Party with The Machine!

GAME OF THE YEAR!

What do you do when you have a website that’s run by one Giants fan and one Bills fan?  You throw a party!  Let the epic trash talking begin!  First, the details:

When:  Sunday, October 4, 2015

Where:  Wintonaire (if you don’t know where that is, then we don’t like you)

Time:  Noon to ???

Come class it up for an afternoon, chug Coors Light with The Machine, and eat an impressive amount of chicken wings!  How much better can it get?

Now, let’s have a quick preview of the game.  We don’t like to overstate things, but this game is going to be the Must See Game of the Year!  As Roid Rage has (obnoxiously) informed me several times this week, the Giants will actually play a game in New York when they come to Buffalo.  If I had a nickel for every time I heard that stupid comment.  And, not to be a dick about it, but the Buffalo Bills play in Orchard Park.

Geography aside, this game is a must win for both teams.  The Bills are sitting nice at 2-1, with wins over the Colts and an absolute thrashing of the Dolphins last week.  However, Rex still can’t shake his New England inferiority complex, and Buffalo is still looking for its statement win.  It could come Sunday, as Rex tries to exercise his other demon…the team he infamously referred to as the little brother while he was with the Jets.

Giants fans will remember that Rex’s trash talking turned into a 99 yard Victor Cruz touchdown and (another) Super Bowl.  However, 2012 seems like a long time ago.  The Giants are all over the place this year.  They are good, but not that good where they can blow 4^th quarter leads, and they did exactly that in losses against Dallas and Atlanta.  If only they could play the Redskins each week.

Coaching wise, these teams couldn’t be more different.  Currently, Rex is getting his truck detailed and putting the finishing touches on his Bills tramp stamp.  Meanwhile, Tom Coughlin just finished a glass of warm milk and is already asleep.

We could go on and on breaking down the teams, but we’ll do that for you in person tomorrow.  See you there, and bring you A game chugging skills.

Week 1’s in the books, and already, things are getting crazy.  Key injuries (Dez) and busts (CJ Anderson) may already be affecting your team.   Time to throw in the towel?  Ginger, please!  Fantasy championships are won by savvy waiver wire pickups.  And, depending on how hung over we are, we’ll hook you up with weekly waiver wire grabs.  Now, on to the show.

Tyrod Taylor, QB, Buffalo (% owned in Yahoo! league, 13%)

If he beats the Pats today, they will build a statute for him and he’ll become Mayor of Buffalo

This weird thing happens every year in Buffalo.  Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Bills start out hot (“this is our Year!” mutters a drunk Buffalonian from beneath a pile of wings).  Last year’s failures are forgotten.  Bills have a big statement win (in September).  Chris Berman trots out his “Nobody circles the wagons” shtick.  The whole City gets filled with excitement…and then [note: Bills fans stop reading] the Bills go 2-6 down the stretch and New England wins the AFC East.  Seriously, this happens every year.

BUT, according to Roid Rage, this year it’s different.  This year really is THE YEAR.  He has the excitement and innocence of a puppy…I just don’t have the heart to break his spirit (and I’m certainly not going to stand in the way of his Rex Ryan back tat).

Having said that, we like what we’ve seen from Tyrod.  He was solid last week against the Colts, throwing for nearly 200 yards with a touchdown and 0 ints.  He also added 41 rushing yards.  You know Rex will be fired up to play the Pats at home.  That means plenty of gimmick plays for Tyrod (yes, the read option is a gimmick).  There are points to be had against the Pats secondary…who gave up over 350 yards to Big Ben last week.  We like Tyrod to lead the team in rushing, and lead the Bills to the Super Bowl (edited by Roid Rage).  If anything, he’s worth a spot on your bench ahead of guys like Joe Flacco and Andy Dalton.

Lance Dunbar, RB, Dallas (17%)

Forget Terrance, Lance will be the main benefactor with Dez out.

Yes, yes, yes, we know, Terrance Williams was the biggest pick up of the week, with Dez out for 4-6 weeks.  But don’t overlook Lance.  In fact, you should pick him up right now, because that 17% is going to change quickly.  Care to guess who led the Cowboys in receptions and yards last week, even with Dez in the game?  Lance, who was targeted 8 times, caught all 8 balls for 70.  A no brainer pickup, especially in a PPR league.

David Johnson, RB, Arizona (32%)

You’re up, rookie!

The pride of Northern Iowa, rookie running back David Johnson is in a prime position to see plenty of action.  With oft-injured Andre Ellington injured again, Johnson will slide right in to split carries with Chris Johnson, who is days away from being on the wrong side of 30.  David only caught one ball last week, but he made the most of it, taking it to the house for a 55 yard touchdown.  He’ll get more chances to shine in the upcoming weeks.  Low risk, high reward pickup, especially in PPR leagues.

Larry Donnell, TE, NYG (39%)

Safe. Boring. Money.

Larry’s problem (for now) is that he’s splitting time with Daniel Fells.  He will win that battle, and become Eli’s main safety valve.  Larry burst onto the scene last year with 63 receptions, good for a tie for 9^th place among TE.  We like him to finish in the Top 10 again in this year, not bad for only being owned in 39% of leagues.

Go Bills!