This story must be told.
Six of us were sitting around a table in early September for one of the more ridiculous fantasy football drafts in history. Someone (Jeff) had decided a defensive back fantasy football league would be a good idea. The scoring is all pretty normal until you look at interceptions (worth six) and returns touchdowns (worth 12). Anyhow, everyone had scrounged together their DB list and we were ready to draft, beginning with the unsurprising pick (by yours truly) of Ed Reed who was supposed to put up some ungodly number of points after what he did last season. Anyway, everything was going along pretty normal until the second or third round when Dave, of numbers by Dave fame, drafted Nathan Vasher, the third CB on the Bears.
Everyone laughed for a bit at Dave's strange pick, to which he responded with the now famous statement, "he's got a lot of ballhawk."
12 games later Vasher's a starter who has seven interceptions (tied for 2nd in the league), one return TD, an NFL record 108-yard touchdown and a likely spot in the pro bowl. Every time the opposing QB throws his way there's always the thought that he could grab it. He just seems to be in the right place on every play.
There's really only one way to describe it: BALLHAWK.
Best prediction ever?
#2 Max said . . .I think the amazing thing was he selected Vasher with Charles Tillman still on the board. That is foresight.
December 6, 2005
#3 Lou said . . .i concur. Dave was singing Vashers praise all through the off season. . . what a bastard
December 6, 2005
(You took my post down). (Not cool). (You know I love you).
December 7, 2005
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