Ah, the classic I have a life dodge. Frankly I doubt your life is so full that during your studies, some of which undoubtably had you on your computer, that you could not click over for a moment or two. I am an attorney, a father, and responsibile for the care of a dying brother and an invalid MIL, yet I find moments, so BS.
I'm not surprised you got tired of the week to week back to back and that you waited for a trend, particularly as when you left and hid the trend was running against you. Particularly LOL when you argue the bye week as part of the trend. See, having read you before I know you are not that funny, that you actually hoped to butress your argument with that unintended humor.
In the end I don't care one way or the other. I have my belief, you have your claim. Happy Thanksgiving.
I'd get into a pissing match with you, but I'm afraid because I have a little penis and I think you'll laugh. How about we just say that you'll do things your way, and post as you see fit, and I'll see things my way, and post at my discretion. And, if it makes you feel any better, I really wish I was as much of a man as you, but alas, I'm afraid I'm not. If only I could balance such a gigantic workload and still have time for fantasy football, I might be in first place in one of my leagues right now, rather than fighting for that last playoff spot or to avoid a losing season.Seriously, what are you looking for here? An admission that I'm a self-serving goon who only waited until Mike Anderson had put together 4 straight dominant games before showing myself? Even if that's the case, you have to congratulate on me for sticking to my guns enough not to show up after 3 straight dominant games. I mean, at least I had enough confidence in my projection that I waited as golden opportunity after golden opportunity to gloat passed me by, right?
Do you want me to admit that I have absolutely no other hobbies except fantasy football with which I choose to occupy my time? Or that I'm simply not as good as you are at balancing a heavy workload? So you're busy and you still have time to post. Good for you. I admire that quality in you, and wish that I could somehow manage to get my life as put together as you have yours. Because it really sounds like you have your life put together- and I know over the internet, everything sounds sarcastic, but I assure you, I'm not being sarcastic. I admire your obvious intelligence and ability to get through law school, and your dedication to your brother and that invalid MIL, whatever that is. And I admit, I have absolutely no idea what that is, but it sounds like a time commitment and admire the fact that you made that time commitment, because I'm sure it was a sacrifice on your part and as someone who has made sacrifices before- although none as serious as yours- I understand that sacrifices often go unnoticed in the real world, and that's a real shame, because the people who are so willing to make those sacrifices are usually truly wonderful people.
As for why I was including the bye week- I was simply pointing out how long it had been since Tatum Bell had last outperformed Mike Anderson. I could have shown up anytime in the last FIVE WEEKS and congratulated myself for my genius. I have had 5 weeks to come by and gloat, but I have not once. In fact, I never showed back up until Thanksgiving break. You can tell me that that's a coincidence that I'm using to cover over my own self-serving and self-congratulatory nature. I can assure you that nothing could be further from the truth, but ultimately, I can't make you believe anything other than what you believe. You have a right to believe whatever the heck you want to believe, and I don't begrudge you that right for a second, because I excercise that exact same right every second of every day, and I wouldn't want anyone to take it away from me.
Now, allow me to duck out of this conversation before I start coming off as preachy. Oops, too late. I'm sure you all are suffering from a massive tryptophan hangover, so how about I just sum all of this up and say that I'm sorry that you chose to believe the worst about me, and I wish that it weren't so, but I understand and I don't hold it against you, and I won't waste any of your time or mine trying to convince you otherwise.
So why has MA struggled so far today but not Dayne?
Don't know. I have a lot of THEORIES, but I don't know. Perhaps the fact that he had a 26 carry game just 4 days ago might have had something to do with it. Perhaps the fact that Dayne hasn't had a carry in... what, 6, 7 weeks?... meant he was fresher. Maybe his teammates like him better. Maybe Rush Limbaugh said that the press just wanted to see him succeed because he was black. Maybe Mike Anderson had a bad game. Maybe Dayne had a great game. Maybe Dayne was lucky enough to be on the field the only two plays decent-sized holes were opened. Maybe Shanahan really is a mastermind and just signed Dayne as his secret weapon against 3-4 defenses, since his best games have come against SD and Dallas.While we're at it, how did Philly limit Tomlinson to... what was it again, 7 yards on 17 carries? Why did Steven Jackson only rush for 6 yards against the Cardinals? Why does Tatum Bell average over 10 yards a carry in some games, and under 4 in others? Why don't they just announce before the season how each player is going to play during each game? It sure would make start/sit decisions a heck of a lot easier.
And Anderson as outproduced a fully healthy Tatum Bell in 3 of the last 4 games, not all season, as you state.
As well, Mike Anderson has rushed for over 100 yards in 4 out of 11 games this year....or 36% of the games he's played. Is that a stud to you? Because if so, then your definition of stud is very broad.
When I made that claim, Mike Anderson was the 9th ranked RB in the NFL *FOR THE WHOLE SEASON*. Tatum Bell was #22. That's outproducing a player over the season. I can say that LaDanian Tomlinson outproduced Mike Anderson, even though Mike Anderson technically turned in a far superior performance in week 7.And I qualified from the very beginning, when I first made the claim after the SD Chargers game, that I said Mike Anderson was a stud for the rest of the season, and defined "stud" as top-10 RB, since there were on average 10 RBs drafted in the first round in 12 team leagues. That means any RB that finishes in the top-10 just got first round production. You have a problem with that definition, fine, but that's the definition I was using. I was claiming that, from week 2 on, Anderson would be a first-round caliber RB. And guess what... he ranked 6th in points per game since week 2 before Dallas- ahead of Priest Holmes, allow me to add. And even after Dallas, where I predicted that he'd have a bad day, he ranks 9th in points per game.
Mike Anderson, prior to today's game, averaged 100.5 all-purpose yards and a TD a game. Yes, I'd call that a "stud".
Please, if you have any other questions about my claims, feel free to ask.
And why don't u use "r" for "are"? 
It seems to never fail that when someone calls someone out on this board...they get bit in the behind. I own MA as a 10th round pick and used as a flex every week. He has been more than worth it as I'm deep in the playoffs. I can almost bet you that most of the MA haters here own Bell and/or Dayne and really need something to grasp to.
by his own thread.I wonder if he can sack up and do as he says above, even though he directed it at SSOG?
