GB2K7 - Week 2 - I Ain’t Down with Any Superheroes

By Joe-Joe

Another year, another theme that is over my head…

For those of you that I haven’t seen since the payoff, let me just thank you for the abuse handed to me. I think everybody should endure having to carry a football around for a day, with the caveat of buying a drink or doing a shot for anyone who manages to cause a fumble-rooskie. It would have been something to film all of them, and then put it to a highlight reel narrated by Chris Berman. I can almost hear all the “Whups!”, “Fum-Bulllllllls!” and “*Coughs*”. I’m pretty sure I set the mark in futility. Of course at some point there was a spectacular fumble directly in front of the taps of a bar, causing mass spillage and almost inciting an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to be handed down from the bartender. Much to the Overlord’s displeasure, I went “rumblin’ and stumblin’” into the night fairly quickly. When it came to kicking off 2007, I couldn’t even remember which of the bag teams I drafted.

Sigh.

I wasn’t able to watch any football this weekend, being that I am on the West Coast and spent Sunday on a golf course. By the time I got back to my hotel, only the New England Signal Stealers-San Diego Chargers gamed remained. (God knows, Francis - and God doesn’t like cheaters. Hopefully you will continue to pray for Sinner Belichick.) From the looks of things, LT could have used some liquid anger in the form of Jager and Cuervo shots to break through the defenses.

Only time will separate the pretenders from the contenders, but three bag teams have managed to hit the 2-0 mark, including my Texans. And other bag teams are coming up with some surprises as well. I still can’t get my mind around the fact that Cleveland managed to drop 51 points on the Bengals, or that Brett Farve has thrown more touchdowns than interceptions. But of course *some* of the bag teams are already in mid season form…perhaps we will see some pastel face paint this year.

The pro football teams representing New York state are a combined 0-6. At what point should one contact his Senator?