With two weeks left in the regular season, I think I may still have a chance at a playoff spot? I'm really not sure anymore. I'm at four wins and seven losses, and I'm in eleventh place, but I think I still have a chance.
Only the top six teams make the playoffs. There are three teams with the same record as myself. So, if they all lose I would move into ninth place (if I win). Now if the teams in sixth, seventh, and eighth place lose this week and lose again in the final week of the regular season; and at the same time I win my next two match ups I'm in. Did I lose you yet? I'm not even sure that this is making sense in my own head...
What I'm getting at is that I'm on my last leg. A loss for me in the next two weeks would completely crush the last breathe that I'm still hanging on to. With the way my year has been going, I wouldn't be surprised if I get completely blown out this week.
IF the stars align, I can make one of the biggest comebacks in the history of our league. If they don't, I'll have one the most brutal seasons in my fantasy football career. At least I can find comfort in the fact that I'm no longer in last place... for now.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Inner Peace
This is the first week in a very long time where I feel completely confident in my team. My team went through a major overhaul prior to last week's match up, and that overhaul paid off.
One of the biggest helps to my fantasy roster last week was Riley Cooper. If this guy is still available in your league, do yourself a favor and pick him up ASAP. Cooper is showing excellent chemistry with QB Nick Foles. Cooper has close to 400 yards and six touchdowns in the last seven games. I jumped on Cooper right after his hat-trick touchdown game a few weeks ago and haven't been disappointed. I finally have a receiver who is producing major yardage, and doing it while staying healthy (KNOCK ON WOOD!!!)
In other news, Matt Ryan is going to be my starting quarterback again this week. "Why do I care?" you may find yourself asking. Well, Ryan is been going through a major rough patch with his two receivers and starting running back out. Ryan will face the Swiss-cheese Tampa Bay defense this week, and also gets wide receiver Roddy White back in the line-up. If Matt Ryan can't pull his head out of his ass this week, consider letting him ride the pine for a little while. Give your back up a chance and see how it goes; however, don't jump the gun and start Ryan this week. Part of my overhaul was picking up undefeated QB Alex Smith (don't you love the things people throw away on bye weeks?)
I finally have some healthy running backs. Picking up Andre Brown of the Giants was one of my best moves of the season this far (clearly haven't had too many highlights this season). Brown should continue to shoulder the load in the Giants running-back needy offense. Injuries also played a key role for me in other pick ups at RB. Rashad Jennings of the Oakland Raiders took over at running back for the injured Darren McFadden. Jennings has been producing solid number and could help save my crippled season from slipping completely out of control.
I'm really confident with my roster this week. At this point in the season I've managed to pull myself out of last place (but not by much) so I'm feeling a little cocky. My team looks healthy and ready to produce better numbers than ever before. I'm not sure how I ended up with this rag-tag group of players (the team I drafted is almost completely gone) at this point, but I'm a desperate man. I've got nothing to lose, but maybe this is the fire under my ass that I've needed all along. I'm still a long shot for a playoff birth, but anything is possible in a league where four teams are at 4-6 on the season!
One of the biggest helps to my fantasy roster last week was Riley Cooper. If this guy is still available in your league, do yourself a favor and pick him up ASAP. Cooper is showing excellent chemistry with QB Nick Foles. Cooper has close to 400 yards and six touchdowns in the last seven games. I jumped on Cooper right after his hat-trick touchdown game a few weeks ago and haven't been disappointed. I finally have a receiver who is producing major yardage, and doing it while staying healthy (KNOCK ON WOOD!!!)
In other news, Matt Ryan is going to be my starting quarterback again this week. "Why do I care?" you may find yourself asking. Well, Ryan is been going through a major rough patch with his two receivers and starting running back out. Ryan will face the Swiss-cheese Tampa Bay defense this week, and also gets wide receiver Roddy White back in the line-up. If Matt Ryan can't pull his head out of his ass this week, consider letting him ride the pine for a little while. Give your back up a chance and see how it goes; however, don't jump the gun and start Ryan this week. Part of my overhaul was picking up undefeated QB Alex Smith (don't you love the things people throw away on bye weeks?)
I finally have some healthy running backs. Picking up Andre Brown of the Giants was one of my best moves of the season this far (clearly haven't had too many highlights this season). Brown should continue to shoulder the load in the Giants running-back needy offense. Injuries also played a key role for me in other pick ups at RB. Rashad Jennings of the Oakland Raiders took over at running back for the injured Darren McFadden. Jennings has been producing solid number and could help save my crippled season from slipping completely out of control.
I'm really confident with my roster this week. At this point in the season I've managed to pull myself out of last place (but not by much) so I'm feeling a little cocky. My team looks healthy and ready to produce better numbers than ever before. I'm not sure how I ended up with this rag-tag group of players (the team I drafted is almost completely gone) at this point, but I'm a desperate man. I've got nothing to lose, but maybe this is the fire under my ass that I've needed all along. I'm still a long shot for a playoff birth, but anything is possible in a league where four teams are at 4-6 on the season!
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Bad Blog
1. A blog should use strong examples.
2. A blog should relate to a broad audience.
3. A blog should be unique.
4. A blog should draw readers in with some kind of humor.
5. A blog should contain useful information.
Exactly what you don't want to see in a blog post, is exactly what I'm about to give you:
Matt Ryan threw 3 interceptions two weeks ago. I benched him this week.
Joe Flacco replaced him as my QB for this week.
Bilal Powell received less carries during that week as well. This resulted in disappointment and less fantasy points for owners.
The Giants had a bye. With that said, none of their players were of any use that week.
The Giants played the Oakland Raiders this week.
The Jaguars are still the worst team in football. This leaves most of their players completely useless in the fantasy domain.
Injuries continue to plague fantasy teams across the globe. This can ruin playoff potential.
2. A blog should relate to a broad audience.
3. A blog should be unique.
4. A blog should draw readers in with some kind of humor.
5. A blog should contain useful information.
Exactly what you don't want to see in a blog post, is exactly what I'm about to give you:
Matt Ryan threw 3 interceptions two weeks ago. I benched him this week.
Joe Flacco replaced him as my QB for this week.
Bilal Powell received less carries during that week as well. This resulted in disappointment and less fantasy points for owners.
The Giants had a bye. With that said, none of their players were of any use that week.
The Giants played the Oakland Raiders this week.
The Jaguars are still the worst team in football. This leaves most of their players completely useless in the fantasy domain.
Injuries continue to plague fantasy teams across the globe. This can ruin playoff potential.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
The Struggle
Having sure-fire fantasy options like Arian Foster and Matt Ryan on your team would probably make you feel confident in your team right? Well here I am in week 10 at 3 wins and 6 losses with both of these "sure-fire" options on my bench.
The writing has been on the wall all year for Foster. He didn't take a single snap all pre-season, yet every fantasy football manager was quick to jump on Foster. Not only jump on him, but jump early. Most drafts saw Foster go first round. Most likely, many leagues saw him go with the first or second pick. How disappointed must his fantasy owners be? Well, as a fantasy owner of Arian Foster, let me answer that... Disgruntled. I thought Arian Foster would put up big numbers this year. I'm not saying he doesn't play well, but the guy ends up benched more times than not with some kind of injury. He's killing his owners... and me!
Matt Ryan hasn't been a big help lately either. With his top two wide receivers sidelined with injuries, Ryan hasn't been able to produce the all-star quality numbers we're used to seeing from him. Last week the poor guy threw 3 interceptions and 1 touchdown.... AWFUL!!! I had the worst fantasy performance of my career, partially do to that sub-par kind play!
Can anybody help me out?
You can say that this was a rebuilding week for me... I made six waiver wire moves. Picked up Andre Brown, who has the unique opportunity to come back from an injury and almost walk into a starting role at running back for my beloved New York Giants. Hopefully his newly healed leg stays strong... with the way my season has been going, I wouldn't be surprised if Brown goes down the first time he lays a finger on the ball.
Overall, I'm hurting. My team can't stay healthy. PERIOD.
The writing has been on the wall all year for Foster. He didn't take a single snap all pre-season, yet every fantasy football manager was quick to jump on Foster. Not only jump on him, but jump early. Most drafts saw Foster go first round. Most likely, many leagues saw him go with the first or second pick. How disappointed must his fantasy owners be? Well, as a fantasy owner of Arian Foster, let me answer that... Disgruntled. I thought Arian Foster would put up big numbers this year. I'm not saying he doesn't play well, but the guy ends up benched more times than not with some kind of injury. He's killing his owners... and me!
Matt Ryan hasn't been a big help lately either. With his top two wide receivers sidelined with injuries, Ryan hasn't been able to produce the all-star quality numbers we're used to seeing from him. Last week the poor guy threw 3 interceptions and 1 touchdown.... AWFUL!!! I had the worst fantasy performance of my career, partially do to that sub-par kind play!
Can anybody help me out?
You can say that this was a rebuilding week for me... I made six waiver wire moves. Picked up Andre Brown, who has the unique opportunity to come back from an injury and almost walk into a starting role at running back for my beloved New York Giants. Hopefully his newly healed leg stays strong... with the way my season has been going, I wouldn't be surprised if Brown goes down the first time he lays a finger on the ball.
Overall, I'm hurting. My team can't stay healthy. PERIOD.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Call me the Hit Man
This week marks the third consecutive week that my team has lost a player to injury. Three weeks ago, I Reggie Wayne left my roster with a gaping hole after blowing out his knee. Brandon Gibson of Miami was brought in to plug up that hole, only to blow out his knee around half time. I scrambled to find another decent receiver... I figured I'd give the "semi-solid" Jeremy Kerley a chance to help me out... Well, this week Kerley left the Jets' game prior to halftime with what appears to be a fractured elbow...
What did I do to have to endure this injury spree?
Just call me the hit man. Any receiver you want off the field... I'll take care of 'em. All it takes is an opportunity to start on my roster. One game and I guarantee he'll be done for the rest of the year.
I can't believe that three weeks in a row I have had three players go down with potentially season-ending injuries. I'm nervous to start any wide receiver that I want to keep on my team for any length of time. At this point there are barely any wide receivers available that are worth a pick up. I'm going to hope that this plague doesn't stretch to my #1 receiver Jordy Nelson. If it does... well let's just hope it doesn't because he's the only guy left on my fantasy roster that has been dependable every week.
Injuries have ravaged my roster all year (part of the reason that I'm in last place). I'm barely holding on to a chance to make the playoffs. Thank God that this league is so close (first place is 5-3 and last place is 3-5).
I'm going to try to fill my WR void with Aaron Dobson from the New England Patriots. I would like to take the chance right now to apologize to everyone involved in the Patriots' organization for whatever is about to happen to Dobson due to my recent acquisition. (Can he stay healthy?)
What did I do to have to endure this injury spree?
Just call me the hit man. Any receiver you want off the field... I'll take care of 'em. All it takes is an opportunity to start on my roster. One game and I guarantee he'll be done for the rest of the year.
I can't believe that three weeks in a row I have had three players go down with potentially season-ending injuries. I'm nervous to start any wide receiver that I want to keep on my team for any length of time. At this point there are barely any wide receivers available that are worth a pick up. I'm going to hope that this plague doesn't stretch to my #1 receiver Jordy Nelson. If it does... well let's just hope it doesn't because he's the only guy left on my fantasy roster that has been dependable every week.
Injuries have ravaged my roster all year (part of the reason that I'm in last place). I'm barely holding on to a chance to make the playoffs. Thank God that this league is so close (first place is 5-3 and last place is 3-5).
I'm going to try to fill my WR void with Aaron Dobson from the New England Patriots. I would like to take the chance right now to apologize to everyone involved in the Patriots' organization for whatever is about to happen to Dobson due to my recent acquisition. (Can he stay healthy?)
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