sacks, interceptions, touchdowns, and other accomplishments. Under our scoring system, 500 points is a good team week.
We’ve advanced from the days when The Commish tallied the points out of Monday’s USA Today to a Web application that does most of the heavy lifting, and we draft via chat room instead of from O’Malley’s basement. But the same camaraderie, trash talking and good fun remains.
Many more weeks like this, though, and the league isn’t going to be much fun for yours truly. I’ve won my other league two years running, but in this league, I’ve been in the wilderness for a few seasons.
My roster:
Cutler, Jay CHI QB
Hasselbeck, Matt SEA QB
Quinn, Brady CLE QB
Jackson, Steven STL RB
Johnson, Larry KCC RB
Jones, Felix DAL RB
Lynch, Marshawn BUF RB
Moreno, Knowshon DEN RB
Turner, Michael ATL RB
Bennett, Earl CHI WR
Bowe, Dwayne KCC WR
Cotchery, Jerricho NYJ WR
Crabtree, Michael SFO WR
Nicks, Hakeem NYG WR
Wayne, Reggie IND WR
Davis, Vernon SFO TE
Gates, Antonio SDC TE
Mare, Olindo SEA PK
Henderson, John JAC DT
Ratliff, Jay DAL DT
Allen, Jared MIN DE
Ayers, Robert DEN DE
Kerney, Patrick SEA DE
Long, Chris STL DE
Laurinaitis, James STL LB
Merriman, Shawne SDC LB
Tatupu, Lofa SEA LB
Urlacher, Brian CHI LB
Willis, Patrick SFO LB
Bailey, Champ DEN CB
Bodden, Leigh NEP CB
Cromartie, Antonio SDC CB
Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique ARI CB
Bethea, Antoine IND S
Landry, LaRon WAS S
Rhodes, Kerry NYJ S
Chargers, San Diego SDC ST
