Fantasy football 2015

Great big sigh of relief for me this week. Won in both my leagues and put up the top score against the second top score. Roster was:

Luck - 25pts
Mike Evans - 22.4
John Brown - 12.5
Donte Moncrief - 10.4
Arian Foster (RIP) - 24.5
Lamar Miller - 35.6
Delanie Walker - 6.5
AP - 11
Dan Bailey - 9
St. Louis - 35
Luke Kuechly (IDP) - 8.5

Traded for Forte last week, so in decent shape going forward despite Foster being done.

 

Impressive. What did you give up for Forte?

I'm tied for third in my 12-team league and not really loving my team, I made a few moves yesterday:

Before trade:
Eli
Russ Wilson
Blount
Lacy
Starks
West
Hurns
James Jones
OBJ
Marvin Jones
Olsen
Barnidge
Lambo
Vikings

Sent Eli and Olsen for McCoy and Graham
Sent Lacy for Calvin Johnson

Dropped Blount last night, picked up Michael Floyd as well as Tyrod Taylor. I was eying up Andrews for this weekend against Houston.

Still need another RB1. I could trade Barnidge for Forsett, but that would be to the number one team who is stacked and I'm not sure I want to do that. TE is his weakest part. I know McCoy isn't Shady of the past, but I have some hope for him moving on after the bye and with a hopefully healthy Watkins and Taylor at the helm.

We start two WRs, and our flex is rb/wr.

 

I've been pretty down on one of my teams, feeling like it's not nearly as good as my 5-2 record. Despite ranking eighth in scoring, I sit in second place. However, I just looked a the numbers and realized that, had I started Devonta Freeman in every game (he sat the first four weeks behind Lacy and Yeldon), I'd have - wait for it - the second most points in the league. So I guess my team is right where I should be, even if I had to get a little lucky during the first four weeks to go 2-2 (I'm on a three-game win streak).

 

Right now, I feel like my team is the Colts of the league. I have a lot of talent, but guys either keep getting hurt, not living up to their hype and/or have bye weeks at the wrong time, so I end up having to start the Pierre Garçons of the world.

I'm 3-4, but if I ever could get everyone in the lineup at once, healthy, and performing the way they're supposed to, I'd be a top contender. Yahoo had predicted after the draft that I would go 8-5, but it's just been a slog.

 

Those predictions are worthless.

 

Yeah, I can't remember if it was last year or the year before, they predicted I'd win 3 games, and I ended up winning 7. Thing is, on paper, I have a really good team. But like I said, they're underachieving.

 

I had one of THOSE days yesterday.

I have Dion Lewis on one of my teams, who was questionable all week. Yesterday, I was traveling home from a business trip. My flight was left too early to get the inactives and didn't land in time for kickoff. While I was waiting to board, I checked to notes and saw that all the pundits said Lewis seemed likely to play. Great, I thought, I'll slide him into the lineup and hope for the best. Except, apparently, I thought it but didn't actually do it. Instead, I left my placeholder, LaGarrette Blount, in there.

I got home and turned on the TV just as the second half was starting and got pumped when I heard them talking about Lewis' big first half and they showed the highlight of his touchdown. Then I logged on and saw all those points sitting on my bench.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Alshon Jeffrey and James Jones. Guy was starting Terrance Williams and I'm stacked at WR.

 

That's the worst. Yahoo! was smart and made it so they automatically save lineup changes, but sites like CBSSports.com still require you to "accept" the changes. I can't tell you how many times I left a starting pitcher on my bench or left a two-home run day on the bench in fantasy baseball last season because I forgot to save the changes.

 

I love all of this fantasy chatter!

I'm pretty beat at RB this week after trading away Lacy, but did acquire McCoy in a separate trade, but is on a bye. Right now I have C West and Starks in the spots. I could pick someone up like Antonio Andrews or Bush with Hyde's injury. I'm stacked at WR and TE. I could trade one of my TEs - most likely Barnidge - for Forsett straight up. Problem is I would be giving our top team a player to fill his only weakness. His team is truly stacked top to bottom. Could also acquire Robinson or Spiller.

 

Not a question I'll ever have to ask again, but if Bryant plays vs. Seattle on what reportedly would be a "pitch count," do I take a chance on him or go with Tavon Austin against a bad 49ers team?

 

You can't trust Andrews because you can't trust Wisenhunt's RB rotation. As soon as someone breaks a run, he subs them out. Frustrating as hell.