Published 9/3/2008
by Sean Crowe
at Bleacher Report - NFL
True story from last year.
I was in a big money fantasy football league. The league made the mistake of having its Super Bowl in week seventeen. I was lucky enough to make the Super Bowl.
Now, nobody plays in week seventeen (unless you play for the Giants). This caused myself and the guy I was up against to drop half our roster and pick up a bunch of no-name replacements.
I ended up starting Todd Collins at quarterback. For a few minutes, it looked like he had led me to a miraculous victory.
Then little known New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas rushed for 100 yards, received for 100 yards, and took $500 out of my pocket.
Thomas had 151 receiving yards ALL SEASON , and 121 of them came against me in week 17.
Of course, this has nothing to do with the 2008 Washington Redskins, because Todd Collins is back in his familiar backup role, but every time I look at the Redskins’ depth chart I’m reminded of that farce that was week 17 last season.
Also, I hate Pierre ...
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