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Before I can close the door on the first fantasy postseason weekend, I wanted to jot down a few things that stuck out in my mind as I followed all the action this weekend.

Not a part of this update: Randy Moss’ quitting ways, any mention of Tiger Woods and all of his ladies, man-crushing on Brett Favre and my irrational love for Reggie Bush. He is pretty awesome though.

Drop your thoughts/reactions/Reggie-Bush-man-love in the comments.

Aaron Rodgers & Kurt Warner: How many Rodgers and Warner owner survived fantasy stinkers by both quarterbacks during the first weekend of the fantasy playoffs? Probably not too many, considering some of the performances handed in by playoff-caliber quarterbacks (Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Matt Schaub and Donovan McNabb to name a few).

Not exactly the type of performances fantasy owners expected from two of this season’s top fantasy football quarterbacks. If you were lucky enough to survive, consider yourself just that: Lucky.

Michael Vick & Donovan McNabb, QBs, Eagles: McNabb still had a good game here, but if the Giants’ defense was any better it could have been a very frustrating fantasy performance for D-Nice. It now is obvious that the Eagles are going to use Vick near the goal line more often down the stretch, which is going to take touchdowns away from McNabb. No two ways about it.

What can McNabb owners do about it? Grin and bear it, apparently. Unless of course you have a better option on the bench.

The Indianapolis Colts: Now that the Colts have locked up home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs, fantasy owners can start Colts Watch 2009. No offensive skill position player is safe from an early exit in any game for the rest of the regular season, especially Peyton Manning, Dallas Clark, Reggie Wayne and Joseph Addai.

A few speculative waiver wire additions who may pay dividends for needy owners: Donald Brown, Mike Hart, Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie.

Quinton Ganther, RB, Redskins: How many owners out there rolled the dice with Ganther this weekend? If you had, he did not disappoint.

But was it just a one-and-done type deal with Ganther, or will there be an encore or two in the coming weeks? Ganther’s upcoming schedule: v. Giants, v. Cowboys, @ Chargers. Not a scary matchup in that group, but nothing as exciting as the Raiders either. Use with caution.

Ray Rice 2010: Rice went from one-of-three in a running back by committee to everyone’s favorite fantasy football sleeper to the real deal, all over the course of the last year or so. Pretty amazing transformation considering the competition he faced in the Ravens’ backfield at the start of 2009.

Those of us who grabbed Rice in the middle rounds this year, present company included, will need a high first-round pick to nab the bowling ball back next year. Rice’s 2009 season likely has catapulted the multi-purpose back to as high as the No. 4 pick, just behind Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew.

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