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Waldman’s Receivers to Defend the Planet: Steve Smith, My Game-Wrecker
If my team is Popeye, Smith is the can of spinach. Choosing a receiving corps to defend the planet was easier than picking the team’s starting running back. Other than a day of indecision between two players that concluded with me adding both to my corps and bumping one of my slot receivers to special teams,…
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Bob Harris’ Defense to Defend the Planet: The Fantastic 46
Football Diehard’s Bob Harris goes with a comic book-like reality on defense. Basic Approach Yeah. … So I’m not the guy who spends a ton of time breaking down film, right? I’m basically just your average, ordinary run-of-the-mill fantasy player who tends to fly by the seat of his pants. I am, however, a fan…
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Bob Harris’ Offense to Defend the Planet
Football Diehard’s Bob Harris researched the film for his team…sci-fi cinema. Basic Approach Yeah. … So I’m not the guy who spends a ton of time breaking down film, right? I’m basically just your average, ordinary run-of-the-mill fantasy player who tends to fly by the seat of his pants. I am, however, a fan of…
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Waldman’s RB Cut-Down to Defend the Planet: No. 1 Walter Payton…the Final Cut
I said at the very beginning that if I could do it, I’d start five running backs on my team, but it’s just not feasible. What I didn’t tell you is the why: I’m starting six. Recap This series is not a ranking of the greatest backs of all time. I’m choosing the best fit…
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Bryan Frye’s Defense to Defend the Planet
Kick’em in the head, Ted. Outlaw the forward pass, lock and load your defense with the most explosive, powerful, and agile big men for trench warfare, and you have Bryan Frye’s defense to defend the planet. Rules – 1893 When Matt invited me to participate in this exercise, I gladly accepted and immediately started trying…
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Waldman’s RB Cut-Down to Defend the Planet: No.2 Barry Sanders
With all due respect to William Sanders, his son was better than his football hero. At least for my team. Read the first quote to the last quote, and you’ll find the truth in between. “I’m so proud of Barry, but I’m also a realist,” William said. “I watched Jim Brown play for the Cleveland…
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Bryan Frye’s Offense to Defend the Planet
If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying. In this context, Bryan Frye’s team to defend the planet is busting ass. Team to Defend the Planet: Rules – 1893[1] When Matt invited me to participate in this exercise, I gladly accepted and immediately started trying to game the system. I wanted a defensive line made of 2012,…
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Adam Harstad’s Defense to Defend the Planet
Defensive Philosophy: Chaos The offense always has one key advantage over the defense in football: they know where the ball is going. The offense gets to call its plays, make its decisions, and then must attempt to execute them. The defense is tasked with preventing the offense from executing its plan. In short, the offense…
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Adam Harstad’s Offense to Defend the Planet
Harstad adopts an underdog mentality in this game to defend the planet and it “permeates every choice” he makes. Team Overview Despite all assurances that this competition is a “fair fight”, I am approaching the Game to Decide the Fate of Humanity as if we are heavy underdogs. This is not a motivational ploy— somehow…
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Matt Waldman’s RB Cut-Down to Defend the Planet: No.4 Jim Brown
If this project was “One Bad Dude to Defend the Planet,” Brown would be the One Man Gang. Jim Brown This is the toughest one. Brown played in a far more lawless era of football than most and was its marked man. He dominated the sport to a degree that his records stood for another 20…