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Scramble for the Ball: We’re Going Back and ForthFootball Outsiders: We’re not just analysts. We’re also fans. Exhausted but happy, Bill Barnwell tries to explain the blissful joy of an improbable Super Bowl victory by his favorite 53. The Fifth Annual Super Bowl Prop Bet Extravaganza!It’s back! And somehow, it’s five! Our yearly look at prop bets makes it to Kindergarten with junior Outsiders Bill Barnwell and David Lewin prognosticating on 60 different Super Bowl prop bets. Scramble for the Ball: Little MurdersIt’s the little battles that could add up to death for the Patriots or the Giants come next Sunday. Bill Barnwell takes a look at some of the individual one-on-one’s that will determine things in Arizona. Well, unless Bea Arthur shows up. Scramble for the Ball: 2007 All-KCW TeamScramble returns with a look at the All-Keep Choppin’ Wood team for the 2007 season. Which actual NFL Pro Bowler made the team, and what Game Charting hero will he play alongside? Plus … Manwich. Scramble for the Ball: Loser League/Playoff Draft 2007!Scramble finishes out the year with a Loser League recap and the annual FO Playoff Draft. Best of the Rest teams in the comments! Scramble for the Ball: Seventeen AgainBill has nostalgia for an age yet to come, when his fantasy leagues stop playing their championships in Week 17. He looks back at some great performances from otherwise-forgotten folk in this week’s Scramble. Plus: You know Warren Sapp can’t help it, he just can’t help it. Scramble for the Ball: Hold It Now, Down ItScramble can’t do the Jerry Lewis, but it can apparently predict whether Brian Westbrook can stop at the one. Bill Barnwell revisits a column from last season and gives credit to the Loser League performance of the year, while Jason Beattie tries to solve the problem of Tony Romo’s love life. Scramble for the Ball: The House That Votes BuiltRemember Roell Preston? John Henry Mills? Alex Bannister? Bill examines these and other perhaps not-so-great Pro Bowlers of the DVOA era in this week’s Scramble, while our cartoon tries to help the last decent human being left on the Atlanta Falcons. Scramble for the Ball: You’re a Legend, HoraceBill takes a look at the most legendary fantasy performances in playoff history for this week’s Scramble, likely bringing up this year’s only Horace Copeland reference on FO. Meanwhile, Jason Beattie explores the sad life of Dolphins players and fans. Scramble for the Ball: Sloppy SecondsThis week, Bill Barnwell asks if we can learn anything from a game where punts don’t even bounce on the turf, while Jason Beattie reviews other games played on in adverse conditions. Plus Best Bets, Loser League, and Keep Choppin’ Cactus. Scramble for the Ball: B.S. GamesBill takes a look at the best fantasy performances that did the least to help their team’s actual performance in this week’s Scramble. If you had ten carries and four yards rushing but scored three times, you’re in. Plus, a “Dumb and Dumber” reference and classic Jason Beattie comic! Scramble for the Ball: Here Comes The Grant PlowIt’s Ryan Grant week at Football Outsiders! How unexpected was Grant’s 119-yard performance, and what have been the best performances against similarly-crushing run defenses? Plus, a clutch hero shows up all over the wrong part of the column and Jason Beattie’s cartoon knows the future for the 49ers offense. Scramble for the Ball: Electric BoogaloserBill announces the first-half Loser League champion and details the potential miasma of suck in Jacksonville and New York as part of the Loser League second-half preview. A certain walrus nearly chops his bucket, and Jason Beattie’s blackmailer gets revealed, all in this week’s Scramble! The Fourth-and-a-Half Quasi-Super Bowl Prop Bet Extravaganza!Scramble for the Ball returns with some imaginary prop bets for the big game this week. Peyton Manning vs. Kevin Durant! Tom Brady vs. the League! The Patriots vs. Charlie Brown! Scramble for the Ball: Buy Low, Sell HighBill Barnwell identifies fantasy football trading opportunities and both overvalued and undervalued players; a Pro Football Hall of Famer shows up in the Loser League section; Ken Whisenhunt chops Anquan Boldin’s wood; and Jason Beattie dreams about World Series tickets in this week’s comic. Scramble for the Ball: Fair TradeBill takes a look at the ten most successful in-season swaps in NFL history. If you even remember the man who shows up twice, let alone name him, you have our utmost respect. Plus: the Packers’ likely draft strategy, an unlikely KCW winner, and Jason Beattie’s very old new cartoon. Scramble for the Ball: Examining the BarBill Barnwell polls friends and colleagues on what makes the ideal sports bar. Diagrams are included. Plus, wood is chopped, losers are shamed, and Gil Thorp meets a long-lost relative. Well, maybe. Scramble for the Ball: Meltdown!The eruption from OSU head coach Mike Gundy has guest Scramble author Doug Farrar thinking about his favorite coaching rants of all-time. They’re all here, from Herman Edwards to Jim Mora. Also here: Best Bets, the Loser League review, Jason Beattie’s cartoon, and a Keep Choppin’ Wood winner who is not named Winston Justice. Scramble For The Ball: Best Week EverWas last week’s offensive explosion the greatest week for fantasy football in the DVOA era? Bill looks at this, revisits the half that saved the Giants’ season and cautions against watching Derek Anderson next week pretty much anywhere but in Germany. Meanwhile, Jason Beattie asks a celebrity panel what’s wrong in the Superdome, and we welcome a new addition to the Scramble family. Scramble For The Ball: Pick Me UpBill takes a look at popular free agents in this week’s Scramble, and attempts to determine whether they’re suitable for your fantasy team’s roster. Plus, the surprise Loser League MVPs through two weeks, the return of Keep Choppin’ Wood, and Jason Beattie re-envisions “Face Off”.
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