Week 7 Reflections

Howdy Fantasy Lovers, Fantasy Novices, and Fantasy Creatures! Welcome to Fantasy Football 101, where I, Kyle Bazin, will be sharing my opinions, experiences, and advice on Fantasy Football to you all.

Normally in this introductory paragraph, I complain about something that happened to me this week in Fantasy or something that will happen to me in Fantasy. And I don't know if it is me going absolutely bonkers in fantasy the last two weeks or if it is me turning a new leaf (it's not the leaf thing), but I will skip that and go into the Reflections.

Woah, crazy, crazy! The Dolphins are on fire and oh how I am loving it! The only bad part about it is that the Patriots are next on the schedule on a short week. Yes, the Dolphins are on fire and hopefully can bring that momentum to Foxborough, but I don't see Lamar Miller having the week he has had the last two, this upcoming week. Jarvis Landry and Rishard Matthews should continue to be dominant in fantasy averaging at least 10 a game (without a touchdown), and even more if they find the end zone. Lastly, the Dolphins D has been stud-esque and it should continue, look for more on that in a few paragraphs.

Keenan Allen has not been spoken about in this blog yet, but oh how am I loving my 5th round pick (in 2 leagues)! He has the NFL record with 62 receptions through 7 games and I really don't see him slowing down. The Chargers D is so horrible and even against Oakland they couldn't get a lead to run the ball. With them always being down, Keenan will get his targets and his receptions. In a PPR, if you can trade for him, DO IT! Oh yeah, and whoever the starting TE for the Chargers is (either Antonio Gates or Ladarius Green, depending on if Gates is hurt) is a must-start as well.

Waiver wire:

Someone who is not very sexy, who could end up winning you the week, if you need to fill-in for a bye week, is Michael Crabtree (OAK, WR). In an offense that is generally untrustworthy, Crabtree has silently gotten enough points (in a PPR) to be a FLEX player any given Sunday. He has already had his bye, and everyone's eyes are on Latavius Murray and Amari Cooper, so Crabtree is forgotten.

Two Running Backs who may have just gotten lucky this week, but might be worth a stash in case it wasn't a fluke, are Darren McFadden (DAL, RB) and Charcandrick West (KC, RB). Both had over 20 points this week and over 20 carries this week on teams that generally work RB by committee. Both got a touchdown and the way they ran this past week should give them the starting nod in weeks to come, but there is no formula for this problem. Pick them up if you have the chance.

And finally, if the guy who drafted the Dolphins defense got mad after Week 3 when the Bills came to town and dropped them. PICK THEM UP! They are not going to do well this Thursday at New England. But their tough 2nd half of the season, suddenly doesn't look so tough anymore and with a lot of home games in December, they have an alright chance to be the defense you want in the playoffs.

If you missed last Friday's blog, please check click here! It was the Fantasy Rundown video that I made for my College league and it has a pretty funny prank in it! I think I am going to try to change my Friday posts to Thursday because I feel most of my reader's (or lack thereof) are more prone to read during the week. Let me know if this is a good idea or not but I think my next post will be this Thursday!

As always, thanks for reading everyone. Again these are all MY OPINIONS! Do not take them as a Bible scripture and do not use my word as the only word. It is OK to make opinions for yourself! I promise! My next blog will be something new that I am going to try out called '10 Things'. It is going to be a new series that if it does well I'll do more often. Check it out when it goes live!