Ads and Adrian

Not since Budweiser’s “what’s uuuuuuuuuup” advertisements have I looked forward to seeing commercials this much. ESPN’s new fantasy football commercials have me and my friends laughing out loud and talking about them to the point where I actually tune into ESPN in search of spots.

If you haven’t seen them, you’re missing out. My favorite depicts a man shopping with his significant other when he gets a message on his phone (the product being advertised) that Clinton Portis just scored a touchdown and he won him his fantasy football league.

The man looks at the woman and she says, “No, we’re not doing this here.” And he reminds her that they “had a deal.” She begrudgingly whips out a soft drink from her purse and pours it over his head in the middle of the store. If you haven’t seen it and the text isn’t translating the humor, look for the ad because it’s one of those “you had too be there” kind of things.

There was only one incident that had me laughing harder than ESPN fantasy football commercials this week and that’s the story about Saints quarterback Adrian McPherson getting struck and injured by a golf cart driven by the Titans’ mascot.

Check out the Associated Press’s lead on this story: “New Orleans quarterback Adrian McPherson went to the locker room early in the third quarter after a golf cart ridden by the Titans' mascot hit him at the end of halftime Saturday night.”

Man that cracks me up every single time. It’s unfortunate for McPherson that the only way he’ll get on my blog or any fantasy roster is by jumping in front of moving vehicles driven by opposing mascots.