Dealing With Loss

I lost my first fantasy football game this week, dropping to 2-1 behind embarassing performances by Koren Robinson and Ed McCaffrey. Granted, it's not Robinson's fault that Dilfer had a shitty game, or McCaffrey's fault that he just doesn't get thrown at enough, but they're both supposed to be legitimate scoring threats.

Far more disturbing than the loss of this week's game, however, is the potential loss of Marshall Faulk for any length of time. I watched the play where he "strained" his neck, and the first thing I said was "Oh God, he just fell on his head." Then I see him being helped off the field, and my heart almost stopped. I was heartened to see him back on the sidelines in uniform in the second half, but he didn't come back into the game, and his status is uncertain for Sunday's game. If he's out for on any given Sunday, I can basically write-off that week's game. Scary.

September 24, 2002 - 08:01 PM

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