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His name is no longer Chad Johnson. It’s Ocho Cinco.

The wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals has legally changed his last name from Johnson to Ocho Cinco- his nickname that he conceived in 2006 during the this talk with the press (I highly suggest you listen to entire 8+ minutes- it’s great stuff.)

Back in 2007 he ran into a game wearing a jersey with an “Ocho Cinco” patch attached over his last name which was removed- now his uniforms will actually have his new last name. This is a move you can only expect from a guy with a big ego. CBS Sportsline summarizes his hjinks well:

The change to Ocho Cinco is the receiver’s latest promotional move. He’s also known for his touchdown celebrations, his golden Mohawk for one season, his race against a horse and his list of defensive backs who failed to cover him.

Ok in other news I finally got my third (and final) league set up. The Yahoo! league I do with Sean every year got autodrafted at the last minute before last night’s Redskins/Giants game. This league has been autopicking teams for a few years now but Sean and I starting talking about a live draft. Unfortunately we couldn’t move on it quick enough but I think this league will live draft next year. I can’t wait. Luckily the computers over at Yahoo! have been kind to me:

Yahoo! League (Pho Shizzle)

• QB: Tony Romo (This must be the curse of Jessica Simpson- the 2nd team I got him in)
• QB: Kurt Warner (Love this guy as a backup- I think he has lots of upside)
• RB: LaDainian Tomlinson (2nd year in a row baby! In the random draw I got first pick so that means I get LT for another year)
• RB: Thomas Jones (Am I high on this guy? I have him in all three of my teams now)
• RB: Ricky Williams
• WR: Braylon Edwards
• WR: Santonio Holmes
• WR: Jerricho Cotchery
• WR: Donald Driver
• WR: Nate Burleson
• TE: Dallas Clark (Let’s hope Peyton listens to those Sprint commercials)
• TE: Zach Miller (already unloading for some RB depth)
• K: Nick Folk
• DEF: Indianapolis
• DEF: Seattle (not keeping this one for long either)

I think I got a solid team- I’m good with WRs but not on RBs- I hope to shore up with some upside guys once my extra TE and DEF clear waivers.

So after drafting three teams for the season here are some interesting trends I’ve noticed:

• Thomas Jones is on all three of my teams: I feel that he has nowhere to go but up after last season and Brett Favre is going to help the running game.
• Tony Romo is on two of my teams: not afraid of that- he’ll be a stud.
• Rashard Mendenhall and Chris Perry are on two of my teams: I had a list of upside/sleeper picks and I’m glad I got a couple of them- I am higher on Perry make an impact but most of all, I tried not to reach too much for them.
• Santonio Holmes. Donald Driver, and Jerricho Cotchery are on two of my teams: each of these recievers I feel are going to break out/do well based on what I’ve seen from their QBs. I think Rodgers will target Driver more and the increased play of Favre and Big Ben will mean good things for Holmes and Cotchery.
• I drafted Ricky Williams twice: I dumped him in my diet Yahoo! league but what can I say? I’m a sucker for his upside even though in reality it should be taken with a grain of salt.
• Nobody likes Edgerrin James: In the two leagues that were live drafted- people stayed away from him. Is he getting that old? Is he on the verge of a bad season?
• In my Sportsline league I have both NY running backs: great I might as well wear a Yankees hat.
• I now hate Lee Evans and Joey Galloway: Last year I had them both in my work league and I was excited at first- I felt they were both sleeper types that could blow up. Boy was I wrong. Galloway did fine as my #3 WR but I dropped Evans… then he got snatched up when he got warmer in the 2nd half. I now avoid them like the plague.

This Sunday I’ll have my Week 1 matchups- can’t wait to get football started!

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My love for football has grown steadily since college. From watching Patriots games freshman year to fantasy football last year. Now I’m in two fantasy football leagues and I’m even enjoying watching college football games. My how love flourishes. I think I may have reached the point where Sundays are just going to be useless.

This past week I drafted my team in my office league, I’m satisfied with my choices. I grabbed Shaun Alexander and Tony Romo and even drafted two players that caused me grief last year, LaMont Jordan and Joey Galloway; however with all the preparation I did this year I made sure I grabbed them later in the draft so I wasn’t wasting my picks. Man I feel like a football dork.
But back to Earth for a minute, I enjoyed Labor Day by watching Superbad with Doug. It is by far one of the best movies I’ve seen since Anchorman. It’s the American Pie for a new generation… which really doesn’t make sense since we are the American Pie generation… oh well.

Wednesday’s kickball match was an utterly disappointing loss but we made it up in flipcup afterwards. Ya I woke up the next day without my contacts, car, and sharpie on my left arm. It was one of those nights.

Friday we all celebrated Emily and Laura’s birthday at, where else, Union Jacks. It was an ok night- I wasn’t feeling the tunes the DJ was pumping out.

I don’t know why but last week was all about not sleeping. After three hours of sleep on Wednesday I got just about the same amount after Union Jacks. Why? Because I was smart enough to schedule to bring my car in for an oil change at 8 AM on a Saturday. Ugh- never again. The state inspector was out so that means I gotta bring my car back- and I have to fix my turn signal light before I can get it inspected… great…

At least last night was fun… kinda. Sarah, LJ and his sister Leigh, and I went to the Red Sox/Oriole’s game. LJ and Leigh are Sox fans and I was excited to get a chance to see Dice-K pitch. However Dice-K kinda blew the game and I had to put up with mocking from Sarah instead.

The times after the baseball game were much better. We all went to Fells Point and met out with Cliff and Eliza at Max’s. It was a pretty cool bar with all kinds of different beer but more importantly, multiple TV’s showing all kinds of NCAA games. LJ and I were engrossed with the SFU/Auburn game. It was an intense game that came down to overtime. If you arn’t familiar with NCAA rules for overtime in football, then you should check them out, it lends for lots of suspense.

Ok enough writing I gotta get back to watching the Redskins game- Portis isn’t doing that bad so far… maybe I should of drafted him again too.

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