Darren and Matt's Fantasy Football Teams

By Darren Zaitlen


Matt Gentile and I did a fantasy football draft on NFL.com Wednesday, and naturally, it was long, tedious and sometimes strenuous. Nevertheless, we emerged with our teams.Of course, we play each other in the first week. Therefore, you will be seeing the week one match-up.

Here are both teams so feel free to comment and rip them to shreds.

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Multiple Scorgasms - Darren

QB - Aaron Rodgers
RB - Trent Richardson
RB - Adrian Peterson
WR - Jordy Nelson
WR -Marques Colston
TE - Antonio Gates
WR/RB -  DeSean Jackson
D/ST - Giants Defense
K -  Matt Prater

Bench Players - Andrew Luck (QB), Joe Flacco (QB), DeAngelo Williams (RB), Malcom Floyd (WR), Alshon Jeffrey (WR), Tony Gonzalez (TE), Eagles Defense (D/ST).

Chicago White Sox: Team of Destiny?

By Darren Zaitlen

As the Chicago White Sox try and sweep the Seattle Mariners today, one can't stop thinking of the possibility that this team is destined to succeed.

How else can you explain all the things that have fallen into place for this team?

After a terrible 2011 campaign that saw the White Sox go "all-in", a 2012 season of "let's hope we compete" has worked wonders for the Sox.

They no longer have the enormous distraction of Ozzie Guillen, and players who had a terrible season under him last year are succeeding mightily under new manager Robin Ventura.

The selection of Ventura as manager seemingly came out of a hat due to his lack of managerial experience. However, Kenny Williams looks like a genius as Ventura's personality gels perfectly with the players on this team.

Brian Urlacher's Arrow to the Knee

By Darren Zaitlen

Every Chicago Bears fan who watched the week 17 season finale last year between the Bears and the Minnesota Vikings remembers one thing distinctly.


Brian Urlacher jumping up in the end zone, Major Wright coming over the top and Urlacher coming down awkwardly injuring both his MCL and PCL in his left knee.

To our amazement, sources said that Urlacher would not require surgery to repair the ligaments and that he would be good to go at the start of the 2012 season.

With week three of the preseason set to go tomorrow against the New York Giants, Urlacher's status for the season opener is still up in the air. So is how he treated his knee this off-season.

Jay Cutler’s First Goal: Beat the Pack

By Matt Gentile

When the Chicago Bears acquired Jay Cutler in 2009, it was clear from the get-go the team was finally turning a page by getting a franchise caliber quarterback.

There have been some hiccups since his arrival, including 26 interceptions in his first season with Chicago. But even his biggest doubters have to acknowledge that Cutler does fit the bill as a franchise quarterback. He’s overcome a sub par receiving core, questionable play calling and an offensive line that has gotten him sacked 110 times since 2009.

Cutler has a 24-17 record as the Bears starter and took them to the NFC Championship game in the 2010 season. He also was playing his best football as a signal caller last year, leading the team to a 7-3 start before heading to the injured reserve with a broken thumb. Without him, the Bears stumbled to a 1-5 finish.

With Cutler healthy and some new weapons in tow, that classic Dave Wannstedt line about the pieces being in place might actually apply.

It’s time for Cutler and the Bears to put it all together. But the biggest stepping stone to achieving elite status and winning the Super Bowl are those pesky neighbors to the north.

The Green BayPackers.

New Blog Starting Soon

Hey there, Darren Zaitlen here and just informing people who stumble upon this site that this blog will start to get serious. Like super serious. Me and Matt will start posting in this and writing about the teams we've grown to love (and hate).

With football season coming up, you can look forward to projections, game previews, as well as fantasy football tips and news. There will also be posts in regards to the Bulls and Blackhawks' respective offseasons, the White Sox's pennant race... as well as the future of the Cubs (2015 here we come!).

 Feel free to comment on here or send us a question that you want us to answer and we will do the best we can to get back to you! Whether it is related to Chicago sports, or any of the other teams, we will gladly talk sports with you at any time!

Thanks for reading!

Darren