Back at the draft, one Jets player was selected for a team. He was selected late in the draft and wasn't even meant to be a starter. That player was Chris Ivory, a strong veteran who was expected to be the lead RB in the Jets' timeshare style run game.
If you would have told me that by week 7 of the season that I personally would have more Jets players on my team than any other roster, I would have told you that you were insane.
But guess what...
I have three.
Having 3 players from any team seems like a lot, let alone from the Jets. The players I picked up are sure fire fantasy options. Bilal Powell was an early pick up for me this season once it was expected for him to remain the starter at running back. This week, I picked up Jeremy Kerley. Kerley has 319 receiving yards on 24 catches. He's also added 2 touchdown so far this season. Kerley may not seem like a great receiver, but after last weeks spectacular performance against New England the receiver looks like he's going to be targeted more by rookie quarterback Geno Smith. The third Jet on my roster was also added this week. I added kicker Nick Folk. He's been a solid kicker so far this year (even with the Meadowlands being one of the hardest environments to kick in). I'll probably get rid of Folk next week when Vinatieri is off of his bye week. Still, having a solid back up kicker during a bye week is always a helpful piece of mind.
The guys I picked up are not the only fantasy options from the Jets. The Jets defense is playing well and could easily be a starting option. Stephen Hill is a possible option at wide receiver. He isn't much different than Kerley; having 317 yards on 19 catches with 1 touchdown of his own. Even rookie QB Geno Smith is starting to gian some respect, putting up numbers solid enough to be stashed away on a roster, ready to play in the event of an injury or bye week.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Injury Ravaged
The amount of injuries that my team suffered this week is incomprehensible. The biggest injury this week is Reggie Wayne. The guy is a living legend in the NFL, and to think he may never play another snap is terrible news for football fans of every team. Reggie was an extremely important asset to my team. He was one of the guys who consistently put up big numbers. His absence on my roster will be felt immensely, especially since I'm still struggling to get out of last place. I have to add though, before his unfortunate knee injury Wayne put up 10 points. Had his injury not taken place, he probably would have scored another touchdown. I'm looking at picking up Brandon Gibson to fill this role. In a league that gives a point every time the player catches a ball, Gibson has 29 catches this year. That's 9 less than Wayne, but still a respectable amount of catches. Cathces= opportunity for touchdowns, and I like those odds.
Another injury that came about this week was Jay Cutler. Cutler was my back up QB, but he was a damn good one. I wasn't afraid to play Cutler when my starting quarterback had a bye or an injury. With Cutler being out a minimum of 4 weeks, I have no option but to cut the veteran QB. As helpful as he was to my team, Cutler won't be giving me any points when he isn't on the field.
Arian Foster put a damper on my team's performance this week as well. Foster left week 7's game with an injury. Prior to leaving the game, Foster provided me with a measly single point. My running backs have struggled all year, and with this injury my RB's combined for 4 total points this week... Yikes... All I can hope for is that Foster is good to go for next week.
Needless to say, I lost this week's match-up. I fall to 2-5 on the season and maintain my position at the bottom of the league. At this point, the playoffs are still a possibility, but that possibility is fading quickly. I need to turn this season around... and fast.
Another injury that came about this week was Jay Cutler. Cutler was my back up QB, but he was a damn good one. I wasn't afraid to play Cutler when my starting quarterback had a bye or an injury. With Cutler being out a minimum of 4 weeks, I have no option but to cut the veteran QB. As helpful as he was to my team, Cutler won't be giving me any points when he isn't on the field.
Arian Foster put a damper on my team's performance this week as well. Foster left week 7's game with an injury. Prior to leaving the game, Foster provided me with a measly single point. My running backs have struggled all year, and with this injury my RB's combined for 4 total points this week... Yikes... All I can hope for is that Foster is good to go for next week.
Needless to say, I lost this week's match-up. I fall to 2-5 on the season and maintain my position at the bottom of the league. At this point, the playoffs are still a possibility, but that possibility is fading quickly. I need to turn this season around... and fast.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Rooting Against Your Players
Every fantasy owner is a fan of the sport. With that said, every fantasy owner has their favorite teams. Now, mangers of fantasy football teams want nothing more than to see two things during a given week. They want to see their fantasy team dominate, and they want to see their favorite teams come out with a win. Sounds simple enough right?
Well sometimes you can't always get what you want. Sometimes you find yourself needing to either root against your starting fantasy roster, or rooting against your favorite team. It only makes that decision harder when it's a major player on your roster going up against your favorite team.
This internal struggle isn't even something that you can control. You sit around watching the game hoping that by some statistical miracle you can get the best of both worlds. You hope your fantasy QB throws for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns, but you hope to see that your starting teams QB throws for 350 yards and 3 scores. You pray that your fantasy wide receiver catches a deep bomb for a touchdown pass and then is held scoreless by your favorite team for the rest of the game.
The internal struggle comes down to a matter of morals. You pay money to play fantasy football so of course you want your best chance of winning, but at the same time you've been rooting for your favorite team since you were a child. The internal struggle keeps you torn all the way up until the game is over. If your favorite team wins, then you don't feel that you sold out for the love of money. However, if your fantasy player does great and your favorite team loses, you feel a sense of betrayal toward your team.
This past week I personally had this dilemma. My beloved New York Giants played against the Chicago Bears. My normal quarterback was on a bye week, and Jay Cutler of the Bears was there to fill the vacant slot. I found myself hoping for one of these statistical miracles that I mentioned above. They've happen for me in the past. Why would this game be any different? Of course, in typical Giants' fashion, they fell to the Bears on Thursday night and Cutler posted some great stats, playing a crucial role in my fantasy victory this week. Leaving me with a bittersweet taste in my mouth for the weekend.
Well sometimes you can't always get what you want. Sometimes you find yourself needing to either root against your starting fantasy roster, or rooting against your favorite team. It only makes that decision harder when it's a major player on your roster going up against your favorite team.
This internal struggle isn't even something that you can control. You sit around watching the game hoping that by some statistical miracle you can get the best of both worlds. You hope your fantasy QB throws for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns, but you hope to see that your starting teams QB throws for 350 yards and 3 scores. You pray that your fantasy wide receiver catches a deep bomb for a touchdown pass and then is held scoreless by your favorite team for the rest of the game.
The internal struggle comes down to a matter of morals. You pay money to play fantasy football so of course you want your best chance of winning, but at the same time you've been rooting for your favorite team since you were a child. The internal struggle keeps you torn all the way up until the game is over. If your favorite team wins, then you don't feel that you sold out for the love of money. However, if your fantasy player does great and your favorite team loses, you feel a sense of betrayal toward your team.
This past week I personally had this dilemma. My beloved New York Giants played against the Chicago Bears. My normal quarterback was on a bye week, and Jay Cutler of the Bears was there to fill the vacant slot. I found myself hoping for one of these statistical miracles that I mentioned above. They've happen for me in the past. Why would this game be any different? Of course, in typical Giants' fashion, they fell to the Bears on Thursday night and Cutler posted some great stats, playing a crucial role in my fantasy victory this week. Leaving me with a bittersweet taste in my mouth for the weekend.
Bye Weeks
In the world of fantasy football, bye weeks can be deadly. This can be especially true if you have multiple players sitting out in a given week. Star players who give teams their biggest point totals aren't immune to bye weeks, and sometimes your bad luck can all be based around timing.
This past week I faced every fantasy owner's fear of having to play your back-up quarterback. Lucky for me, my backup is Jay Cutler; a player who is considered a starter in many other leagues. This occurrence was just luck. Most fantasy owners starting back-up quarterbacks struggle, often ending in defeat for their teams. I on the other hand, had a dominating performance and found myself with my second victory of the year. I even got to take down the #1 team in the league! Quite the feat for a guy still sitting in last place.
This week could also prove to be a winner for me. My adversary will see the downfall of having a starting QB on a bye week; forcing him to start Seattle Sea hawks quarterback Russell Wilson. This may not seem like such a terrible option, however, his QB is normally Drew Brees. Brees is an absolute all-star, and any week with him on the bench is going to hurt.
When super-stars like Brees, or Arian Foster, or Peyton Manning have a week off, fantasy owners can feel like they have no chance. Just take a deep breathe. Every team faces the dreaded bye week, and every team moves through it. You prepared for this way back during the draft!.. Or at least you should have. Drafting 2 players, who play the same position (this applies to all positions), who have the same bye week is just poor research beforehand. This late in the season you should still be able to pick up a starter in free agency. It may not be a standout player, but you need him (at least for this week).
My team is at full strength this week. No injuries. No bye weeks to worry about. I feel pretty optimistic that I can take down my buddy's weakened roster. A victory against him this week could put me right back in the hunt for a playoff birth.
Last week my league saw me pull off one of the biggest upsets of the year thus far. This week they may see me crawl out of the league's basement, dirty and tattered, but with playoff hopes in hand.
This past week I faced every fantasy owner's fear of having to play your back-up quarterback. Lucky for me, my backup is Jay Cutler; a player who is considered a starter in many other leagues. This occurrence was just luck. Most fantasy owners starting back-up quarterbacks struggle, often ending in defeat for their teams. I on the other hand, had a dominating performance and found myself with my second victory of the year. I even got to take down the #1 team in the league! Quite the feat for a guy still sitting in last place.
This week could also prove to be a winner for me. My adversary will see the downfall of having a starting QB on a bye week; forcing him to start Seattle Sea hawks quarterback Russell Wilson. This may not seem like such a terrible option, however, his QB is normally Drew Brees. Brees is an absolute all-star, and any week with him on the bench is going to hurt.
When super-stars like Brees, or Arian Foster, or Peyton Manning have a week off, fantasy owners can feel like they have no chance. Just take a deep breathe. Every team faces the dreaded bye week, and every team moves through it. You prepared for this way back during the draft!.. Or at least you should have. Drafting 2 players, who play the same position (this applies to all positions), who have the same bye week is just poor research beforehand. This late in the season you should still be able to pick up a starter in free agency. It may not be a standout player, but you need him (at least for this week).
My team is at full strength this week. No injuries. No bye weeks to worry about. I feel pretty optimistic that I can take down my buddy's weakened roster. A victory against him this week could put me right back in the hunt for a playoff birth.
Last week my league saw me pull off one of the biggest upsets of the year thus far. This week they may see me crawl out of the league's basement, dirty and tattered, but with playoff hopes in hand.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Beef with the Commish
This morning I woke up to an interesting post in my league's message boards. The league commissioner wrote a lengthy post regarding a change in the rules for next season. Commissioner Pete stated that next season there will be a limit on the amount of moves that a team can make.
This proposed cap would devastate a team who had a weak draft... Which is exactly what happened to my team this year...
Hey Commish, maybe you forgot (since your team is at the top of the league), free agency is a crucial part of the fantasy football experience. Any factor limiting me from building the strongest team possible with the players available to me seems cruel to a struggling team! I mean if your team is already having a rough time, making it harder to get off the ground is just salt on the wound.
Commissioner Pete thinks that this proposed cap would "give the draft more validity." Now let's remember, the draft takes place before the season even starts. How am I supposed to know that an unknown rookie like Giovani Bernard is going to take the starting position from a seasoned veteran like BenJarvus Green-Ellis in week four of the season? Some things just can't be foreseen. And what about injuries? Last time I checked, those can't be predicted either. Drafting back-ups has never proved to be a profitable addition to a roster.
Now, you may be thinking that it's a little early to be thinking about next season. However, when a decision like this is being considered, it needs to be shot down as soon as humanly possible. This is especially true when you find yourself making more free agency moves than any other team on a consistent basis...
This proposed cap would devastate a team who had a weak draft... Which is exactly what happened to my team this year...
Hey Commish, maybe you forgot (since your team is at the top of the league), free agency is a crucial part of the fantasy football experience. Any factor limiting me from building the strongest team possible with the players available to me seems cruel to a struggling team! I mean if your team is already having a rough time, making it harder to get off the ground is just salt on the wound.
Commissioner Pete thinks that this proposed cap would "give the draft more validity." Now let's remember, the draft takes place before the season even starts. How am I supposed to know that an unknown rookie like Giovani Bernard is going to take the starting position from a seasoned veteran like BenJarvus Green-Ellis in week four of the season? Some things just can't be foreseen. And what about injuries? Last time I checked, those can't be predicted either. Drafting back-ups has never proved to be a profitable addition to a roster.
Now, you may be thinking that it's a little early to be thinking about next season. However, when a decision like this is being considered, it needs to be shot down as soon as humanly possible. This is especially true when you find yourself making more free agency moves than any other team on a consistent basis...
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Quiet... too quiet...
This week has been uncharacteristically quiet for my fantasy squad. No injuries. No bye weeks for any of my players. Not even any trash talk from my buddies (probably due to the fact that I finally pulled myself out of last place). During the week, I'm usually sitting around adding players and dropping guys who aren't producing well, but this week there was very minimal amounts of that going on.
This can probably be attributed to my first win last week. Everything went well for me. Every member of my starting roster put together a stellar performance that any fantasy owner would be proud of. Last year was a downward spiral from the top of the leader board; maybe this year can be a graceful climb from the cellar. It's easy to get caught up in thoughts like that when your team produces such a bountiful week.
Even with last weeks success, this week was overly quiet. I can't help but to think that something terrible awaits me tomorrow or Monday night. Worst case scenario would be losing one of my running backs, a position where my team has been already weak all year. Losing my QB would also prove disastrous to my already wounded season. I almost wish that something bad would have happened during this week's practices, just to get it out of their system, so that come Sunday I could have a healthy core roster.
I could just be paranoid.
Maybe this weeks games go off without a hitch. Maybe I win another match up. But then again, maybe I don't. Maybe my season becomes unrevivable on a fluke injury or an unjustifiable hit. The guys in the league will call me the minuet something like that happens (and let's get this straight, it won't be a call trying to cheer me up about my terrible luck; it will be a call rubbing in every season ending detail).
Anyway I look at this possible calm before the storm, I'll just have to see how it plays out tomorrow and Monday.
This can probably be attributed to my first win last week. Everything went well for me. Every member of my starting roster put together a stellar performance that any fantasy owner would be proud of. Last year was a downward spiral from the top of the leader board; maybe this year can be a graceful climb from the cellar. It's easy to get caught up in thoughts like that when your team produces such a bountiful week.
Even with last weeks success, this week was overly quiet. I can't help but to think that something terrible awaits me tomorrow or Monday night. Worst case scenario would be losing one of my running backs, a position where my team has been already weak all year. Losing my QB would also prove disastrous to my already wounded season. I almost wish that something bad would have happened during this week's practices, just to get it out of their system, so that come Sunday I could have a healthy core roster.
I could just be paranoid.
Maybe this weeks games go off without a hitch. Maybe I win another match up. But then again, maybe I don't. Maybe my season becomes unrevivable on a fluke injury or an unjustifiable hit. The guys in the league will call me the minuet something like that happens (and let's get this straight, it won't be a call trying to cheer me up about my terrible luck; it will be a call rubbing in every season ending detail).
Anyway I look at this possible calm before the storm, I'll just have to see how it plays out tomorrow and Monday.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Mid Week
Tuesdays,Wednesdays, and Fridays are pretty boring days in the fantasy football world. The excitement of a Sunday and Monday full of football are over, and the one Thursday night game a week doesn't include enough players to really affect your team. Sure these days are great opportunities to pick up some free agents to boost your roster, but this only provides a brief break from the midweek lull.
I often find myself setting my starting roster for the week on Tuesday. Once again, it's only a brief break from the otherwise uneventful day. Staring at my phone and scrolling through my roster a thousand times a day just to check player updates that rarely change is the only way to really pass the time. No trash-talking with the guys. No close match ups to keep you engaged. No football.
So hear I am blogging about fantasy football. Just trying to kill the dullness that is Wednesday. Tomorrow nights' game between the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns should be a good game. With that said, neither team has many fantasy standouts (especially with CJ Spiller banged up). Maybe Jordan Cameron would peak your interest if you're in the market for a tight end. Like I have said in the past, sometimes you need to look past the team they play for in order to find the "Diamond in the Rough" type players. Any football is better than no football at all, but this mid week slow down really puts a damper on the excitement that is fantasy football.
I often find myself setting my starting roster for the week on Tuesday. Once again, it's only a brief break from the otherwise uneventful day. Staring at my phone and scrolling through my roster a thousand times a day just to check player updates that rarely change is the only way to really pass the time. No trash-talking with the guys. No close match ups to keep you engaged. No football.
So hear I am blogging about fantasy football. Just trying to kill the dullness that is Wednesday. Tomorrow nights' game between the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns should be a good game. With that said, neither team has many fantasy standouts (especially with CJ Spiller banged up). Maybe Jordan Cameron would peak your interest if you're in the market for a tight end. Like I have said in the past, sometimes you need to look past the team they play for in order to find the "Diamond in the Rough" type players. Any football is better than no football at all, but this mid week slow down really puts a damper on the excitement that is fantasy football.
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