Snarkastic

My fantasy team tribulations make fascinating reading, especially for strangers.

Here's my roster for the Cool Kids' Table. Pretty sweet, right? Solid team, top to bottom.

And eight of the fifteen slots, you may notice, read "Bye". Is there anything more frustrating? Other than last year's auto-draft mishap that landed me with FIVE (5) Colts on one roster? (Granted, we did jes' fine, what with that whole WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP happening, but could this have happened to me with the 2005 offense? Of course not.)

I've always had a weakness for the cut and run. I play in smallish leagues; there are always quality players unspoken for, and I tend to end up with maybe a third of the guys I began the season with. (The notable exception to this is, of course, light-of-my-life Brandon Stokley, who will NEVER LEAVE ANY OF MY ROSTERS FOR ANY REASON, EVEN IF IT MEANS LOSING THE TITLE TO NOT ONE BUT TWO (2) HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES WHILE HE'S ON THE IR FOR FOUR MONTHS. *ahem* Love is blind, y'all.)

But I've got the benefit of rolling with a cohort this year, who in addition to being vastly smarter and more experienced in these matters, is also (as far as football, anyway) exceedingly patient. And upon realizing this morning that all the reshuffling in the world still leaves us without a QB, TE, and defense this weekend, we decided it's time to punt one. So farewell, Babes--it's been lovely sharing the top of the leaderboard with you both, but I fear it's time to beat a strategic retreat. I'll be back, Football Jesus willing.

*No, none of this is news to anyone or terribly insightful. Yes, I wrote this whole entry to pre-hedge what I assume will be a precipitous drop for the Calumet WOLVERINES!! in next week's standings. What? Slow day.

Posted by Nastinchka at October 12, 2007 12:00 PM