Well, Week 1 was a weird start to the season to say the least. Everything just felt...lethargic..boring..underwhelming. It seems like most of the games sucked and the big stars came up as small as small can be. It started with Brady and the Patriots, but continued on as guys like Le'Veon Bell, A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Kelvin Benjamin and others just had some either pitiful or average games. It led to some really low scores on the fantasy side of things. And of course injuries reared their ugly head as we saw Danny Woodhead, Allen Robinson, and the biggest one of them all, David Johnson go down (Robinson has already been confirmed to have a torn ACL and is out for the season, while David Johnson is either going to miss 3-4 weeks or 8-12 weeks depending on who you ask). Just more proof on how unpredictable this game is. Here's the results of week 1.
Hoosier Daddy (1-0) 76.60
Catch My Javelin (0-1) 76.52
This season just couldn't have started worse for me (surprise surprise). I was already double fucked before when the news came out that the Bucs-Dolphins game was getting postponed (no Mike Evans/Jameis) and ON TOP OF THAT..Zeke was allowed to play. Now this..a punch to balls loss by .08... .08. That's just fucking mean. To be honest neither me nor Ryan's team really did any good. I was up 15 points going into Sunday Night's matchup and I still had Brandon Marshall vs Zeke. Now TYPICALLY...you'd think that there was a pretty solid chance that even with a good Zeke game, I'd still be OK win..but nope..this is me we're talking about..so naturally Brandon Marshall gets BLANKED until there's 10 seconds left in the game and he catches a 10 yard pass. And that's how I lose...by .8 points. Unbelievable. I couldn't sleep last night after such a shitty fucking loss. My season sucks off the bat and I don't even know how to gear up for next week because it was so deflating. The thing is..my team ISN'T THAT GOOD..so even if I won...I would've done it with only 76 points. That's not gonna cut it. Jordan Howard predictably is more than likely now in a timeshare with Tarik Cohen (who I'm going to not only pick up with my #1 Waiver Wire Claim but now I gotta start 2 BEARS RB'S BECAUSE MY RUNNING BACKS BLOWWWWWW), Derrick Henry just isn't going to get enough run for me to count on (6 fucking carries) Corey Coleman is going to be volatile (he scored a TD but no way will he be consistent in that Browns offense) and I wasted a pick on Brandon Marshall because he's beyond done and that Wormhead motherfucker Eli doesn't even look his way. Just aggravating that after Week 1 it feels like I have no hope and I have to go through another season of THIS. Yall should start a pool on when I threaten to quit and "never play again" because I swear it wouldn't be surprise if I start that up again come Week 4 or so. Ryan's guys weren't any better, although Leonard Fournette did look like the real deal and if he's going to be what Zeke was last year, Ryan's got a nice young running back group locked up. Against the vaunted "Texans D" Fournette tore them up and had over 100 yards a score and nearly 20 fantasy points. Kirk Cousins were horrible, T.Y. Hilton is useless without Luck, and the only other player that was OK was Michael Crabtree with 6 catches for 83 yards. Ryan's going to have to get a lot better support from his other players outside Crabtree, Elliott and Fournette because it's OK to that against a crappy team like me, but against really good teams, 76 points ain't gonna cut it. Ryan takes on Mike next week, while I take on Drew.
Game MVP
Leonard Fournette (Hoosier Daddy)
100 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 3 Receptions, 24 Receiving Yards, 19.90 Points (NFL Debut)
No Soup For You (1-0) 79.54
BigBadBob (0-1) 68.34
So Leland squeaks by with a modest win against Dad but again as is the theme of Week 1, neither team did particularly well. The biggest news to come out though is a crushing blow to Leland as David Johnson left Sunday's game with a wrist injury and now is out 2-3 months as he's having surgery on it. This is a BIG loss for Leland, as David Johnson was his best player. Now the small silver lining is David Johnson was a 14th round keeper so it could be worse, but still to go that long without your best player is going to be a tough pill to swallow. There's really nothing to talk about player wise as no one stood out here. Matt Ryan lead Leland's team with 18.94 points (he only threw 1 TD pass) and Keenan Allen and Kyle Rudolph each scored TD's to seal the victory. The good news is Leland won despite mediocre games from his two best receivers, Michael Thomas and A.J. Green. Neither guy scored 10 points. They'll definitely play better next week. I do worry about Leland's RB situation as I'm not a huge fan of Lamar Miller. He had 10 points, but it was as unimpressive as can be. For Dad, he was in this matchup until Monday night. Aaron Rodgers had to face the tough Seattle defense so he didn't have a great game (300, a score and a pick). DeAndre Hopkins came to life when Deshaun Watson took over the QB duties and he had 55 and a score. The yards are pretty pedestrian but the targets will be there. Other than that.nothing for Dad. Devonta Freeman scored a TD but just had 37 yards, while Isaish Crowell had only 66 total yards. I've never bought into Crowell and Week 1 didn't help matters. Tyler Eifert didn't even a score a point and Dad needs a better flex than Devin Funchess. No clue why he even bothers playing him. Not a great start for either team, but someone had to win. Dad's got a rough matchup against Albert next week, while Leland takes on his brother already in Week 2.
Game MVP
Matt Ryan (No Soup For You)
321 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD, 11 Rush Yards, 18.94 Points
Channel 4 News Team (1-0) 137.78
Woe Is You (0-1) 62.06
The ONLY team that looked impressive as a whole. Albert's team is the only team that eclipsed 100 points and he did it EASILY with almost 140 points. His guys fired on all cylinders as everyone had a double digit scoring game. This team has scary depth. Derek Carr had 260 and 2 scores including one to Amari Cooper (who also DROPPED 3 STRAIGHT TD'S). Golden Tate had an awesome PPR game with 10 catches for 107 yards. Stefon Diggs put on a SHOW with 93 yards and 2 scores. That's why I wanted him..the upside is so HUGE. LeSean McCoy didn't score but had 159 total yards and 18.4 points. Even old man Witten got in on the fun with 7 catches for 59 yards and a score. Ty Montgomery had 93 total yards and a score and Albert's worse player was Carlos Hyde with 75 yards and 6 catches for 10.7 points. Just an amazing all around performance from Albert's team and with the news of Leland losing David Johnson, I think Albert's got the best team in the league now. He's the "team to beat". For Mike, the only silver lining is, the Kareem Hunt non play doesn't matter. Neither does Beckham not playing. If both played, Albert still would've easily won, so there's no sense in beating yourself up on that mistake. Mike's team was god awful. Everyone basically sucked. I do believe that Mike has a QB problem as I don't think Carson Palmer is going to be that great and Andy Dalton was flat out awful. Also those running backs outside of Hunt aren't looking that great as it seems like Powell's role with the Jets was exaggerated by fantasy experts because it's clear Matt Forte is still the lead back. Also Rob Kelley was awful and his upside is limited as it is. Obviously having Hunt and Beckham will help, but the better be on their A game every week for Mike to have a chance to win. It doesn't get easier for Mike as he takes on Ryan next week, while Albert gets to feast on my Dad next week.
Game MVP
Stefon Diggs (Channel 4 News Team)
7 Receptions, 93 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 24.20 Points
Shock The Monkey (1-0) 83.32
Light's Broken Bots (0-1) 56.28
I guess Matt's running the table the rest of the season because Yahoo predicted him to go 12-1 before the season started. Another ugly low scoring affair, and after Tyreek Hill's awesome Thursday Night performance, nobody did anything for Marc's team yet he still easily won because Matt's team was so bad. Terrible games all around basically for Russell Wilson, Doug Baldwin and DeMarco Murray. It's good that Marc was able to get this win with all of those guys playing terrible and I don't see them all playing that bad on a consistent basis. For Matt, this was exactly what I was worried about with his team. Those RB's are dreadful (barely 11 points between Coleman and Perkins combined) and Hunter Henry got a fat zero because he's behind Antonio Gates. My worry about Dez Bryant and DeMaryius Thomas is their QB situations really lower their ceiling and that was evident here. Neither even had 10 points with Dez barely getting 5. Also, although I do like Martavius Bryant, is that ultimate boom or bust type player week to week and this week he busted. Jordy Nelson as Jordy Nelson with 79 yards and a score but he can't do it alone. Obviously Brady won't be as bad as he was in Week 1, but where else is the scoring going to come from? At least Matt gets to face Alex next week who had just as bad a week as he did, while Marc takes on Kenny.
Game MVP
Tyreek Hill (Shock The Monkey)
7 Receptions, 133 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD, 5 Rushing Yards, 23.3 Points
Easy Beasley (1-0) 94.34
Rocket Man (0-1) 77.48
Great start to Kenny's comeback as even without Jay Ajayi and Jarvis Landry he gets an easy W over Eugene. Led by, who else, Antonio Brown who went off for 11 catches for 182 yards. That guy is so unbelievable, he doesn't even have to score a TD to dominate a game. Marcos Mariota had an average game, and really the only guy worth talking about is Jeremy Maclin who scored a TD. Remember though, Kenny gets Jay Ajayi and Landry back, so that'll only add to the fire power he has. If there is one thing I'd be a little hesitant about is his other running backs. Out of the running backs taking in the 2nd round of our draft, Christian McCaffery looked the least impressive. He got plenty of opportunity, he just didn't do much with it and even fumbled. For Kenny's sake hopefully he gets better as the season goes on. Also Mark Ingram is basically in a three man committee and it's going to be hard to trust him week to week. For Eugene, he got almost half his points from Matthew Stafford who went OFF trying to make a 4th quarter comeback and ended up with 292 yards and 4 scores. Other than Melvin Gordon who had 79 total yards and a score he got nothing else from his team. Again, it could just be one of those weeks where everyone just sucked all around the league because Julio Jones and Kelvin Benjamin did nothing (along with Gronk on Thursday) and complimentary players like Eric Decker and Kenny Britt were non existent. I dunno, this is another team I semi worry about, though I know Julio Jones and Kelvin Benjamin shouldn't be this invisible every week, I'm just not sold on guys like Ameer Abdullah (who Eugene didn't even play) C.J. Anderson, Eric Decker etc. We'll see if Eugene fares better against his brother next week, while Kenny takes on Marc in where someone's getting their first loss of the season.
Game MVP
Antonio Brown (Easy Beasley)
11 Receptions, 182 Receiving Yards, 23.7 Points
Baby Carrots (1-0) 94.54
SCLSU MudDogs (0-1) 58.34
I said it in the draft grades and I even picked Drew as an upset against the defending champ here, Drew has a darkhorse team, that if all the stars align, he'll have a damn good team that can contend for a title this year. Week 1 was a great start for him. Despite losing Allen Robinson early (and for the year) and terrible games from Cam and Emmanuel Sanders AND no Devante Parker or Jacquizz Rodgers, Drew wins easily this week thanks to his Vikings combo of Adam Thielen and Dalvin Cook. Cook looked tremendous with 127 rushing yards and if Adam Thielen is going to continue how he was playing at the end of last season, Drew's got EVEN MORE FIREPOWER. Thielen went nuts with with 9 catches for 157 yards. I think Drew will survive the Allen Robinson loss just fine. Todd Gurley had 96 total yards and a score, but it's still concerning that he averaged only 2.1 yards a carry especially against a team like the Colts. Hopefully he can have better rushing games than that. Terrence West also had 80 yards and a score, and with Danny Woodhead out for a few weeks, that can only help West's production. For Alex, again, it's what I feared. Those receivers are bad. Matt has the worst running back group and Alex has the worst wide receiver group. Fitzgerald "led" the way with barely 10.4 points. Le'Veon Bell also decided to have his worst game of his career and barely put up 6.2 points. Marshawn Lynch was decent but didn't even crack 10 points, while Jimmy Graham did nothing. Drew Brees had a bad matchup so he wasn't his typical gunslinger self. The big take away too was Adrian Peterson. Basically non-existent and in a 3 headed timeshare at best with Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram. Obviously Brees, Graham, and Bell won't be that bad in the upcoming weeks, but it's still super alarming how bad the rest of Alex's team can be. The ironic thing is, the two teams with the worst looking teams on paper face each other next week so someone WILL BE 1-1 after next week (unless THEY TIE!). For Drew...well shit I play him next week and I gotta say...I don't think I can beat him.
Game MVP
Adam Thielen (BABY CARROTS)
9 Receptions, 157 Receiving Yards, 20.20 Points
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