Sportsmaven’s 2008 Fantasy Football Team Rosters

I’ve been asked by more than one person about my prowess in fantasy football.  I have two teams and through week 4, my records are 4-0 in one league, and 3-1 in the other.  For those interested, below are my 2008 Fantasy Football team rosters:

Team 1: The West Coast Offense 4-0 record:

• QB Tony Romo, DAL
• QB Kurt Warner, ARZ
• RB Stephen Jackson, STL
• RB Michael Turner, ATL
• RB Brandon Jacobs, NYG
• RB Rashard Mendenhall, PIT – will drop tomorrow
• WR Anquan Boldin, ARZ
• WR TJ Houshmanzadeh, CIN
• WR Calvin Johnson, DET
• WR Donald Driver, GB
• WR Hank Baskett, PHI
• TE Chris Cooley, WAS
• K Nick Folk, DAL
• K John Carney, NYG
• D/ST Seattle Seahawks
• D/ST Arizona Cardinals

Team 2: Windy City Bombers 3-1 record:

• QB Derek Anderson, CLE
• QB Carson Palmer, CIN
• RB Larry Johnson, KC
• RB Matt Forte, CHI
• RB Felix Jones, DAL
• RB Darren Sproles, SD
• WR Terrell Owens, DAL
• WR Torry Holt, STL
• WR Devin Hester, CHI
• WR Donald Driver, GB
• WR Vincent Jackson, SD
• TE Tony Scheffler, DEN
• TE Todd Heap, BAL
• K Nate Kaeding, SD
• D/ST Green Bay

Thoughts?  I tweak my rosters constantly, so these are not the exact teams I began with, nor will they be the teams I finish with, but the core players will remain the same.

Super Bowl XLI Predictions

The Super Bowl brings the good, the bad, and the ugly in predictions from almost everybody who is somebody on the planet. From athletes, to the media, and celebrities, everyone is an expert when it comes to their Super Bowl picks. In an attempt to consolidate as many Super Bowl predictions as I could find and hear this week, the following lists are the “expert” opinions on who wins Super Bowl XLI on Sunday:

NFL Players, Coaches, Analysts Picks:

• ESPN Analysts

  Len Pasquarelli – Colts 27-23

  John Clayton – Colts 27-17

  Chris Mortensen – Colts 27-20

  Gene Wojciechowski – Bears 27-26

  Gary Horton – Colts 31-24

  Jeremy Green – Bears 26-23

  Bill Simmons – Bears 33-30

  Jemele Hill – Bears 34-31

  Scoop Jackson – Bears 31-28

  Ron Jaworski – Colts 31-21

  Sal Paolantonio – Colts 31-20

  Eric Allen – Bears 21-17

  Mike Golic – Colts 31-23

  Greg Garber – Colts 30-21

  KC Joyner – Bears 31-27

  John Banks, Deputy Editor – Colts 31-14

  Peter Lawrence-Riddell – Colts 28-17

  Joe Wojciechowski – Colts 27-20

  Chris Berman – Colts 30-20

  Joe Theismann – Colts

  Merril Hoge – Colts

  HBO’s Inside the NFL Team

  Bob Costas – Colts

  Cris Carter – Colts

  Dan Marino – Colts

  Cris Collinsworth – Bears

  ESPN’s Around the Horn Team

  Tim Cowlishaw – Bears

  Tony Reali – Colts

  Jay Mariotti – Bears

  Woody Paige – Colts

  Jackie MacMullen – Colts

  Kevin Blackistone – Colts

  ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption Team

  Michael Wilbon – Bears

  Tony Kornheiser – Colts

  Other ESPN Personalities

  Jim Rome – Colts 24-17

  Andrew Siciliano – Bears

  Ray Ratto – Colts 31-16

  Fox’s The Best Damn Sports Show Period

  Chris Rose – Colts

  Rodney Peete – Bears

  Leann Tweeden – Colts

  Rob Dibble – Bears

  John Salley – Colts

  Chicago Tribune Reporters

  Terry Bannon – Colts 27-23

  Mike Downey – Bears 28-26

  Brian Hamilton – Colts 27-23

  Ed Sherman – Colts 31-20

  Bob Foltman – Colts 24-21

  John Mullin – Bears 21-20

  Rick Morrissey – Bears 28-17

  Fred Mitchell – Bears 27-23

  Dan McGrath – Colts 30-21

  Melissa Issacson – Bears 28-24

  David Haugh – Bears 31-28

  Don Pierson – Colts 30-24

  Skip Myslinski – Colts 34-21

  Paul Sullivan – Bears 30-27

  Lew Freedman – Bears 27-21

  Mark Gonzales – Colts 31-27

  Teddy Greenstein – Bears 27-23

  Philip Hersh – Bears 30-27

  Ed Hinton – Bears 24-9

  Michael Hirsley – Bears 28-21

  KC Johnson – Bears 28-14

  Barry Temkin – Bears 31-27

  Dave Van Dyck – Bears 23-20

  Actors/Celebrities/Athletes/Politicians

  David Letterman – Colts 34-27

  Tom Dreesen – Bears 30-27

  Craig Ferguson – Colts

  Morgan Freeman – Colts

  William H. Macy – Colts

  Dennis Farina – Bears 23-17

  Joe Mantegna – Bears 31-21

  Gary Sinise – Bears 24-21

  Dennis Franz – Bears 24-13

  Bernie Mac – Bears 33-31

  Ashton Kutcher – Bears 24-20

  Paul Newman – Bears 21-20

  Dwayne Wade – Bears 28-24

  Sylvester Stallone – Colts 38-30

  Jack Nicklaus – Colts 34-24

  Arnold Palmer – Colts 31-24

  Serena Williams – Colts 17-13

  Sen. John McCain – Colts by 6

  Sen. John Kerry – Colts 34-27

  Al Franken – Bears 21-20

  Bill O’Reilly – Colts 31-10

  Larry King – Colts 21-7

  Charlie Sheen – Colts 37-33

  Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR – Colts 31-28

  William Shatner – Colts 24-17

  Haley Joel Osment – Colts 31-24

  Mickey Rooney – Bears 24-14

  Tony Sirico – Colts 21-14

  Pat Robertson – Colts 17-14

  Jerry Falwell – Colts by 14

  Duane “Dog” Chapman – Bears 35-28

  John Wooden – Colts

  Bobby Thomson – Colts 24-17

  Ralph Branca – Colts 41-24

  Jennie Finch – Colts 34-27

  Danica Patrick – Bears 31-27

  Molly Sims – Colts 31-24

  Kendra Wilkinson (Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend) – Colts 27-13

  Dick Vitale – Colts 28-21

  Tony Parker – Colts 25-20

  Phil Jackson – Bears 20-15

  Bob Cousy – Colts 37-12

  Leroy Nieman – Colts 24-10

  Ed Asner – Bears 27-24

  Elisabeth Shue – Colts 35-21

  Dionne Warwick – Colts 28-21

  Wayne Newton – Bears 21-7

  Dick Van Patten – Colts 31-21

  Connie Stevens – Bears 32-23

  Jack Valenti – Colts 28-27

  Tobin Bell – Colts 31-6

  Robert Loggia – Colts 35-29

  Buzz Aldrin – Colts 28-17

  Chuck Yeager – Colts 21-14

  Sen. Richard Lugar – Colts

  Richard M. Daley – Bears

  Mike Eruzione – Colts 31-21

  Michael Phelps – Colts 28-17

  Jermain Taylor – Colts 30-24

  Jeremy Wariner – Bears 27-10

  Kerri Walsh – Colts 27-18

  Ian MacShane – Bears 38-35

  William Sanderson – Colts 31-17

  Leah Remini – Colts 34-23

  Jesse L. Martin – Colts 31-24

  James Denton – Colts 26-16

  Jim Caviezel – Colts 31-20

  John Amos – Bears 24-17

  Marisol Nichols – Bears 24-20

  Stephen Root – Colts 27-21

  Robert Iler, Jr. – Bears 28-24

  Dawn Wells – Colts 24-14

  Barry Williams – Colts 27-17

  Florence Henderson – Colts 24-14

  Adam West – Colts 28-24

  Sam Hornish – Colts 41-14

  Matt Kenseth – Colts 34-17

  Jeff Burton – Colts 28-24

  Susan Anton – Colts 31-24

  L. Scott Turow – Bears 24-20

  Vince Neil – Colts 31-24

  Joan Jett – Colts 28-14

  Carrot Top – Colts 31-17

  Penn & Teller – Colts 28-17

  James Blake – Colts 27-17

  Reggie Miller – Colts

  Steve Kerr – Bears

  LeBron James – Colts

  Andy Roddick – Colts

  Bill Bellamy – Bears

  Anna Kournikova – Bears

  Enrique Iglesias – Bears

  Stewart Cink – Colts

  John Daly – Colts

  Davis Love III – Colts

  Brad Faxon – Colts

  Charles Howell III – Colts

  David Toms – Colts

  Justin Leonard – Colts

  Jeff Sluman – Bears

  Aaron Baddeley – Colts

  Fred Couples – Colts

  Camilo Villegas – Bears

  Tom Glavine – Colts

  David Wright – Bears

  John Maine – Colts

  Jose Reyes – Colts

  Vernon Wells – Colts

  NBC Staff – 3 of 5 pick the Colts

  USA Today – 5 of 6 pick the Colts

Zach Thomas, LB, Dolphins – Bears

Roy Williams, S, Cowboys – Bears

Drew Brees, QB, Saings – Colts

Sean Payton, Head Coach, Saints – Colts

Carson Palmer, QB, Bengals – Colts

Matt Hasselbeck, QB, Seahawks – Bears

TJ Houshmanzadeh, WR, Bengals – Bears

Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jaguars – Colts by 14

Ronnie Brown, RB, Dolphins – Colts

Joe Montana – Colts

Mike Ditka – Bears 28-24

Jack Del Rio, Head Coach, Jaguars – Colts

Curtis Martin, RB, Jets – Colts

LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, Chargers – Colts

Steve Mariucci – Colts

Michael Strahan, DE, Giants – Colts

Jarrett Payton, RB, Titans – Bears

Troy Aikman – Colts

Michael Irvin – Colts

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