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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Fantasy Frustration part 2

Thanks for reading part 1. You did read part 1, right? Anyways, this is weeks 1-7 of my fantasy football season.

Week 1- Lost to El Diablo 138-99
What went right- McNabb and Big Ben outscored my opponents QB's- by 4
What went wrong- His D (Steelers) put up 31 points, my RB's (Brown and Turner) combined for 11 points. McNabb got hurt in the 3rd quarter.Chris Cooley had 12 points on my bench, while Owen Daniels had 4 as a starter. Titans D outscored my starting Colts D by 10. Wouldn't have mattered though
Bonehead move- None- I played my roster pretty solidly.

Week 2- Much more competitive, but lost to Disco 142-131
What went right- I made almost no wrong moves, as 7 of my players put up double digits, led by Ronnie Browns 26.
What went wrong- I said almost. Moss (2), Folk (8), and Cooley (8) would have looked much better as Ochocinco (15), Vinateri (11), and Daniels (13). It also didn't help that Disco's Chris Johnson racked up 46 points.
Bonehead move- None, really. True, hindsight could have scored me some more points, but no reason to bench Moss. EVER. Daniels put up his 13 points against the Titans defense, which at the time was considered a great defense.

First win in Week 3, 104-94 over Dennis.
What went right- In a pretty low scoring affair (in our league), it was more about who I left out than who I put in. My decision to not start Owens or Ginn paid dividends as each WR had 0 points. Collins only had 8 points at QB, but it was enough. Just what you'd expect from vet backup QB's in real life- just don't lost games. My opponent left Willie Parker (18 points) on the bench- outscoring his starting backs by 7.
What went wrong- Not much, although Steve Smith, in his first game as a Snow Flurry, had 12 on my bench, while Ochocinco had 3 in the starting lineup.
Bonehead move- Note really any- mostly because at this point, my bench really isn't offering much to make me regret much.

Week 4-My team flexes it's muscles with a 161-128 win over Jenn
What went right- Everything. 9 of my 10 players scored double digits, 4 had 20+ points (led by Steve Smith and Big Ben with 26 each). Jenn could have played her highest point totals for the week at every position and I still would have won by 6 (yes, I took the time to figure that out).
What went wrong- Nothing...well...I could have had 8 more points if I would have played Cooley instead of Daniels. You know, looking back over these game summaries, I am surprised that Daniels was the #1 tight end when he got hurt. I know he had some big games though.
Bonehead move- Nothing. When you're hot, you're hot!

Week 5- This is definitely the most intense game of the season. It's against dad, with first place in the division on the line...goes down to the last play of the Monday night game, and I win! A squeaker, 154-152. The Snow Flurries are starting to assert themselves as a legitimate force in the Center league.
What went right- My backfield kicks ass and takes names. McNabb (31), Big Ben (27), Turner (27), and Ronnie Brown (20) carry my team. Brown cements himself in my personal FFHOF by scoring 2 game winning touchdowns against the Jets- one for his actual team, and one for my actual team. Also, he doesn't score too many points, enabling my buddy Marty to win his fantasy matchup. Also, my dad played Mewelde Moore (2 points) instead of Tim Hightower (10 points) and Marshawn Lynch (11 points).
What went wrong- It's a good thing my backfield put up some heavy numbers- because my receivers did jack squat! Daniels had a decent game (9 points), but Ochocinco, Moss, and Smith combined for 17 points. You know it's bad when you're looking at the boxscore and thinking 'Man, I should have played Ted Ginn Jr.'
Bonehead move- Looking at the boxscore and thinking 'Man, I should have played Ted Ginn Jr.'. 20/20 hindsight and all, but seriously, that type of thinking should never EVER happen.

Week 6- 4 wins in a row as I dispatch Fergy 144-129. I'm starting to take Fantasy football more seriously at this point...which will come back to bite me right on the bottom.
What went right- Randy Moss makes up for his 3 point Week 5 with a 31 point explosion, and Owen Daniels starts to look like a #1 TE with a 19 point outing. But really, what went right for me was what went wrong for my opponent- Jason Campbell (QB), Braylon Edwards (WR) and Steve Smith (RB/WR) combine for 5 points- and Fergy leaves 24 points on the bench from Donald Driver and Cadillac Williams.
What went wrong- Again with the hindsight, but I left Maroney (20 points) on the bench, and due to the Colts bye week, I had to start the Titans defense- on the week when they gave up 59 real points to the Patriots.
Bonehead move- Allowing 2nd guessing to start to creep it's way into my psyche.

Week 7- My first rematch, and my team is on fire as I beat down El Diablo 146-112.
What went right- The Colts play the Rams, so my defense racks up 31 points. Daniels has his 2nd consecutive 19 point outing, and I now remember why I was so devastated when he went out with an injury. Tight End is one of those positions that can elevate good teams to greatness. When Daniels and Cooley went down, it left a gaping hole in my team that I still haven't been able to fill. Also, for the 2nd straight week, my opponent has a QB rack up 1 point.
What went wrong- Nothing- the only significant point getter on my bench was the Jet's defense (25 points)- but they were outscored by my starting defense. So no harm, no foul.
Bonehead move- 5 wins in a row has allowed my excitement in fantasy football to a fever pitch. It's all about to come crashing down.

Well, this is the first half of the season. I'm sitting comfortably at 5-2. I have the #1 TE in the league, 2 very good QB's and 2 very good RB's. My season is about to fall apart. Or is it?  (Note: I have pretty much already told you that it does.  This is a poor use of suspense by me.  If you are, in fact, still in suspense about the fate of my Fantasy Football season, then that's on you bro.  That's on you)

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