Well...football is back in full swing and as usual the unpredictability of the game creates some pretty awesome moments, both in the real game and our fantasy one. Week 1 of the 2015 season definitely had it's share of craziness. Sunday night's incredible finish by the Cowboys just proves that nothing is ever over until it's over. That's why in fantasy even when you're up 50+ points and your opponent only has two guys left, you don't say ANYTHING until the final second ticks off the 4th quarter. Speaking of expecting the unexpected if I were to tell you that Team A had 7 picks in the first 5 rounds while Team B had 7 picks in the LAST 3 rounds, and one team scored 132 points and the other scored nearly 55, you'd pretty much expect Team A had the higher score of the two. WRONG. Eugene's "ragtag" team (well Aaron Rodgers and Julio Jones aren't exactly scrubs) put together one of the greatest performances I've seen from a team that was supposed to be the worst assembled team in the history of the league. Not only did he win, he had the highest score of the entire week. Just amazing. On the flip side, just disappointing that Ryan's draft pick advantage seems to have been for nothing. Also If I told you the Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas, Brandin Cooks, Calvin Johnson, Adrian Peterson, and Odell Beckham Jr would all be held to under 10 points, you'd think i was either joking and meant "in the first half" or just nuts. Nope...that really happened. Expect the Unexpected..and trust me, throughout the season, they'll be many more examples to come. Onto the week 1 results.
Kumamon Express (1-0) 131.04
No Soup For You (0-1) 90.32
I'm going to sound like a dick and don't get me wrong I'm glad I won big and scored a ton of points (2nd most this week) but there are two huge negative things to take from this game. CJ Anderson is a motherfucking cock sucking shitfuck dickbag asshole who PREDICTABLY (NOT UNEXPECTED) WAS BEYOND FUCKING AWFUL. WHAT A FUCKING DICK FUCKER...Good god DID I SEE THIS COMING. It's my fault. I went against my gut. I KNEW he wasn't legit. I did it anyway. I don't wanna hear excuses because Ronnie Hillman ran behind the SAME offensive line and looked WAY BETTER. This is a motherfucking committee and you don't waste a 1st round pick on a motherfucking committee back(ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU OWN THE WORST OF THE TWO IN THE MOTHERFUCKING COMMITTEE!!!). FUCK YOU CJ ANDERSON, I'M EVEN TAKING THE PERIODS AWAY FROM YOUR FIRST NAME BECAUSE YOU DON'T FUCKING DESERVE THEM. MONTEE BALL JR. MOTHERFUCKER. EXTRA FUCK YOU SAUCE FOR TWEETING THAT WHOLE "I JUST CARE ABOUT THE W, I DON'T CARE ABOUT FANTASY" BS. You know what kind of players do that? SHITTY PLAYERS..TO PRETEND THEY DON'T GIVE A FUCK WHAT WE THINK. NO TALENT ASSFUCK. The 2nd bad thing was Dez Bryant suffering a broken foot injury and being out 4-8 weeks. That's a HUGE blow to my QB (even though Romo was amazing in the 2nd half without him, 350+ yards, 3 TD's and 2 BS INT's that weren't his fault). Onto the positives. Matt Forte more than made up for that Bronco Horseeeeeeeee FUCK and had a great game with 166 total yards and a score. Health is the only thing I worry about him (unlike TALENT which is what I worry about Cortrelle Javon (YEP...called him by his first and middle name..because fuck him)). Danny Woodhead was a great flex play and got two TD's of his own. Greg Olsen was INVISIBLE, which was pretty shocking (you know what's not shocking...Ronnie Hillman getting more 4th quarter carries over the dickless wonder because his toe hurt...wahhhhh...my toe...fuck off). I like my WR trio as DeAndre Hopkins dominated with a nice 98 yard two TD performance. I hope Mallett is the QB, because he really seemed to go to Hopkins a shit ton when he replaced Hoyer. Jeremy Maclin was pretty quiet, but it was pretty much a Kansas City blowout the whole way, so his services weren't needed. Of course Jordan Matthews had a great game with 10 catches and 100 yards and he'll be super solid in that offense. For Leland, a combination of two things killed his chances, one which is not his fault and was an anomaly. No way in hell Calvin Johnson and Brandin Cooks combine for a little over 12 points again. Stuff like that just happens randomly but they are way to good for that to happen again. Leland's lack of depth right now with Martavis Bryant suspended and Todd Gurley hurt DID hurt him though. Kamar Aiken and Darren McFadden just aren't fantasy starters and their stats showed as they didn't even combine for 5 points. The bright spots were Martellus Bennett with a TD and Keenan Allen having a MONSTER game with 15 catches for 166 yards. If he's back to his rookie form...Leland has the best receiving core in the league (add Bryant when he comes back and wow). Matt Ryan looked like he was going to put up like 50 points at first, but he came down to earth and still had a respectable 19.62. With Julio Jones there, Ryan should be a great QB play every week. I don't know if I can put up 130 every game, but hopefully I can win DESPITE my RB #2 situation (which sucks hardcore because of that douchebag pussy who shall remain nameless..CJ ANDERSON..IT'S CJ ANDERSON). For Leland, it's a loss to a good team, so it's nothing to hang your head on. He'll be in the thick of the race no doubt in my opinion.
Game MVP
DeAndre Hopkins (Kumamon Express)
9 Receptions, 98 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 1 2 PT Conversion, 28.3 Points
Rocket Man (1-0) 132.06
Channel 4 News Team (0-1) 83.96
Eugene went into this season knowing it was going to be difficult season after going nuts on trading last season in an effort to win last year. So imagine my surprise when not only does Eugene WIN, he scores the most points of the week AND gets biggest blowout of the week as well. Unbelievable. He had 7 picks in the last 3 round of the draft and most were expecting free wins over him all year. Well...that certainly didn't happen this week. Led by Aaron Rodgers (3 Passing TD's, for 26 points total) and Julio Jones (9 catches, 141 yards, 2 TD's for a whopping 30 points), Eugene got just enough from everyone else to secure the improbable win. The thing is...it's not a fluke win nor a matchup win, Eugene would've beaten all 11 of us this week. Just incredible and proof that ANYTHING can happen in fantasy football. Jason Witten was great with 60 yards and 2 TD's and with Dez Bryant hurt, you can bet, Witten will be involved even more in the passing game. Mark Ingram had a surprisingly great receiving game (8 catches for 98 yards and 16.20 points total) and John Brown contributed a TD as well. For Albert, well...he said he hated his team and I don't blame him. He scored the 3rd worse points this week as basically Gronk and Philip Rivers (400 passing yards and a couple scores) netted half his points. The running game is terrible (Doug Martin and TJ Yeldon combined about 14 points)..the receivers? Horrible. Sammy Watkins got a big 0 and Andre Johnson was awful with under 5 points. Even A.J. Green was lethargic with under 10 points. A.J. Green will rebound but I'm really not digging the rest of this team. Gronk is a great talent, but I think it was a risk to take him when you really needed a RB with that 2nd round pick since Albert had no 3rd round. The only bright spot will be if Tevin Coleman can step it up and become a reliable fantasy starter. He had 80 yards last night and looked pretty good. I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up in Albert's lineup sooner than later. So for Eugene, was it 1 week fluke? Well having Aaron Rodgers and Julio Jones every week WILL win you some games. So maybe it was or it wasn't..who knows really, but at least for 1 week, Eugene's team overachieved and he's the #1 seed after week 1. He'll take on me next week to see if he can do it again, while Albert has a tough challenge in Matt.
Game MVP
Julio Jones (Rocket Man)
9 Receptions, 141 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 30.60 points
Bigger Balls (1-0) 127.04
Dr. Light's Robots (0-1) 109.74
What better to get revenge on the team that beat you in the finals then to take the opening week victory of the next season against them? Ok...so it's to overreact after 1 week, but Mayra's team could be once again SCARY. Once again, top notch drafting (even without a 3rd round pick) might end up catapulting Mayra into the mix of championship contenders. We already knew Antonio Brown was solid and he did his thing Thursday, but how about Tyler Eifert!? The guy was insane with over 100 yards and 2 TD's. He won't do this every game, but if he even does half of that, he'll be a sure fire top 5 tight end in what is a weak position to begin with. Carlos Hyde also looks like the real deal. With Reggie Bush suffering an injury, Hyde had the bulk of the work and he took advantage big time. 168 rushing yards and 2 TD's for 31.20 points. Just wow....and the scary thing is? LE'VEON BELL is coming back after week 2. She didn't get much from Alfred Blue or Nelson Agholor but she didn't need and the Blue play (and Sankey next week) is just a temporary fix until Bell comes back. I'm still not sold on Ryan Tannehill as an elite QB and against a crappy Redskins D, he didn't do so well. I'll buy it when I finally see it. Jarvis Landry wasn't really great either and Punt Return TD saved him. There's definitely room to grow from these two though and if they finally click...watch out. Matt was in it until the Hyde domination. We already talked about Big Ben and Edelman's Thursday game, the biggest disappointment was Odell Beckham. Everyone on Matt's team scored double digits EXCEPT him. Just a HUGE letdown from ODB. Matt's Redskins combo was solid as Jordan Reed and Alfred Morris combined almost 29 points. Reed's health is always going to be a concern and Morris' lack of receptions (0 per the usual) keeps his PPR prospects down, but hey I'll take 120 rushing yards any day. Overall solid outside of Beckham, just not enough scoring power this week against Mayra. Matt will get a chance to right the ship against Albert next week, while Mayra takes on my dad to see if she get 2 wins without her main running back.
Game MVP
Carlos Hyde (Bigger Balls)
168 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD's, 2 Receptions, 14 Receiving Yards 31.2 points
BigBadBob (1-0) 112.24
Shock The Monkey (1-0) 90.24
So...I know when I pick against my Dad, I'm gonna shit from him. I know when I pick against my Dad and he WINS...I get it even worse. I'm biased, I'd love Dad to win every week (except against Me), but there are some weeks I think he's gonna lose. Just how it is. So my loving father made it a point to let me know how bad I suck at projected picks (2-4 this week apparently) alllll damn day. If I have to eat crow because Dad wins, I'll gladly take it though (Then pick him to lose again, lol). Unlike previous seasons, Dad actually starts the season with a triple digit point game. Travis Kelce looked AMAZING and he's already living up to the hype (106 and two scores). Marshawn was good, not great with a 100 total yards, and everyone but Vincent Jackson managed to reach double digits. It was a well balanced effort though Dad did lose Andre Ellington to a multi week injury so that'll be a blow for the next few weeks. He chipped in a TD before he got hurt and so did Randall Cobb, who should be even better as he gets more healthy. For Mark, he made a wise choice playing Sam Bradford (15.44 points) over Peyton Manning (who looked OLD and AWFUL with 5.4 points) but it wouldn't matter. Mark's guys were ok..but outside of Jeremy Hill, none of them stood out. He hit double digits with everyone but Lamar Miller (another guy who fantasy experts keep hyping and here he is...disappointing yet again) and Charles Johnson (ANOTHER guy experts hyped up and now apparently he's bench fodder), but it was more on low end scale of 10-12 points. The good news for Mark is, Alshon Jeffrey will get better as HE gets healthier (like Cobb), Randle is by far and away the #1 back in Dallas, and Terrence Williams should benefit from the Dez injury and be a solid #3 wide receiver. The other question is if Mark basically wasted a high pick on Peyton Manning, because I can't see Mark playing him anytime soon. He's lucky he has a solid backup in Bradford that can step up and perform (He was decent last night, and in that offense will definitely have better games). Mark will get a injury depleted Kenny next week, while Dad will have the task of doing something it took 16 weeks to do last year and that's give Mayra her first loss.
Game MVP
Travis Kelce (BigBadBob)
6 Receptions, 106 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 25.6 Points
Woe Is Me (1-0) 97.64
Sons Of The Harpy (0-1) 93.72
I know Kenny like a book. Dude's been my best friend since like 8th grade and I KNOW how serious he takes all sports...real and fantasy. So excuse me for NEVER believing Kenny's bullshit text that "he didn't care about Fantasy because he was sooooo wrapped up in the Rangers playoff race that he really hadn't given it a second thought". Don't get me wrong, he cares MORE THAN YOU KNOW about the Rangers...but C'mon...he's lying his ass off saying he didn't care about the possibility of starting 0-1 after having 3 3rd round picks and the best roster he's had in the history of the league, and then losing Dez Bryant (to a bad injury that might have him out up to 8 weeks) and T.Y. Hilton to injuries. He texted that because things were sucking (he basically pulled a CJ Anderson..saying that shit only for the illusion that it doesn't bother him when of course it does, it had the possibility of being yet another wasted season). He "wasn't gonna watch the game" and then after midnight I get a text proclaming "I WON"...yeah don't care my ass...lol. Seriously though, he survived narrowly, but he does have a MAJOR problem at WR now. Not sure on the seriousness of Hilton's injury, he's officially day to day, but losing Dez is reallllly bad. Chris Ivory, of ALL people led Kenny's team in scoring. He's the man for the Jets and proved it with 91 yards and 2 scores. LeSean McCoy was bla (he also had two TD's vultured from him at the goal line) and Latavius Murray was ok but again because Oakland sucks..it's going to hinder his fantasy impact. The problem with Kenny is he has a glut of RB's (he had Ameer Abdullah on his bench who was great and Arian Foster waiting in the wings). Now with the Dez injury, he's gotta make a move with those RB's to secure a receiver. Russell Wilson is always intriguing because of the running possibility, but when he doesn't run, it's not pretty. He'll have great games and medicore games like he did this week. Another disappointment was Devante Adams. Everyone expected him in that offense to shine, but nope..it was more the James Jones show. Jordan Cameron looked ok, he just needs to stay healthy. For Drew, he went into Monday night only down about 17 points with Adrian Peterson and Vernon Davis left to go so it was pretty much a shoe-in he was going to win. NOPE. Peterson was terrible and him and Davis only combined for almost 13 points and a big let down. Easy to second guess but originally Drew was going to start LaDarius Green at Tight End, but he seemed to suffer a concussion during practice last week and Drew went safe and dropped him and picked up Vernon Davis. Green ended up being a fine and had a great game and if Drew played him he would've won, but it wasn't a dumb decision or anything...it made sense as it looked like Green would miss Week 1. Demaryius was tied to Peyton's awful game so he didn't do much, and outside of Tom Brady, Kendall Wright was Drew's best guy with 18 points. Another "fantasy favorite" Allen Robinson was nonexistent with just 1 catch for 27 yards. Also Amani Cooper didn't have a great start with less than 50 yards. I don't like Rashad Jennings but he did manage to score a TD. Apparently he could've scored another TD but Eli Manning told Jennings not to score at the end of the Giants-Cowboys game...sure Drew is THRILLED to hear that. I still think Drew is fine and his team just had a bad game. I think it'll BOUNCE BACK (ROTOWORLD) in no time. He'll see if he can get back on track next week against Ryan, while Kenny has a scary matchup against Mark with his team at less than 100%.
Game MVP
Chris Ivory (Woe Is Me)
91 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD's. 1 Reception 9 Yards, 22.5 Points
Winter Is Over (1-0) 77.30
Hoosier Daddy (0-1) 54.92
UGH...do I have to review this? Alex asked if I was going to say he didn't deserve to win in today's blog. No..he deserved to win..but only because he got lucky and played a sorry ass cellar dweller team with Ryan's squad. These two had the worst two scores of the week. Ryan's team put up a sad effort. It started off bad for him when Mike Evans was declared out and then barely into the afternoon, Desean Jackson got hurt and left too (he's out 2-4 weeks). Andrew Luck was Ok...but not #1 QB good. Still, he almost accounted for half of Ryan's points by himself. Forsett? Sucked. Gore? Sucked. Melvin Gordon? Yep..Golden Tate? Awful. Owen Daniels? Well..it's Owen Daniels. It's going to be a long disappointing season for Ryan if this is how it's going to be. I don't imagine it'll be THIS bad...but it's scary to think it's capable of being this bad. For Alex, outside of Brandon Marshall, I'm just not a fan of those WR's. Colston, Smith, and Boldin combined for 12.30 points. I think Brandon Coleman might end up overtaking Colston's #2 spot in the long run. Reggie Bush got hurt, lucky for Alex it didn't matter. At least Eddie Lacy had a good game (85 and a score) and Jimmy Graham scored a TD. Still disappointing in Drew Brees and the Saints inability to throw TD's. He had 355 passing yards, but only 1 TD pass. He's got to up that total. At least Alex isn't relying on Reggie Bush and will get C.J. Spiller back next week. Ryan has to take on Drew's team next week while Alex takes on Leland.
Game MVP
Eddie Lacy (I guess) (Winter Is Over)
85 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 2 Receptions, 14 Receiving Yards, 16.90 Points
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