Week 5

Well, I'm putting all of my eggs in Lance Moore's basket. (That sounds a little creepy.) I'll need a yardage bonus or some catches and a TD if I'm to split the Hawkins Bros. regular season series. If you had told me that Manning, Portis, and Brown would all go for about 30 points, I'd have been fairly confident in a W this week. Unfortunately, my D/ST laid an egg, and for the second week in a row, the Pack cost me 5 points for my HC.* If both of those "players" break even, I in much better shape come Monday night.

*How good of a coach is Jeff Fisher? He never seems to have any studs, yet he consistently fields winning teams. If only I'd learn to start him weekly...

My team seems to plateau around 115 points each week, and that's not good enough to realize any success. If Edwards and Holt can return to 2007 form, I'll feel pretty good about a Manning, Portis, Brown, Edwards, Holt, and Welker lineup. If that doesn't happen, though, it could be a disappointing season.