Fantasy Draft Smack!

Smack talk is an art. Some people thrive on it in a competitive situation and can effectively use their mouth to get their opponents on "tilt". Chad "Ocho Cinco" Johnson is notorious for jabbering with defensive backs not only during the game, but in the week leading up to it. Poker great Mike "the Mouth" Matusow yields his mouth like a samurai sword, cutting up people with ego demolishing jabs and counter punches.

For people with excellent concentration, smack talk is nothing more than white noise, but for others - smack talk is a gauntlent that has been thrown at their feet and to not respond would be cowardly.

Here are some vintage fantasy football, smack talk smart bombs - that you can use to either silence a "mouth" at your draft, or get another owner on tilt. All I ask, is that you send me an email describing the look on the persons face that you dropped one of the following lines on.

1. "Bad picks won't grow your hair back."

2. "Wow! And I thought your LAST pick was bad."

3. "Make way, dead man drafting!"

4. "If you get points for bad picks, then you're in the playoffs for sure."

5. "Nice pick. He might even play this season."

6. "Let's have a moment of silence for your team."

7. "I'm glad you're not letting that 3.8 yards per carry average scare you."

Pick your spots to drop your smack and as always - make your own luck!

Huge Fantasy Busts

As a red blooded American male and as the picture of the sexy blonde indicates, I love big busts. I find it difficult not to stare at big busts, even when I'm walking next to my girlfriend - guilty as charged. The one place where big busts are not welcome, however, is on my fantasy roster. Sure we've seen it before, the fantasy football teases who whisper in your ear during the preseason, then steal your wallet and run off with the mailman when it counts. Not on my watch baby! Here are the top five Running Back busts that just may be sunbathing by the pool in 2007.

1. Willis McGahee - What you talkin' about Willis? I'm talking about the fact that since McGahee's fantastic 2004 campaign, where he posted 13 TD's - he's only scored 11 total TD's since and had an enemic 3.8 ypc average over the last two seasons. Somehow he's going at the end of the first round, or the beginning of the second in many fantasy football drafts. Are you kidding me? You can do better.

2. DeAngelo Williams - I've heard my father say many times that "potential and ten cents will get you a cup of coffee." Save your dime on this overhyped Panther with an injury history that everyone seems to ignore. In Williams' rookie season he found the endzone one time in 121 carries. Williams isn't doing much in training camp to separate himself from DeShaun Foster either. Sherlock Holmes would say avoiding this cat is "elementary".

3. Kevin Jones - Me aaaaaaannnnddddd Mr., Mr. Jones. Uh, no. Jones finished his rookie season incredibly strong, but just can't seem to stay out of the trainers room. Add to this the take it to the house threat that Tatum Bell will bring to the Lions' offense and this spells bad news for KJ. There are rumors coming out of Detroit that KJ might start the season on the PUP list and miss the first six games. Even if those rumors prove to be false, he still doesn't seem sound from the ankle injury. Pick this guy at your own perill.

4. Vernand Morency - First time, shame on you. Second time, shame on Vernand Morency's horrible fumbling problem that will cost him to lose the starting job to Noah Herron. Morency has great wiggle to him, but he's neither a short yardage runner (think goal line opportunities), or reliable workhorse back. Morency is going in the seventh round in some drafts and I say don't fumble that pick away on this guy. Get it? You see what I did there....nevermind.

5. Brian Westbrook - I've saved the best for last here. A healthy Westy makes me shake in my boots if I'm playing him in a point per reception league. I know what you're thinking - Wonderboy wears boots in Los Angeles? Yeah, sometimes. Westbrook has never played 16 games in a season in his five year career. I can't take a first round pick on this player that you have to hold your breath everytime he touches the ball. Incredibly talented? Yes. Incredibly injury prone? Yes. Pass on this guy and hope you don't face him until late in the fantasy season when he will be on the bench in street clothes.