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Steven Jackson Is Killing Hisself
By Brinson | November 1, 2007
Some people just happen to be good at fantasy football. Others are just good at real football. We feel sorry for people who fall into the latter category. Like Steven Jackson. The Rams star running back, who may fall just a tiny bit short of breaking Marshall Faulk’s yards from scrimmage record, apparently has an unbelievable nose for fantasy football busts. So it’s probably a good thing he writes a weekly column on ESPN.
We were working diligently on some, er, important stuff today, when we stumbled across CBS Sportsline’s fantasy league comprised of members who *gasp* actually play real football. Apparently, each player gets to own themselves, which should have been a huge advantage coming into the season for S-Jax, although Jerricho Cotchery did get to keep himself in the 10th round, which was by far the biggest steal of the draft until he grabbed Marion Barber in the seventh.
Some other things we learned: Mark Clayton is a wily sob, snatching up Tom Brady in the third. Cotchery is a homer, taking Philip Rivers in the fifth (although we totally back that pick). Michael Huff is a freaking fantasy beast, picking up Antonio Gates (4), Edgerrin James (5), Adrian Peterson (7), Tony Romo (9) and Santonio Holmes (10) waaaay later than they should have gone.
And finally, Steven Jackson picks up busts like Pacman does suspensions. He somehow nabbed himself (1), Drew Brees (2), Thomas Jones (3), Lee Evans (4), Jerry Porter (6), Darrell Jackson (7) and Jeff Wilkins (12). That’s a murderer’s freaking row of anyone and everyone who has killed fantasy teams this year. Hell, even his flier at the end of the draft, Dwayne Jarrett, is the biggest bust in the rookie class. Which would probably explain why he’s in an embarrassing five way tie for next to last place at 3-5.
The lesson? Well, he’s rich and famous, so it doesn’t really matter, but you probably shouldn’t actually be listening/reading/paying attention to his “advice” column.