It's our long awaited fantasy retrospective show! On this episode, Scott and Steve look back on the 2005 fantasy football season, and reflect on the lessons they've learned that you can carry with you into next season.

I know you're all anxiously awaiting our "What have we learned?" show, so we just wanted to assure you that it is on the way. We had some scheduling conflicts this week which has caused us to delay working on the show. However, it should be posted tonight or tomorrow.

In the meantime, feel free to e-mail us a playoff fantasy football question, general football question, Super Bowl prediction, etc. You can also call the voicemail line (Steve would be very happy if you did! Plus you will be able to hear your voice on the show!) and visit the message board. Links/info. to all of these are on this page.

So two weeks ago I sing Carson Palmer's praises and he goes down on the second play, and this week I do the same for Nick Goings, use one of my precious trades to pick him up in the playoff fantasy league, and he gets a concussion so bad that he needs help just to stay upright. So if you picked him too and are wondering why he's not in the game, that's the reason. (Well, that and being down by 20 points in the 3rd quarter doesn't do much for your running game, either...)

-Steve

Word out of Seahawks camp is that Shaun Alexander has been practicing with the team this week, is basically at full strength and will start on Sunday against Carolina in the NFC Championship Game. Plan your playoff fantasy team accordingly...

Another week, another 1-3 in picking playoff games, but Scott and Steve are undeterred and back once again to offer playoff fantasy advice for Championship weekend. On this episode: Surprises and disappointments from the Divisional games, whether a concussion can stop Shaun Alexander, Nick gets Goings for Carolina, and surprising coaching announcements out of Green Bay and the Jets.

We're still looking for contributions for our first annual fantasy season retrospective show next week. E-mail or call us by Monday, January 23rd with what you've learned from the 2005 fantasy season and we'll include it in the show!

The news just isn't getting better for Carson Palmer following last weekend's injury. His surgeon called the injury "devastating and potentially career-ending."

Apparently, the knee dislocation did further damage than a typical ligament tear, and the doctor described the ligaments as not torn, but shredded. However, the doctor also said that the knee was not damaged beyond repair, and that there was a chance that Palmer could play football again. That being the case, his prospects for next season look fairly bleak.

So we're not "experts" when it comes to picking the playoff games, but that's not going to stop us from trying again for Divisional weekend! On this episode: Our quirky playoff league, whether playoff experience can trump a bye week, Carson Palmer's bad day, Herm Edwards' return to KC, and whether Brad Childress's move to Minnesota means more or less of Mewelde Moore.

We're still looking for contributions for our first annual fantasy season retrospective show during the Super Bowl bye week. E-mail or call us with what you've learned from the 2005 fantasy season and we'll include it in the show!

Scott and I both have our favorite columns for football analysis throughout the season. Scott's is Tuesday Morning Quarterback, and mine is ESPN's Sports Guy (formerly Boston Sports Guy, also known as Bill Simmons).

In any event, Sports Guy just put out his latest version of the Playoff Manifesto. It's aimed more toward gambling, so there's some difference there, obviously, but he's got a number of good factors to consider, and he's been fairly successful in applying these rules over the years, so if you're trying to figure out, say, if the Giants or Panthers are going to win tomorrow, maybe this will help you break the tie in your mind...

-Steve

It's playoff time, which means Scott and Steve are here to talk about playoff fantasy football leagues! Plus, we touch on all the empty coaching positions following "Black Monday", as well as some things to consider for keeper leagues.

There's still time to join our Playoff Fantasy League! (Choose "Join An Existing League" and look for "ExtraPoints"; enter the password "podcast" to join.) When you sign up, drop us an e-mail at ExtraPointsPodcast@gmail.com and let us know what your team name is. We look forward to competing with you!

We're still looking for contributions for our first annual fantasy season retrospective show during the Super Bowl bye week. E-mail or call us with what you've learned from the 2005 fantasy season and we'll include it in the show!