The Wishbook wasn’t simply my source for toys and sports apparel, but it was also where I found what I needed for the interior design of my bedroom.
The NFL section had bedsheets, pillow cases, and curtains to match. Although, being that my heart hadn’t settled in a stable environment as of yet over the last four years, I didn’t pick a bedroom theme geared to one franchise. I was technically a free agent, so I picked them all.
When it came to my favorite piece of mail that was delivered annually to our various homes over the years during my childhood, the Sears Wishbook won by a landslide. In fact, it was probably the only thing the mailman ever brought that I actually cared about.
It had it all. Star Wars action figures and action sets. G.I. Joe. Transformers. Everything a kid could ask for. I remember the G.I. Joe Aircraft Carrier was the Holy Grail of toys, which we never did find under the tree on any Christmas morning. But I think its legend as the pinnacle of action sets only lives so strong in my mind to this day, because it was so unattainable. I never even heard of a kid that actually owned it. It was truly the stuff of legend.
Well, last week we took a lot of heat for daring to put the Tennessee Titans into the AFC’s five-slot. It was hard not to behind that electric offense. But lo and behold, it seems we were wrong as they dropped a huge game to the division-rival Indianapolis Colts, giving them the advantage for second place in the AFC South. That being said, the Titans are the only team with a positive point differential in that horrendous division, but still, they should have beat the Colts.
Remember, our Power Rankings break down the best five teams per conference until the playoffs start, in which it becomes a comprehensive NFL Power Rankings.
Who made the cut this week?
After writing my plays for Week 11, I also wanted to give my thoughts on the FanDuel/Draft Kings merger. There is a lot of speculation as well as a lot of changes coming, but we can only speak about what we know and what we hope will happen in the future.
As the 4th grade school year began its second semester in January of 1985, I met a girl. Well, we actually never officially met, but she owned my heart. I like to think I had a special place in her’s as well.
Of all the places we lived, I’d say that experience on the outskirts of New Orleans really started to mold my values in terms of cultural tolerance and respect for others outside of one’s own biological make up, in terms of race and creed.
What a great Week 10 it was for me. I had one of my best days in DFS I’ve ever had. With Wayniac Nation on a hiatus last week, I wasn’t able to send out my plays, which it turns out would’ve been fantastic. But we are back this week and hopefully we can duplicate last weeks success.
Time eventually heals all wounds, and as the end of 1984 started to draw to a close, so did my anxiety of feeling like a social outcast in school in Mandeville, Louisiana. Although, in all the moves we would make, living there was by far the winner in terms of physical wounds.
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We’re more than halfway through the season and that’s long enough to talk about what some of the biggest surprises have been so far. Last year saw a franchise-best season from the Carolina Panthers, but the team is looking like a shell of its former self. The squad boasting last year’s MVP at quarterback is struggling on both sides of the ball and has failed to develop any momentum.
Last week, Dunton and I released the first ever Wayniac Nation Power Rankings. Some of the teams betrayed us this week. Other teams surprised us and entered the charts. Remember, we are doing an AFC and NFC Power Rankings separately until the playoffs commence, at which point it will become a comprehensive power rankings.
So, who made the cut?
Dunton text me asking why we have never done power rankings for the NFL here at Wayniac Nation. It was a good question that I had no answer to, so I asked him who he thought were the best teams. We went back and forth a bit, but narrowed it down to the first ever Wayniac Nation NFL Power Rankings.
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