Monday, September 20, 2010

Misery Loves Company, Fantasy Football edition

I'm currently in 6 fantasy football leagues, which is probably 5 too many, but what the hell.  I mentioned earlier on this blog that along with fantasy football advice (and I use that term loosely), I would share with you my fantasy teams and their successes and failures. 

So far, I'm staring down the barrel of an 0-2 start in two redraft leagues on Yahoo.  Not cool.  Its not the end of the season, but even a 1-1 start makes you feel somewhat more optimistic about your season. 
Here are my rosters...

YAHOO TEAM #1:
QB Hasselbeck
WR WAYNE
WR S. SMITH (NYG)
WR S MOSS
RB RICE
RB FOSTER
TE Z MILLER (OAK)
BN CRABTREE
BN KOLB
BN HIGHTOWER
BN J. STEWART
BN B. JACKSON (GB)

I went with the starting lineup above as you see it, subbing out Crabtree for Moss.  Its a non-PPR, and one of my mistakes was drafting Smith at WR.  I'm probably going to drop him for either Kevin Walter or D. Thomas in Denver.  Thoughts? 

YAHOO TEAM #2
QB RIVERS
WR A. JOHNSON
WR. G. JENNINGS
RB PIERRE THOMAS
RB JONATHON STEWART
RB/WR  DEVONNE BESS
TE Z MILLER

BN PORTIS
BN M. WILLIAMS (SEA)
BN D. MASON
BN J. FORSETT
BN. V. JACKSON (SD)
BN K. BRITT

I had a great game out of Jennings last week, nothing from Johnson.  This week?  AJ shows up HUGE, Jennings goes scoreless against Buffalo.  My opposition has Frank Gore going tonight, while I have Thomas.  Oh, and I'm down about 17 points.  I've got a waiver request in for Mike Thomas, and I would drop Bess in return.  Thoughts? 

So, I like both teams, and I still think I can be competitive, but Christ does 0-2 look bad.  If you're in the same boat, take heart.  Its early, your team probably isn't as bad as you think it is.  Fantasy Football entails a helluva lotta luck.  Not only do your players have to play well, but you have no control whatsoever on how your oppostion's players perform.  Its a long season, and together we will get through it.  I've got some more post-mordem to dissect, but I'll be back tomorrow with some early lines on who I like in week 3, and who gets the start  on my own fantasy teams.  God help us all...

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