On Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 1:14 pm ET, my fantasy football season came to a screeching halt.
In my infinite roto-wisdom, I had taken Mr. Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. in the first round. Like all things that come back to bite you in the arse, it seemed like a good idea at the time. And it was a good idea, until Bernard Pollard decided to over-achieve with 7:38 into Week 1 of the NFL season.
As the Patriots were announcing that Mr. Brady’s injury was season ending, I had been in panic mode for almost a day trying to plug the gaping hole in my team. The effects of my panic induced roster bingo were about as effective as trying to plug the hole in the Titanic with bubble gum.
So here I sit, having my first losing fantasy season ever and I’m pissed off.
I know it’s not Tom Brady’s fault…but who else am I going to blame? I can’t blame the rain, because that shtick is played out.
So I’ve devised a scheme to help me recover from this devastating loss – I’m going to try and recoup my entry fee by selling slightly inappropriate Tom Brady t-shirts. (Really, I just wanted a shirt – and if I’m going to the effort to make them, I might as well see if anyone else wants one.)
They are available here: http://www.cafepress.com/espngirl
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I think Willis McGahee and T.J. Houshmandzadeh hurt more in your draft.. Jay Cutler has done pretty well..for the first 3 weeks he was the top QB in the league..
Yeah, but I think if I hadn’t wasted my first round pick on Brady I’d still probably have Cutler and wouldn’t have Housh or McGahee – I would have a higher tier talent in one of those positions…but hindsight is 20/20 and everyone has to experience what it’s like to lose sometime, right?
I love that the first T-shirt style option is the Maternity T-shirt. Are you still sending one to Brady’s baby mama Bridget?