Redraft League - Standard Scoring
Week 4 Result - Loss
Score 49-55
Record 2-2
Power Ranking 6th
Losing sucks but losing by only 6 points sucks even more. Bye weeks are here and I always do the same thing, I wait until the last minute to try and get them covered. This week my TE was on bye - Finley. I picked up a TE that didn't look too bad - Fauria from the Lions. I did no research on this guy, I just saw he was available and on a team that throw a lot so I grabbed him and started him. I could have just started Finley this week, they scored the same.....
Not really sure what is going on with my running backs now. I think I'll have to keep MJD on the bench - he scored me a 1. I left Spiller on the bench this week but that wouldn't have mattered as he only put up 3 points. I would hate to start benching these guys on a regular basis but until they start playing better I won't have a choice. I have to start Spiller this week, as of right now he's a game time decision and he plays Thursday night. I feel good about my other running backs. I have Eddie Lacey off a bye week and he will start this week. Le'Veon Bell will be another starter for me this week. I did not know how the Steelers would use him last week, being his first NFL game ever. I left 15 points on the bench. I knew he would be their bell cow I just didn't know it would start in his first game.
Luck had a good game. He's playing against the Seahawks in Seattle this week, I won't expect much. I have to start Hilton this week to cover a bye. He hasn't done much yet and against Seattle, I'll expect even less. Most of my better players are all of a sudden playing defenses that are getting better. I'm not throwing in the towel this week, but with all my matchups and my opponent being the 1st ranked team in the league and undefeated.....I don't like my chances but stranger things have happened.
Keeper League
Week 4 Result - Win
Score 147.67 - 112.70
Record 3-1
Power Ranking 2nd
Had a really good game. I was a little worried about having Stafford cover Rodger's bye week. Stafford had been playing good but he had a bad game, only putting up 12 points. My opponent started Russell Wilson who had a down game also just getting 12 points. My lowest score of the day came with Josh Gordon with 9. My idea of trading around a few players to get a few with higher score projections paid off. I grabbed the Titans D, which put up 27. Started Woodhead who had a great game with 23.
Had good games from my RBs this week. I was helped with the other team starting McFadden who only scored 2 before getting hurt. Lynch put up 19. He should have a good game this week at home against the Colts.
Looking ahead to next week. I get Rodgers back, I loose Garcon and Brown to bye weeks. My opponent looses Adrian Peterson to a bye week. He has 3 starters on bye this week so I'm hoping to take advantage. The guy I'm playing against is ranked 3rd and is also 3-1 and on a 3 game winning streak. Rodgers playing at home against the Lions, I'm hoping for a shoot out. I'm also looking for some good points out of my new waiver wire pick up, Alshon Jeffery from the Bears. He's been getting a ton of targets the last few weeks and the Bears playing against the Saints - I'm hoping the Bears fall behind early and have to throw a ton. Nice upside with him. Starting Justin Blackmon also. Not too excited but he is a big weapon for them and is fresh after serving a 4 game suspension. Probably not going to have a first game like Gordon had a few weeks ago.....I'll settle for half of those points. Starting the Titans D against the Chiefs. Has the makings of a defensive battle, low scoring and not a lot of yards given up on either side. Smells like points for me.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Fantasy Football Week 3 Review
Fantasy Football Week 3 Review
Redraft League - Standard Scoring
Result - Win
Score 61-29
Record - 2-1
Power Ranking - 3rd
Had a good week. This team had a few tough match ups but it just worked out that the other team had even worse games. I put up 0's from 3 different players. It's hard to imagine winning watching that unfold. A couple of my bigger names got hurt or didn't play well. Spiller had 0, Finley put up 0 but he got knocked out of the game on his first target of the game. Hilton also had 0 in a tough game against the 49ers. The Colts ran the ball a lot so I didn't get much out of Luck either, but at least he ran in a TD.
I had great games from Charles and Brown. Charles has been a great RB for me so far this year. Brown, I drafted him with some high expectations and it is now starting to pay off. 14 from Charles and 21 from Brown.
Bye weeks start now. I only have 1 guy on a bye and it's Finley. He probably wouldn't play anyways but had to mine the waiver wire for a TE. We'll see how that ends up. Other than the injury to Finley, I think I still look good heading into the next few weeks. Lacey did not play this week but should be fine after the bye. I benched MJD this week as he was playing against the Seahawks and of course he has a good game and scores a TD. He is hurt and was playing one of the best Defenses in the NFL so I stand by that benching. Sounds like the Steelers will be able to play Bell soon. That will give me more depth at RB and if he starts doing well I can add him to my normal starting rotation.
Plus, I have Josh Gordon that I can start now also. I drafted Gordon knowing he would be good once he came back from suspension but I thought it might take a few games. He put up 14 points this week. I cannot expect that kind of production every week, especially from the Browns but if he can stay consistent that will help me out as the season progresses.
Keeper League - PPR Scoring
Result - Win
Score 118.69 - 110.23
Record 2-1
Power Ranking - 2nd
Talk about a nail biting come from behind game! I went into the Sunday night game down by about 28 points. Other team was done for the week and sitting with a pretty comfortable lead. My last player, Brown has been good but not great so I was expecting a loss. Brown went off and scored my 36.26 points. Enough to come from behind and win. I needed those points after some bad games earlier in the day. Rodgers played well, but only scored 17. Lynch had a good game but it was almost like a preseason game for the Seahawks as they started pulling out their starters in the 3rd quarter. Not much from Mendenhall, 4.6. I started Marlon Brown in place of Vernon David this week and he only got 1.6. Davis did not play. I probably won't start Marlin again and might even look to drop him soon. Also had a huge day from Murray 27.8 points. (side note - DeShawn Jackson put up 7.7, I hope this trade keeps working out for me)
So, I won but didn't have the best game and not nearly as good as I could have had. You have to make moves to stay ahead of the curve but I made a few that I would have liked to have back. I should have blown this other team out of the water. Biggest regret was dropping the Carolina defense for the Bills. My main reason for that was Panthers were playing the Giants and even though the Giants are not very good they have been throwing for a ton of yards and in this league, that can kill a defense in scoring. I figured the Bills playing the Jets, I'd be good. The Giants picked a heck of a time to suck the most. Panthers D put up 32 points while I got 2.5 from the Bills.
I've always liked the Seahawks kicker and I was able to pick him up this week. I did have the 49ers kicker so dropping him was good as he only kicked 1 extra point this week. I'll probably hang on to Hauschka for a while, at least until his bye week. I did pick up Danny Woodhead. I like that he catches a lot of passes. He put up 10 points last week. Mendenhall is not a sure fire every week start and having Woodhead give me a little wiggle room to play matchups a bit. I'll start him this week.
I'm starting Sam Bradford this week in place of Rodgers (bye week). I know he doesn't have a great match up against the 49ers but he has been out scoring his projections every week. Plus, the 49er defense is not what it used to be. Might be a sneaky start. I drafted Josh Gordon in this league also. He put up 27.8 in this league. He starts this week too.
Chris Ivory is hurt again. His back up went out and ran for over 150 yards. I'll hang on to him but I don't have too much confidence he will be a starter for me. I'm still hanging on to Patterson also. He is playing well and I think he will only get more and more playing time. He is getting some good points since he also returns kicks, which we get points for return yardage. As soon as he starts scoring on a more consistent basis I'll plug him in. My hope is that I'll end up with more starting WRs that I can handle and I can make a few more trades.
I'm still the scoring leader in this league, not by much, but still. My win this week was against a division opponent so that will factor in down the line. Right now my team is ranked 2nd over all. Feels good but at the same time, almost undeserved. But, maybe every owner goes through this, even with a team winning, still having doubts about who to start, drops and adds and all of it. I'm playing the lowest ranked team in our league this week. If I can beat him I'll brag a little but you never know. Sometimes it's the ones you least expect......
Redraft League - Standard Scoring
Result - Win
Score 61-29
Record - 2-1
Power Ranking - 3rd
Had a good week. This team had a few tough match ups but it just worked out that the other team had even worse games. I put up 0's from 3 different players. It's hard to imagine winning watching that unfold. A couple of my bigger names got hurt or didn't play well. Spiller had 0, Finley put up 0 but he got knocked out of the game on his first target of the game. Hilton also had 0 in a tough game against the 49ers. The Colts ran the ball a lot so I didn't get much out of Luck either, but at least he ran in a TD.
I had great games from Charles and Brown. Charles has been a great RB for me so far this year. Brown, I drafted him with some high expectations and it is now starting to pay off. 14 from Charles and 21 from Brown.
Bye weeks start now. I only have 1 guy on a bye and it's Finley. He probably wouldn't play anyways but had to mine the waiver wire for a TE. We'll see how that ends up. Other than the injury to Finley, I think I still look good heading into the next few weeks. Lacey did not play this week but should be fine after the bye. I benched MJD this week as he was playing against the Seahawks and of course he has a good game and scores a TD. He is hurt and was playing one of the best Defenses in the NFL so I stand by that benching. Sounds like the Steelers will be able to play Bell soon. That will give me more depth at RB and if he starts doing well I can add him to my normal starting rotation.
Plus, I have Josh Gordon that I can start now also. I drafted Gordon knowing he would be good once he came back from suspension but I thought it might take a few games. He put up 14 points this week. I cannot expect that kind of production every week, especially from the Browns but if he can stay consistent that will help me out as the season progresses.
Keeper League - PPR Scoring
Result - Win
Score 118.69 - 110.23
Record 2-1
Power Ranking - 2nd
Talk about a nail biting come from behind game! I went into the Sunday night game down by about 28 points. Other team was done for the week and sitting with a pretty comfortable lead. My last player, Brown has been good but not great so I was expecting a loss. Brown went off and scored my 36.26 points. Enough to come from behind and win. I needed those points after some bad games earlier in the day. Rodgers played well, but only scored 17. Lynch had a good game but it was almost like a preseason game for the Seahawks as they started pulling out their starters in the 3rd quarter. Not much from Mendenhall, 4.6. I started Marlon Brown in place of Vernon David this week and he only got 1.6. Davis did not play. I probably won't start Marlin again and might even look to drop him soon. Also had a huge day from Murray 27.8 points. (side note - DeShawn Jackson put up 7.7, I hope this trade keeps working out for me)
So, I won but didn't have the best game and not nearly as good as I could have had. You have to make moves to stay ahead of the curve but I made a few that I would have liked to have back. I should have blown this other team out of the water. Biggest regret was dropping the Carolina defense for the Bills. My main reason for that was Panthers were playing the Giants and even though the Giants are not very good they have been throwing for a ton of yards and in this league, that can kill a defense in scoring. I figured the Bills playing the Jets, I'd be good. The Giants picked a heck of a time to suck the most. Panthers D put up 32 points while I got 2.5 from the Bills.
I've always liked the Seahawks kicker and I was able to pick him up this week. I did have the 49ers kicker so dropping him was good as he only kicked 1 extra point this week. I'll probably hang on to Hauschka for a while, at least until his bye week. I did pick up Danny Woodhead. I like that he catches a lot of passes. He put up 10 points last week. Mendenhall is not a sure fire every week start and having Woodhead give me a little wiggle room to play matchups a bit. I'll start him this week.
I'm starting Sam Bradford this week in place of Rodgers (bye week). I know he doesn't have a great match up against the 49ers but he has been out scoring his projections every week. Plus, the 49er defense is not what it used to be. Might be a sneaky start. I drafted Josh Gordon in this league also. He put up 27.8 in this league. He starts this week too.
Chris Ivory is hurt again. His back up went out and ran for over 150 yards. I'll hang on to him but I don't have too much confidence he will be a starter for me. I'm still hanging on to Patterson also. He is playing well and I think he will only get more and more playing time. He is getting some good points since he also returns kicks, which we get points for return yardage. As soon as he starts scoring on a more consistent basis I'll plug him in. My hope is that I'll end up with more starting WRs that I can handle and I can make a few more trades.
I'm still the scoring leader in this league, not by much, but still. My win this week was against a division opponent so that will factor in down the line. Right now my team is ranked 2nd over all. Feels good but at the same time, almost undeserved. But, maybe every owner goes through this, even with a team winning, still having doubts about who to start, drops and adds and all of it. I'm playing the lowest ranked team in our league this week. If I can beat him I'll brag a little but you never know. Sometimes it's the ones you least expect......
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