My Quarterback

First of all, this is Matt blogging. I realize that due to my lack of blogging, the readership of Pennyrile has become mostly females. However, I still have hope that there is at least one or two guys out there who are still faithfully reading in hopes that they can hear from me.

I want to give you a glimpse into an amazing phenomenon that has arisen in our society over the past decades or so: fantasy football. It has become something that is not only for sports fans, but for anyone who knows a sports fan or likes numbers or knows what a football is. I recently had two fantasy football drafts (last Friday and Saturday). And over half the participants in the leagues were people who I wouldn't consider football fans. They don't regularly watch the NFL or have a favorite team, but they are enticed to participate in fantasy football.

So in this blog, I want to tell you about an unknown football player who will be my starting quarterback for both my fantasy football teams. I normally don't draft quarterbacks very high and this year was no exception. I stocked up on running backs and wide receivers and then picked up a quarterback in a later round.

Without further ado, my quarterback is.....Matt Schaub of the Houston Texans. Wait....you've never heard of him? You have no idea who he is? Well, let me tell you why he's going to be amazing this year. He has the best wide receiver in the league (Andre Johnson), he has a young, dynamic running back (Steve Slaton), and his team has a bad defense meaning he will be throwing the ball a lot to keep his team in games. All that adds up to a steal. Now one question mark about him was that he got injured last year. But I believe that was a fluke. I see him breaking out this year and leading my team to 2 fantasy football championships.

Good night.