Fantasy Football RBs

Alright here the list for RBs. Again I was down on some rookies because there is some question how they will learn the playbook. Come end of August they could jump up my board. 

RB

McCaffrey, Christian

Barkley, Saquon

Henry, Derrick

Elliot, Ezekiel

Kamara, Alvin

Cook, Dalvin

Drake, Kenyan

Mixon, Joe

Jacobs, Josh

Ekeler, Austin

Sanders, Miles

Chubb, Nick

Jones, Arron

Fournette, Leonard

Johnson, David

Edwards-Helaire, Cylde

Carson, Chris

Hunt, Kareem

Connor, James

Gurley, Todd

Singleton, Devin

Bell, LeVeon

Mostert, Raheem

Gordon, Melvin

Taylor, Jonathan

Montgomery, David

Ingram, Mark

Swift, Dandre

Akers, Cam

Cohen, Tarik

Vaughn Ke'Shawn

Guice, Derrius

White, James

Jones, Ronald

Johnson, Kerryon

Lindsay, Philip

Murrary, Latavius

Williams, Damien

Henderson, Darrell

Moss, Zack

Michel, Sony

Mack, Marlon

Breida, Matt

Johnson, Duke

Edmonds, Chase

Dobbins, J.K.

Jackson, Justin

Scott, Boston

Gibson, Antonio

Smith, Ito

Pollard, Tony

MAttison, Alexander

Hines, Nyheim

Coleman, Tevin

Wiliams, Jamaal

Dillon, AJ

Mckinnon, Jerick

Burkhead, Rex

Harris, Damien

Edwards, Gus

Bernard, Giovani

Thompson, Chris

Hyde, Carlos

Fantasy Football Rankings QBs

Well there may or may not be a football season but that is no reason not to give my first glance fantasy ratings. I am down and players that have to make major changes on offense or changed teams because of the lack of training camps. Let me know what you think about the ratings.

QB

Mahomes, Patrick

Jackson, Lamar

Watson, Deshaun

Ryan Matt

Wentz Carson

Murray, Kyler

Prescott, Dak

Allen, Josh

Rodgers, Arron

Wilson, Russell

Brady Tom

Brees, Drew

Jones, Daniel

Tannehill, Ryan

Goff, Jared

Stafford, Matt

Mayfield, Baker

Roethlisberger, Ben

Garoppolo, Jimmy

Cousins, Kirk

Carr, Derrick

Borrow, Joe

Darnold, Sam

Lock, Drew

Rivers, Philip

Minshew, Gardner

Newton, Cam

Stidham, Jarrett

Tagovailoa, Tua

Herbert, Justin

Trubisky, Mitch

Foles, Nick

Taylor, Tyrod

Went a bit deep into them. Malhomes scores the top spot because I think he is more likely to play a full season than Jackson based on play style. I think you can't go wrong with any of the top three. If Kyler Murrary had a few offseason to get on the same page as Hopkins he would be number 4. Tom Brady would also be higher if there was a full off season. Brady does seem to be breaking that rule so may move if up a few spots. 

Well those are my ratings. Keep an eye out for running backs later this week!

Ribs on the Smoker

Another beautify day calls for another day on the smoker. This time I tried during some racks of Ribs. Not understanding what I was buying I purchased 4 racks of spare ribs thinking it was 2 so a pleasant surprise. Also got lucky as you will later see the 4 racks just fit on the smoker. 

First Brisket

I attempted my first brisket the other day. Learned a lot and wanted to share with my faithful readers. Maybe in the future I'll get you a video as I work.

I cut some of the fat off and trimmed off some parts that were hanging off. It was a bit of a struggle because the knife was not as sharp as it needed to be. I seasoned it with salt and pepper. Coated the whole thing till it looked like the proper amount. No real science to it yet.


While I was seasoning the cut of brisket, the smoker in the backyard was getting up to temperature. I used a combination of coal and Hickey wood and the goal was to get it to 275 and hold that temp.

I was able to hold the temp between 275 and 315 for most of the smoke. At one point there was a major temp drop because the ash blocked the vent. Since there was obstructed air flow the temp started to drop below where I wanted. I was able to push the ash away from the vent and when I did the temp shoot up over 350 for a few minutes. It is something that I have to keep an eye out for the next time I use the smoker for the cooks over 4 hours.
      
We let it cook for 6 hours before I open it up to see how it was doing.  At the 6 hour mark it had a 185 internal temp so it could have been served then but I wrapped it and left it on for another two hours just to make sure it was tender as it was not as flexible as I would have liked.


So after the 8 hours pulled it off and let it rest for an hour before cutting into it. My cutting skills need some work and fortunately I can't find the post the picture after it was cut. I did a good job of hiding the bad cuts so actually it is a shame since you also can't see the end results. If I can find the pictures I'll upload them! It was good through. My family liked it, probably could have been a bit moister but that will come with better temperature control. 

Thanks for reading, drop a comment and let me know what you think!

My Friends play Diplomacy: Italy

Alright this is the 4th edition in this series and it is time to take on the player who soared the highest and crashed the hardest. That would be Italy. No one player did more to win the game for themselves than Italy did. They also do the most to lose the game. It was not a pretty sight when things started to turn for them. Well we are going to dig in and find the reasons why things worked and what was the ultimate downfall for Italy.

My Friends play diplomacy: Russia

The third installment is based on the play of Russia. Unlike Turkey or France they lasted to the end of the game and at times were a major power and could have potentially won the game if things broke a bit different. Let's dive into their play and see what we can learn!

My Friends play diplomacy: France

Ready for the second edition of my new blog series. (Hey at least its something, I can't go to the store to get supplies for the smoker)


The next country to cover is France. Unlike Turkey they just seemed to be playing strategically unsound. Well I don't want to ruin the surprise of the game so let's look at the opening turn.