Since someone has been slacking with this post recently and because I love music and miss the Random10, I've decided to post mine.  It's Friday, work is slow since I put all the fires out yesterday (costing me a visit to see the Hawks play the Heat), and music is good mmkay?!  Feel free to post yours!

1. The Hollow - A Perfect Circle

2.Crawl Away (Demo) - Tool

3. Forfeit - Chevelle

4. Sugar - System of a Down

5. Old Soul Song - Bright Eyes

6. Points Of Authority/99Problems (Live) - Linkin Park & Jay-Z

7. The Everlasting Gaze - Smashing Pumpkins

8. Zodiaccupuncture - Aesop Rock

9. Madagascar - De Facto

10. Lightning Song - Queens of the Stone Age

My player went all rock on me.  I need to add some new stuff I got recently (Silversun Pickups, Drake, Owl City, etc.)

Dear Green Nation,

Congratulations on your new signing of Michael Vick!  Being a lifelong Falcoholic, I obviously was highly disappointed regarding Vick's situation.  But, more importantly, I also know that there is a clear separation between on-field performance and off-field performance, and Vick has always been hands-down one of the most electrifying and dangerous players on the field.

I think Philly is a great place for Vick to slowly work his way back into the league.  You have a great QB in McNabb, running a system Vick is familiar with, and by all accounts, a great organization that will help Vick stay true.  This signing is very clearly a low risk/high reward situation.  Best case, you guys end up with one of the best wild cards to have ever played the game.  Worst case, you use him as trade bait for a few picks later.

Ignore all the nay-sayers and holier-than-thou types, they'll do nothing but try and drag you down into their weak state of minds.  Vick has served his time and paid his dues, he owes none of us anything. So, I say thank you Green Nation for providing Vick the opportunity to make his comeback.  Being an avid Vick fan, this just gives me one more reason to despise the Eagles, as if '04 wasn't reason enough, haha!

Sincerely,

Jesse

I have created a 12 team Head-2-Head Keeper league for those that would like to their hand at building a franchise and becoming a dynasty for all ages.  Obviously the first draft will be 100% new players, but starting next year we will get to keep a select few for the 2010 season.  Click on my profile and email me if you would like to join.  I will then send out the Group ID# and PW to you individually so as to not get any spammers.

I was planning on doing it first-come first-serve, but feel free to object in the comments here.

For all of those that would like to try a Salary Cap fantasy football league, I have created one on Yahoo called Falcoholics Anonymous. Salary Cap football is where each manager gets a starting salary cap (in this case $100.00 million) with which to fill a minimum roster of skill positions.  Each player is assigned a dollar value with no player being worth less than $1mil. Each those values will be adjusted based on performance.  Each manager has to fill a complete roster each week to earn any points for that week.

Also, one of my favorite things about this style of fantasy football league is that each manager could possibly have the some of the same players on their teams.  For example, since we are all Falcoholics, it is possible that many of us will have Ryan, Turner, and TG on our teams.  Another nice thing is that it's based on a group environment so the number of managers for the group is unlimited.  This gives everyone here an opportunity to compete against each other and see who the better GM is!  For more complete rules, go here.

Continue after the jump for instructions on how to join Falcoholics Anonymous!

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Since it’s never too early to discuss the coming NFL season, I thought it could never be too early to discuss something else involving professional football, that being fantasy football leagues.  This will be a two part discussion with the first intended for the uninitiated or new participants to fantasy sports, in general terms, and the second going into further detail with regards to fantasy football specifically.

This post will cover the some basic steps in getting started in the fantasy football realm, as well as help describe many of the options available upon starting.  I will try to explain the different styles, scoring formats, and subtleties involved with fantasy football in hopes of helping someone to decide what might provide the most rewarding experience.  So, if you’re feeling a little cramped Alice, just drink the Falcohol I’m serving and you’ll be normal in no time, I promise!

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Since it’s never too early to discuss the coming NFL season, I thought it could never be too early to discuss something else involving professional football, that being fantasy football leagues.  This will be a two part discussion with the first intended for the uninitiated or new participants to fantasy sports, in general terms, and the second going into further detail with regards to fantasy football specifically.

This post will cover the five W’s of who should play, what type they should play, when they should play, where they should go to get started, why they should spend even more time in front of a computer for a silly game.  So jump on in Alice, I’ve got a wonderful fantasy world for you to explore!

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