
Editor’s Note: The Smoking Jacket’s intern Jake likes to run his mouth about his Fantasy Football prowess here in the office. We thought we’d give him the chance to fall flat on his face and be embarrassed by two of the hottest fantasy football players in the world and hosts of Fantasy Fantasy Football on Sirius Playboy Radio: Pilar Lastra and Deanna Brooks. Every Friday we’ll post how each team fared the week before (with standard ESPN scoring) and list the rosters for the following Sunday. Players will be selected in a draft prior to that week’s games. Trash talking is definitely expected and highly encouraged.
Apparently it’s going to take a little longer than expected to exact revenge for my pathetic week 1 performance. The girls won again, leaving me to do some serious soul searching after losing two straight to the Playboy Radio fantasy football brain trust. From here on out, I’m treating every week like some weird hybrid of a game 7, the Super Bowl and the Final Four. In other words, we’ve now entered must-win territory folks. This added pressure could obviously result in horrendous decision making, but I’m confident that by the end of October Deanna and Pilar will both be addressing me as Mr. Clutch (the intern). Ladies, you should be afraid of an ultra-competitive Jake. And yes, I can refer to myself in the third person when necessary.
In case you weren’t scoring at home (feel free to do so), here’s how week 2 ended up. Hey, at least my kicker dominated Stephen Gostkowki and I tallied an even 69 points. Onto the scoreboard:
| Jake the Intern’s complete Week 2 lineup: QB: Tony Romo 14 pts RB: Chris Johnson 2 pts RB: Maurice Jones-Drew 2 pts WR: Reggie Wayne 15 pts WR: Roddy White 13 pts TE: Jermichael Finley 10 pts Defense: Philadelphia Eagles 2 pts Kicker: Mason Crosby 11 pts Total: 69 pts |
Pilar and Deanna’s complete Week 2 lineup: QB: Philip Rivers 21 pts RB: Jamaal Charles 6 pts RB: Arian Foster 12 pts WR: Anquan Boldin 3 pts WR: Miles Austin 14 pts TE: Dallas Clark 14 pts Defense: New Orleans Saints 9 pts Kicker: Stephen Gostkowski 1 pt Total: 80 pts |
We decided to spice up this week’s picks by selecting players only from the NFC. The good news is that Maurice Jones-Drew can no longer fuck over my team. The bad news is that Payton Manning is unavailable in what looks to be a delicious match up against the Broncos.
The last few days in my cubicle have been spent guzzling Eagles Kool-Aid. Led by a rejuvenated Michael Vick, this offense is now a high-powered, bad-ass juggernaut. I’m grabbing running back LeSean ‘Shady’ McCoy and receiver DeSean Jackson as Philly heads to Jacksonville to play a Jaguars team that was completely carved up by the Chargers last Sunday.
At quarterback, Drew Brees will finally regain that 2009 magic as the Saints return home to play the Falcons. And speaking of Atlanta, Roddy White has become one of the most reliable receivers in the league. In Roddy we trust (to find pay dirt for the third straight week).
Here’s what Pilar had to say:
The Redskins are going up against the Rams this week, a team that is just not strong enough to hold down Donovan McNabb…And okay, maybe his 400-plus yards passing last week made me an instant fan!
Also add Washington’s Santana Moss, Chris Cooley, and the Skins’ defense to our lineup. It’s going to be a big day for Mike Shanahan’s squad.
We’re a little nervous about Green Bay facing Da Bears’ defense on Monday night, but Mr. Rodgers will find tight end Jermichael Finley for enough big plays.
The complete week 3 rosters:
| Jake the Intern’s complete Week 3 lineup: QB: Drew Brees RB: LeSean McCoy RB: Frank Gore WR: Roddy White WR: DeSean Jackson TE: Visanthe Shiancoe Defense: San Francisco 49ers Kicker: Ryan Longwell |
Pilar and Deanna’s complete Week 3 lineup: QB: Donovan McNabb RB: Adrian Peterson RB: Pierre Thomas WR: Miles Austin WR: Santana Moss TE: Jermichael Finley Defense: Washington Redskins Kicker: Robbie Gould |
Listen to Pilar and Deanna’s show on Playboy Radio every Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET. The girls are partaking in a weekly Fantasy Four Play, where a caller competes against them for various prizes and bragging rights. Call in for your chance to win!