So, here we are entering the second half of the fantasy season. And here we are, getting ready to (hopefully) kick some ass.

Only one roster move this week. Capt. Headbutt has been released, having lived out his usefulness for one week, in exchange for wideout Antonio Bryant of Tampa. I figured I’d snag the best wideout or back available, and that was Bryant. Kerry Rhodes remains, but I fucking well better see some plays from that twit this week. I’m getting sick and tired of every OTHER guy on the Jets defence making plays while he produces basically nothing.

My opponent for the week are the 2-4 Drunken Armadillos. I fear my team may see their record and amusing team title and decide to not worry too much about the game, and spend the lead up time to the game concerned more with hookers and blow than with game planning. Then again, that strategy worked pretty well for the Dallas Cowboys in the 90′s, so maybe I should be buying everyone a couple keys???

QB – Big Drunk Ben returns to the lineup against Cincinnati. I am fairly confident that local sandlot perennial #1 pick Liam Johnstone could put up 200 yards and a TD against the Bengals, so a pro QB should tear them to shreds. However, the Dillos answer with Drew Brees of the Saints, another gifted passer, though he’s facing a Carolina team that possesses a defence. Advantage me.

RB – Jackson and Portis are back again…Jackson vs. the Cowboys, who seem to have forgotten about that defence half of the game in recent weeks, and Portis against Cleveland, who he and the Skins have a good chance to absolutely own. Returning to the lineup is LenWhale, whose week off gave him added opportunities to consume cakes by the dozen in order to effectively run over the Kansas City Chiefs. Against that, the alcoholic shelled mammals have Dallas’ Marion Barber AGAINST St. Louis (I love a good grudge match! Sure, me having Jackson and him having a bunch of Cowboy defenders would be a bit more personal, but I’ll still take it), which should get him some points, and Houston’s Steve Slaton vs. the Detroit We Will Give Up 125 and a TD to Your Running Back Or Your Money Back (which they really need to shorten…it’s just ridiculous), as well as Cleveland’s Jamal Lewis against that tough Skins defence (Hot damn, TWO match ups at the running back position! Anything to increase the teeth gnashing ‘Now it’s personal’ feel is a good thing). Washington has a nasty D, and Cleveland seems to forget from time to time that they are allowed to run the ball.  Pretty even matchup.

WR/TE – Marshall, Moss and Miller continue for another week, and (for now), I’m playing Bryant, with the Cardinals (and therefore Breaston) on a bye week. He’s facing a Seattle defence that seems to have forgotten that they were really good last year (Remember my lamentations about the sudden utter suckitude of Marcus Trufant?). Meanwhile, Derrick Mason’s facing Miami, who are doing a solid job of putting heat on the QB, and Vincent Jackson is against Buffalo, and his production is frustratingly inconsistent. I may change my mind, but for now it’s Bryant. My opponent throws out the Giants Plaxico Burress, the Saints David Patten, the Jets Chansi Stuckey and TE Jason Witten of the Cowboys. Witten’s a stud facing a bad St. Louis pass D. Burress is pretty solid, but the Niners have been a tough opponent this year. Stuckey has had big games, but he’s the Jets third wideout, so he’s also had a bunch of really quiet games, and about the only thing the Raiders do well is defend the pass. Patten has 9 catches this year…I’m not really sure why he’s still being played at this point, since Lance Moore has taken his gig, and Marques Colston is back from injury. Advantage me.

K – Prater against New England COULD equal some of those long field goals he seems to hit with frightening regularity. The Giants John Carney against San Fran could equal the same, although Carney’s about 1000 years old and doesn’t have a ton of range left. Still, I’ll call this a draw.

D – For me, Harrison and Posluszny are back, so Hill and Jeanty go to the bench. For him, he has a few guys that I could see having monster games….Dallas’ Demarcus Ware against that hideous Rams line, Tennessee’s Kyle Vanden Bosch against that inexperienced Chiefs line, and Minnesota’s Jared Allen against a Bears line that does not excel at keeping their QB’s jersey clean. It’ll come down to how the other guys do for both teams. Draw.

I’m favoured by 30 going in, but I put no credence in what Yahoo thinks. We’ll see what happens!