Week 2 Recap and Week 3 Preview...

by Geoff Hinlicky

Week 2 in the Q League was O.C. (I don’t mean O.C. as in The O.C., the former hit television show on Fox starring actors in their mid-20s playing a bunch of rich high school kids, but rather as in Out of Control). That Just Happened got hosed (by Jon Kitna?!). Team GLN dominated. Team Tornadoes suffered a heartbreak. And Team Tecmo Bowl put in a performance for the ages.

I feel for the Tornadoes. I haven’t seen anything as painful as this loss since 1993 and John Wayne Bobbit. To lose by half a point?! And it’s all DeSean Jackson’s fault. If he doesn’t drop the ball before he gets into the endzone, Brian Westbrook never gets his 1 yard TD run and Beckham does not get the W. I wonder if the Tornadoes will recover mentally and salvage their season… King Thutmose got lucky, posting the third lowest score, but still pulling out a lopsided victory. Team Bennett had an unlucky week, posting the fourth highest score, but still losing. GLN won big, but only got 3.5 points total from the TE, WR, and WR/RB slots. Unless GLN plugs those holes, expect to see some action in the L column.

Team Tecmo Bowl had an awful performance. If the team can’t turn it around, I would expect to see heads roll in the front office…However, I will give them the benefit of the doubt, as they have neither acclimated to their new home in the ATL nor have their new jerseys been delivered. How can a team be expected to play well while wearing a jersey from a previous season? They can’t. Think about it this way, would Rick Moranis have coached The Little Giants to a big W over the Cowboys if they didn’t have their sweet jerseys? I didn’t think so either…

This was a tough week for That Just Happened. Jon Kitna kept giving touchdowns to the Packers D, which lifted Team 10 to the W. I fully anticipate That Just Happened turning things around. They are just getting acclimated to the new league (and its rule changes) and just need time. Right now, That Just Happened is like the 2004 US Men’s Olympic Basketball team. Good players, but not really gelling together as a unit, and not really fully adapted at playing the international style of basketball (or Q League style fantasy football, as is the case here). So while they have a shot to win the Q League title (as the US Men’s Team had a shot to win the Olympics in ’04), look for them to maybe come up a little short this season. I know it’s early, but I call ‘em like I see ‘em. Wow, that was really hard for me to predict anything less than a championship for That Just Happened. I feel dirty. I think I’m going to go take a bath now and drown my sorrows with a six-pack of Zima, while listening to a Colbie Caillat and Norah Jones mixtape. (But on the plus side for That Just Happened, Aaron Rodgers looked like a super-star in D-Town.)

Here are my picks for Week 3. Be sure to call your bookie and put down a C note or two on all my picks…

TECMO over Tornadoes. Look for Eli Manning to come up huge against a crappy Bengals team. This game should be officially dubbed either “The Loser Bowl” or “We’re Playing for 9th Place in the Final League Standings Bowl.”

DUD over Bennett. This one should be an easy W for Dud…

BECKHAM over Thutmose. Beckham will keep the dream perfect season alive.

KUJO over 10. In the best game of the week, look for McNabb to have a tough time against a tough Steelers D, countered with Kujo and Peyton Manning rolling over 0-2 Jacksonville.

GLN over That Just Happened. TJH is still trying to find footing in the league, and GLN should roll.

Don’t drink and drive.

See you next week.