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Breaking News: Tiger Woods Accident Impacts Fantasy Football
This morning, legendary golfer Tiger Woods was in a car accident. Now before you go throwing your golf balls into the ocean, be reassured that he is just fine. He backed out of his home this morning and wound up hitting a fire hydrant and tree trunk. He was treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries. However, the impact this has on sports is not minor. This could be the biggest event to happen in the athletic realm since Jordan played baseball. Make sure your fantasy football team is ready feel the ripple effect.
First let's go over the basics. For the first time in his life, Tiger Woods misread something. Although the details are a little fuzzy, there is no way that the tree and fire hydrant jumped in the way of his SUV. The fact of the story is, Tiger Woods did something wrong. Now of course Tiger has lost tournaments and matches before (albeit, not many), there has always been an explanation. His knee was sore, his wrists were not snapping, his vision was blurred, the fairways were crooked. The thing is, Tiger Woods does not lose a fair match. He is not genetically engineered to be inferior...ever. However, today with a normal road, and a normal fire hydrant, and a normal tree, and a normal SUV. Tiger lost. Something is wrong in the world of sports, and Tiger will not be the only athlete affected. Just like in Space Jam when the NBA stars had their talent stolen by aliens. Tiger's misread on the road might as well have been a missed putt by a mile. So which other athletes will be affected by this strange string of events started by Tiger?
Peyton Manning: His power is no mystery to the defenses he has terrorized. Or to any fan annoyed by his constant audibles. Peyton can read a defense like book illustrated with color pictures. As soon as he steps up to the line, he knows each defensive players assignments better than they do. This allows Manning to put his passes in the weak spots of the zones and have led to his impressive hall of fame career thus far. However, this Sunday the "Tiger Flu" will impair Manning in the worst way. Look for Manning to throw more picks than usual, and if he looks a little pale...a certain golfer in an SUV is to blame.
Adrian Peterson: If Superman has any fear, it might just be AP. He is a freak of nature who will walk through a defense if he wants. His breakaway speed makes him a threat every time the ball is snapped. However, the real threat of AP in the open field is the 100% chance he is going to run right over or just through you. His strength combined with his speed make him a nightmare for any would-be-tackler below 500 pounds. The "Tiger Flu" fears no impact though. Sunday might be the day where Adrian Peterson receives the hit of his life from a prowling linebacker. A hit that could be big enough to even sit him out for a play or two.
Randy Moss: The fact he has Tom Brady throwing to him really does help. Most of us could at least put up one 100-yard game if we had Prince Charming tossing us presents through the skies. The reason Moss is still one of the best in the game though, is thanks to his hands...not #12. If Brady would ever throw a bad pass, you would never know it because Moss makes everything look good. He is not the fastest? No problem. He is not the strongest? Who cares. Moss could catch a bullet with his teeth. If a ball was set on fire and had a mind of it's own, Moss would still come down with it. Does the "Tiger Flu" care though? Not a bit. All though we may never see it again, Moss is going to drop an awkward amount of passes on Sunday. Brady will be frustrated, Belichik will be...himself, and fans all over will be utterly confused while the rest of you will know, the "Tiger Flu" has claimed another.
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