V.Y. and Bush Together Again

They both played spectacularly in what some consider the greatest BCS Championship game of all time, and possibly the best college football game of all time.  They were both highly touted as both were drafted in the top 3 in the same NFL draft. They came to the NFL with great fanfare as fantasy teams jockeyed to draft them.  Alas, both have been utter disappointments since...

Vince Young’s and Reggie Bush’s careers have been joined at the hip in many ways.  So it’s only natural, with the return of V.Y. to a starting role this week, that Reggie joins the party as well.

Everything Old Is Young Again

Well, look what the cat dragged in.  After losing the first six games of the season, realizing that Kerry Collins had not found the everlasting fountain of youth and having a bye week to work something out, the Titans re-installed Vince Young as their starting quarterback this week.  After watching V.Y. lead the Titans to their first victory of the 2009 season, it was like he never left. 

Young put up the some low-grade fantasy numbers (125 yards passing, 30 yards rushing, only one touchdown), while putting up high-grade real football points (30) and getting the victory over Jacksonville.  Hmmm....just taste the fantasy goodness (he says sarcastically).

Fantasy Take: Coach Jeff Fisher came out after the game and praised Young for learning to “check down” and “take off when it’s time to take off”.  Uh, that bodes well for the receivers, doesn’t it?  Look, you should know what you’re going to get from V.Y. by this point.  You’ll get low passing numbers, low touchdown numbers, an added rushing dimension (with the possibility of an explosive game or two in that category), and multiple interceptions against better defenses.  If that sounds good to you, then don’t let me stand in your way of that ‘fantasy buffet’.  I would only consider V.Y. if you play in two quarterback leagues.

Bush Loves Him Some ESPN

Admittedly, this might be one of the oddest statistics that I discussed in the H.I.T.S.  But the odd, weird, wacky and sometime macabre is what this column is all about. 

Reggie Bush has scored a touchdown in every game he’s played on ESPN.  Cha-Ching!

Bush added to that little nugget on Monday night against the Falcons.  So you should now immediately run to the schedule and find out when the Saints are scheduled to be on ESPN again, and mark that down as a “start Reggie Bush” game.  And for all the degenerate gamblers out there, you’re welcome as well for that information.

Fantasy Take:  Alright, so what is lost in that weird anomaly (yep, still got some SAT words in me yet) is the fact that Bush had a 14 total yards (3 rushing; 11 receiving) in that game on Monday. His touches are down to around six per game in the last month.  And we all know his fragile mental state after breaking up with Kim Kardahsian.  Right now, I wouldn’t trust him for anything because if he doesn’t hit paydirt in a game, he’s worthless.

What Position Does He Play Again?

Count me among the thousands who experienced the “What the f***?” moment in the Eagles game this week.  The team announced that Brian Westbrook would be sidelined with a concussion, suffered in the previous week’s tilt.  LeSean McCoy would start.  Myself being a McCoy owner, I was looking for a nice game against a suddenly mediocre Giants defense.

But what to my wondering eyes should appear, but Leonard Weaver running downfield like a deer (oh yeah, it’s time for some holiday puns.  Giddy up!).  Leonard who?  Wait, isn’t he a fullback?  Why does he have the ball in the first place?  What the f***?

Eagles Coach Andy Reid stuck with his timeshare split.  The only problem was nobody expected the fullback to suddenly become running back number two.  Even worse, the Giants defense couldn’t tackle him either, so the Eagles kept feeding Weaver the ball, to the frustration of this and other McCoy owners.  Weaver finished with eight carries for 75 yards and a touchdown.

Fantasy Take:  Weird crap like this happens every week in the NFL, and it’s why I love to write about it.  Plus, it wasn’t like LeSean McCoy was benched.  He finished the day with 92 total yards and a score.  Westbrook is scheduled to return this week against Dallas, who’s suddenly red-hot.  This means the time-share of 70/30 Westbrook to McCoy should return, and neither are particularly good bets. As for Weaver, well if you rush out to pick him up off the waiver wire, you are either stupid or you’ve never played fantasy football before. Either or.

The Lambast At Lambeau

It just wouldn’t be right to leave this week’s column without hitting the “story of the week”, according to every major outlet of media coverage:  Brett Fav-ra and his return to Lambeau Field.

So here goes:  Fav-ra was expectedly booed.  Fav-ra played expectedly well, in order to stick it to Packers GM Ted Thompson.  The Packers offensive line continues to be a complete sieve, allowing six sacks and continually keeping Aaron Rodgers running for his life.  Unexpectedly, Rodgers stood up to the challenge and showed that he was just as good as the old man.  But, the Vikings were just a better team coming in and going out.  The end.

May God have mercy on my soul if I have to devote anymore time in this column to Fav-ra.

Fantasy Take:  Fav-ra threw for 244 yards and four touchdowns.  Rodgers threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns.  This just in:  They’re both good.  End of story.