Fantasy Football = Actual Interest in NFL Games

My company has a Fantasy Football league, which has actually aroused my interest in NFL football.  I previously was somewhat of an NFL idiot, but I can't really say I had a reason to be interested because the Cincinnati Bengals historically were awful during my time of residence (and Chad Johnson-Ochocinco is obnoxious - seriously this is supposed to be a team sport).  I have now converted to a fan of the respectable but room to improve San Diego Chargers.  Their loss to the Steelers this weekend was absolutely painful - a 11-10 game, the first final score of its kind in NFL history.

However, I am also writing this blog to vent my frustration at Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles.  After last week's effort and near come back (the two rush calls at the end of the game were definitely bad choices - just let McNabb throw it for crying out loud), McNabb led the Eagles to Paul Brown Stadium for a brutal tie against the now 1-8-1 Cincinnati Bengals.  Seriously?  The team that's mustered one win all season and you tie them?  McNabb totally threw my Fantasy Team (the "Harborcreek Huskies") under the bus this week.  Big boo...hopefully he'll redeem himself next week.  Otherwise I'm subbing in Philip Rivers.

On a high note, I did realize this weekend my HDTV had not been plugged into the HD connection.  Therefore I had been watching in non-HD.  This realization encouraged me to spend extra time Sunday on the couch watching NFL.  I was wowed by the HD after watching TV in non-HD for the past several months.