Previews - Week 3

Breach Kid (0-2) vs. Aggies (0-2)

Taking a look at the rosters there's plenty of story lines in this matchup. You have the league's No. 1 fantasy player Adrian Peterson being held out of practice with a mysterious back injury. You've got the Manning brothers duking it out between themselves as opposed to the Williams sisters. You've got last week's fantasy stud Chris Johnson trying to replicate his 3 touchdown performance from last week. But, what you really have is two winless teams trying to turn their seasons around. A win could mean the first step in heading back into playoff contention but a loss could mean the a top draft pick in next years draft. Looking at the player matchups, it's gonna be close, but look for the No. 1 pick to have a big day against San Francisco and lead the Aggies to a tight victory. Pick: The Aggies by 4

CapitalCityCoastals (1-1) vs. Newport Beach Apples (2-0)

Change has come to America -- this is the matchup between the two off-season movers. The Coastals traded the 'Meh' of Happy Valley for the nation's capital while the Apples left the big city for the sunny California beaches. The move has seemingly worked out well for the Apples who have already matched their win total from last year and seem to be fielding a very strong team. Could this be the year that the Apples finally break through? We've been warned against offering the people false hope, but in the unlikely story that is the Duke Blackwell League, there has never been anything false about hope. Pick: Apples by 8

Korn on the Kolb (1-1) vs. Minnesota Vicodins (2-0)

League newcomer Jonny Judz has been already treated to the tumultuous off-season league rules discussions and league "wit". This week, he gets a full dose of Drew Brees. Congratulations for your team's namesake getting to start a few games, now prepare to get barebacked by the No.1 QB in the league. Pick: Vicodins by 7

DropItLikeUrBraylon (2-0) vs. ballsacks (1-1)

The defending champion ballsacks rebounded from a Week 1 trip behind the woodshed with a solid win last week behind big games from Aaron "Aaron so far awaaaay" Rodgers and Andre Johnson. They'll need more of the same this week as they face off against a surging DropItLikeUrBraylon squad fresh off of a monster performance from Frank Gore. Unfortunately for DILUB, Gore looks to find tough sledding against a strong Minnesota run defense and the rest of the matchups don't look great either. A lot of effort will be needed to avoid their first loss. Pick: ballsacks by 5

Hoof Hearted (0-2) vs. Steel Curtain X (0-2)

The matchup of the other two winless teams. For two weeks in a row, the Curtain has started a player who has given them 0 points (Wk 1 - Walter, Wk 2 - Jennings). Who's it going to be this week? Hopefully noone because they are going to need all the help they can get to avoid a 3rd loss. Meanwhile, HH QB (and Homer pick) Matt Schaub showed signs of life last week leading his team to an almost miraculous comeback victory. This week, the Jacksonville Jaguars come into town which means Schaub and Texans will don their crimson jerseys for "Battle Red Sunday". This usually means that A) The Texans will win and B) Schaub will play well. Consequently... Pick: Hoof Hearted by 12

Tackle Me Elmo (2-0) vs. Nads of Steel XI (1-1)

XI? Has this league really been around for 11 years? Tip of the hat to you gents for that. As far as the head-to-head, looking at the matchups this is going to be your game of the week. I don't even know what to say other than it's going to be a slugfest. May the best team win. Pick: Pick'Em