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.
Before I start this blog, I have to shout out #TheBeachBoys. Love you guys. Hope we all get together again soon.
Change of plans people. I know I said I would be talking about overcoming season-ending injuries and busts, but that can wait for another week where I can't think of anything to write.
Huge news out of the state of New York's Attorney General;s office this week. If you want to read everything that happened you can read this ESPN article here. If not, I'm going to tell you a quick synopsis. Basically, the Attorney General said that Daily Fantasy Sport sites (specifically DraftKings and FanDuel) accept wagers from their players and that the games they offer are not games of skill. The original argument these fantasy sites were making was that it required skill to win at Fantasy Sports... That's a bit of a stretch, but I do agree to a point. You most likely can't just be a random person that doesn't know anything about sports, go on and win a ton of money. It just doesn't work like that. But there is a threshold of "skill" and once you hit that area, everyone has a pretty equal chance of winning.
FanDuel and DraftKings are particularly upset about this decision because of the billion dollar corporations they have made, New York holds about 10% of their users. That may not seem like a lot but a huge decision like this taking away that many users could lead to other states doing the same. The sites are afraid of a domino effect and if I was them, I would be as well. On Tuesday, the Attorney General gave them five days to comply with the cease-and-desist motion sent from the Attorney General.
Very soon I expect the sites to come together and fight to win this by any means necessary. I do not think that anything will happen to these sites in New York or any state, but I have been wrong before. Not often, but it has happened. There are a few states already that don't allow fantasy sports in general or just specifically daily fantasy but losing a big player such as New York could put them in the deep end. I'm not sure they would be able to swim if they are thrown down there.
Another big thing this affects if these sites somehow go under is how much FanDuel and DraftKings have done in advertising not only on TV but with professional sports teams. Especially the New York teams, many professional teams are affiliated some way with one of these sites whether it be a jersey sponsor, a facility sponsorship (as in advertising inside the stadium), and I'm sure it wasn't that far out of the realm of possibility that one day some facility would be called FanDuel Arena or DraftKings Park.
We will end up seeing what happens very soon with a decision required by these sites by Saturday but as of now, if you play daily fantasy on either of these sites, don't worry yet. The sites most likely will not go down and even with a decision saying they are illegal means almost nothing. The money you put into these sites will be safe.
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 about my Week 10 reflections and looking forward to week 11.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Week 9 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.
Antonio Brown... I wanna grow up to be him someday. Well, maybe not him exactly because he gets hit by large men for a living, but seriously that guy is stupid good. He was 52 receiving yards from breaking the all-time receiving record in a game. He had 284 yards!!!! 17 receptions! And you're gonna tell me that he didn't get into the end zone at all??? This guy came out and straight balled. Welcome back, Big Ben! Oh, wait you're gone already? *Antonio owners tear up* Landry Jones is good, but he doesn't have the connection that Ben has with him, that when Ben needs anything Antonio will get it done. Yes, he had a huge 52-yard catch to seal the game for the Steelers from Jones, but that was a 10-yard pass and a 42-yard run. Big difference there. Oh, yeah and this guy named Deangelo Williams... He is pretty good at filling in for Leveon Bell... Over 180 yards on the ground with 2 TD's? Check please!
I LOVE the Raiders right now! They're travelling East and competing with teams that are hunting for a playoff spot! Derek Carr is playing awesome and the defense is playing very well with guys like Khalil Mack and Charles Woodson to lead them! Amari Cooper has come in and been a stud and Michael Crabtree has decided which part of the Bay Area he likes better, I'm not forgetting about one of the only true 3-down backs in the NFL anymore. Latavius Murray is a stud and I like him long-term fantasy for years to come. All of these players I mentioned are good enough to be on your fantasy team and just because it says OAK next to their name isn't a good enough reason to not have them anymore.
Waiver wire pickups:
This week won't be as exciting as last for sure. With a few key injuries last week, you were able to pick up and start a few guys like Deangelo, Langford, Malcolm Floyd or Stevie Johnson. This upcoming week shouldn't be looked at as highly.
One guy that may still be on waivers for some of you is Nate Washington (WR, Houston). The past 2 games he has had over 70 yards a touchdown. I understand that Hopkins is the guy and will continue to be the guy for the Texans but their defense isn't helping them out at all and I think that they will always need to throw. In a league with multiple WR's, he might be a sneaky play.
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 about overcoming season-ending injuries or busts.
Starting off this blog, I'm gonna throw one out to my poor boy "Scuba Diver". The poor guy lost with 171 points... The guy had Antonio Brown, Brees, AP, Shady, Dez and still lost. He played a guy that had Lamar Miller, Deangelo, Dalton, Eifert, Cobb... I feel for him, man. That's going to be the 4th largest score in this league so far and he is going to lose to the guy with the 2nd largest score in the league. For anyone that has the pain of scoring over 150 points and losing, I feel for you. It's truly unjust and unfair. The U.S. Government needs to step in and take action because people deserve a fair playing field and I will not stand for atrocities like this to go on! Hopefully, all of you had a great week 9 of football, let's get into this.
Antonio Brown... I wanna grow up to be him someday. Well, maybe not him exactly because he gets hit by large men for a living, but seriously that guy is stupid good. He was 52 receiving yards from breaking the all-time receiving record in a game. He had 284 yards!!!! 17 receptions! And you're gonna tell me that he didn't get into the end zone at all??? This guy came out and straight balled. Welcome back, Big Ben! Oh, wait you're gone already? *Antonio owners tear up* Landry Jones is good, but he doesn't have the connection that Ben has with him, that when Ben needs anything Antonio will get it done. Yes, he had a huge 52-yard catch to seal the game for the Steelers from Jones, but that was a 10-yard pass and a 42-yard run. Big difference there. Oh, yeah and this guy named Deangelo Williams... He is pretty good at filling in for Leveon Bell... Over 180 yards on the ground with 2 TD's? Check please!
I LOVE the Raiders right now! They're travelling East and competing with teams that are hunting for a playoff spot! Derek Carr is playing awesome and the defense is playing very well with guys like Khalil Mack and Charles Woodson to lead them! Amari Cooper has come in and been a stud and Michael Crabtree has decided which part of the Bay Area he likes better, I'm not forgetting about one of the only true 3-down backs in the NFL anymore. Latavius Murray is a stud and I like him long-term fantasy for years to come. All of these players I mentioned are good enough to be on your fantasy team and just because it says OAK next to their name isn't a good enough reason to not have them anymore.
Waiver wire pickups:
This week won't be as exciting as last for sure. With a few key injuries last week, you were able to pick up and start a few guys like Deangelo, Langford, Malcolm Floyd or Stevie Johnson. This upcoming week shouldn't be looked at as highly.
He is worth looking at as a possible stash for a late playoff run, but Vernon Davis (TE, Denver) could shine in this Denver offense. This past week Owen Daniels caught a TD but, I see Davis as more of a yards guy anyway. The TD's are still gonna go to the RB's and Demaryius and Emmanuel, but Davis could see some nice action near the end of the year. Also when Austin Sefarian-Jenkins (TE, Tampa Bay) returns back from injury for the Bucs, I could see him having a nice end of the year as well.
One guy that may still be on waivers for some of you is Nate Washington (WR, Houston). The past 2 games he has had over 70 yards a touchdown. I understand that Hopkins is the guy and will continue to be the guy for the Texans but their defense isn't helping them out at all and I think that they will always need to throw. In a league with multiple WR's, he might be a sneaky play.
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 about overcoming season-ending injuries or busts.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Randomness
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.
So when I was writing my blog on Monday until about a minute ago when I started preparing this blog I had no idea what I would be writing about. I still don't really so here you go....
Is it good so far?
This is my favorite blog so far!
All jokes aside, I decided that I am going to talk about a couple of random topics that are quite relevant ideas/thoughts about fantasy football. The first will be a suggestion for the game itself and how it can possibly be better than it is. Which I know is hard but hear me out. I read this in a tweet a few weeks back and I loved it. What if we just got rid of the kicker position? I mean not completely got rid of it but morphed it with the Defense/SPECIAL TEAMS category. I mean it literally says special teams in the name, why do we have a separate position for it? I understand they make their own points but then it creates a fun position for D/ST's to be in. Maybe it is actually worth it to draft a defense like the Seahawks because they have such a consistent kicker and defense. Where maybe someone like the Patriots with Gostkowski and a more inconsistent fantasy defense wouldn't be drafted as stupidly high as he is. It is a very interesting idea and I really want to try it out myself. Maybe I could make this into a concrete idea in a league and be a revolutionary and get my face on a magazine with Matthew Berry! Maybe we can be pen pals! Maybe he will get me ice cream! Maybe I should stop sharing my most sacred dreams with my blog...
Secondly and lastly, running backs man... Holy cow... Like is there more than five running backs that will be healthy by the end of the year? All of the injuries at the position are actually hurting the NFL and fantasy football a lot. No one is going to want to play the position and that kills the way the game was played from its foundation. I understand the league needs to adapt, but the number of injuries is going to drastically change the game, or at least it should... Hopefully, the game can somehow change without making it touch football. I will miss my running backs if they're ousted. The current ramifications for fantasy though is that you have to be very versatile at the position in case of injury. If you're one of those people who own 4 backs and that is it... Change your strategy. You are going to have to take flyers on running backs earlier than you would like but to be ahead of everyone on the waiver wire you will need to. Unless you want to be the top team on the waiver wire (that means you're the worst team in the league)... You don't want to be that guy... Trust me.
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 about my Week 9 Reflections and looking forward to Week 10.
So when I was writing my blog on Monday until about a minute ago when I started preparing this blog I had no idea what I would be writing about. I still don't really so here you go....
Is it good so far?
This is my favorite blog so far!
All jokes aside, I decided that I am going to talk about a couple of random topics that are quite relevant ideas/thoughts about fantasy football. The first will be a suggestion for the game itself and how it can possibly be better than it is. Which I know is hard but hear me out. I read this in a tweet a few weeks back and I loved it. What if we just got rid of the kicker position? I mean not completely got rid of it but morphed it with the Defense/SPECIAL TEAMS category. I mean it literally says special teams in the name, why do we have a separate position for it? I understand they make their own points but then it creates a fun position for D/ST's to be in. Maybe it is actually worth it to draft a defense like the Seahawks because they have such a consistent kicker and defense. Where maybe someone like the Patriots with Gostkowski and a more inconsistent fantasy defense wouldn't be drafted as stupidly high as he is. It is a very interesting idea and I really want to try it out myself. Maybe I could make this into a concrete idea in a league and be a revolutionary and get my face on a magazine with Matthew Berry! Maybe we can be pen pals! Maybe he will get me ice cream! Maybe I should stop sharing my most sacred dreams with my blog...
Secondly and lastly, running backs man... Holy cow... Like is there more than five running backs that will be healthy by the end of the year? All of the injuries at the position are actually hurting the NFL and fantasy football a lot. No one is going to want to play the position and that kills the way the game was played from its foundation. I understand the league needs to adapt, but the number of injuries is going to drastically change the game, or at least it should... Hopefully, the game can somehow change without making it touch football. I will miss my running backs if they're ousted. The current ramifications for fantasy though is that you have to be very versatile at the position in case of injury. If you're one of those people who own 4 backs and that is it... Change your strategy. You are going to have to take flyers on running backs earlier than you would like but to be ahead of everyone on the waiver wire you will need to. Unless you want to be the top team on the waiver wire (that means you're the worst team in the league)... You don't want to be that guy... Trust me.
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 about my Week 9 Reflections and looking forward to Week 10.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Week 8 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.
Wowzers! Holy great football this past week. A couple of quarterbacks got over 50 points and a certain one-handed crazy man also went stupid. Oh and a rookie is setting some crazy records. I will go over all of these guys and who they are in a second. But right quick, I'd like to give a shoutout to all of my friends who made my 21st Birthday amazing this past weekend, since they read the blog. You guys are the best, let's party this Friday!
Rookies are a huge risk on Draft Day but if you were smart enough to draft Todd Gurley over guys like Jimmy Graham or Davante Adams. Damn, thumbs up man, two pairs of them. In a keeper league, this guy should be kept even if you have Charles, Bell, Antonio, AP, anyone. This guy is the real deal and he is fun to watch. 20+ points in every single game he has started. I am excited for the rest of the year, especially when he plays Seattle.
Waiver pickups:
Don't look now but Ben Watson (TE, New Orleans) has come onto the scene. I think it helps a lot that Brees went stupid this past week, but he is probably worth a pickup if you are in a larger league that maybe doesn't have a ton of good TE's. Hopefully, Brees is back to being Brees and Watson will stay consistent.
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 about something that I haven't thought of yet! Look forward to it!
Wowzers! Holy great football this past week. A couple of quarterbacks got over 50 points and a certain one-handed crazy man also went stupid. Oh and a rookie is setting some crazy records. I will go over all of these guys and who they are in a second. But right quick, I'd like to give a shoutout to all of my friends who made my 21st Birthday amazing this past weekend, since they read the blog. You guys are the best, let's party this Friday!
The New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants game was so amazing. 52-49 Final and it ended on a 50 yard FG off of a facemask penalty on a punt return. 7 TD's for Brees and 6 for Eli and technically Brees even through 8 because he threw one to the Giants. I saw someone actually lost with a 72 point game from Brees. He played against someone with Brady (42 pts) and OBJ (45 pts).
Speaking of the one-handed wonder, Odell Beckham Jr. catching multiple 2-yard touchdowns... C'mon Eli hand it to a RB or throw it to Vereen more times than one. I'm happy you got one, but I'm greedy. That guy is good, great even. But Eli, you need to be locked in a small closet, where there are no Odell Beckham Jr's of any kind!!!!
Rookies are a huge risk on Draft Day but if you were smart enough to draft Todd Gurley over guys like Jimmy Graham or Davante Adams. Damn, thumbs up man, two pairs of them. In a keeper league, this guy should be kept even if you have Charles, Bell, Antonio, AP, anyone. This guy is the real deal and he is fun to watch. 20+ points in every single game he has started. I am excited for the rest of the year, especially when he plays Seattle.
Waiver pickups:
Don't look now but Ben Watson (TE, New Orleans) has come onto the scene. I think it helps a lot that Brees went stupid this past week, but he is probably worth a pickup if you are in a larger league that maybe doesn't have a ton of good TE's. Hopefully, Brees is back to being Brees and Watson will stay consistent.
The Titans are one of the ugliest teams on paper. But they seem to be committed to the run when the score is close so Antonio Andrews (RB, Tennessee) is an interesting option. I started him in a league this past week and he got me a solid 9.7 for a guy who isn't on the field every play.
Also because of injury people like Deangelo Willaims (RB, Pittsburgh) and Jeremy Langford (RB, Chicago) are smart if you have Forte. Since Leveon is out for the yea, Deangelo should be picked up by anyone who can. Forte probably will be fine, but if you have Forte pick up Langford just in case.
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 about something that I haven't thought of yet! Look forward to it!
Thursday, October 29, 2015
10 Things
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.
Alright, so I'm going to be trying out an idea that I randomly got while writing my last blog. I thought to do an idea that I see Matthew Berry do, just in a much smaller context. Matthew Berry at the beginning of each fantasy football season posts his annual "100 Facts" blog. In it, he writes about some really quirky facts that can sway or change your opinion on certain players/teams. In my '10 Things' blog, I will be doing the same thing except this version will be specifically on Fantasy Football as a whole and guidelines/rules to playing. I may have stated some of these indirectly or directly in previous blogs so bear with me on a few. Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed this idea and you want me to do this idea more often.
1. If you are playing fantasy football in a league, play fantasy football in that league. Do not stop playing because your team sucks or you are getting unlucky. In the words of the great Hannah Montana, "Everybody makes mistakes, everybody has those days." Also, be active in the league. Whether it be just picking up people on waivers/making trade offers/declining trade offers. If someone is trying to get ahold of you for a trade, don't be that guy that doesn't respond.
2. As important as it is to hit on the guys you draft in your middle to late rounds, if you miss on your number 1 pick you're in trouble. If you picked C.J. Anderson in your draft this year, you know what I'm talking about. Those sleepers that you hit on in the middle rounds like Ryan Mathews are not going to get the production you needed out of a number 1 guy.
3. Trash talking is not bad, in fact, it is healthy for the soul. I actually think it is healthy for your colon as well, but that's just what some high USF Medical grad student was talking to me about. Regardless, you are in a fantasy league not at the youth group for your local church. Have a little fun with some banter. At the end of the day, it is just a game and there should be no hard feelings.
4. Running backs/Tight Ends are more valuable in Fantasy than any other position. If you have a couple of top RB's on your team (example: You had the 1st pick, so you drafted Leveon and then you got lucky on a flier with Devonta Freeman), then you probably are in the top 3 of your league right now. Same goes for Tight Ends, I know a few friends that have Gary Barnidge and Tyler Eifert right now. Both of them were most likely not drafted and yet they are both top 5 TE's and they should continue to be. Once you get past the top 15 RB's you start to get a sour taste in your mouth and it's the same thing with TE's but it hits around #7. Make sure you hit on these positions, they just might win you your league.
5. If you draft a kicker before the 14th round, I don't like you. That is all.
6. Seriously, don't draft a kicker before the 14th round. Don't draft a kicker till the last round should really be the rule, but I know some people just gotta have some Stephen Gostkowski. Stephen was the number 1 kicker all of last year and was drafted first last year from ADP standpoints for kickers. He scored just 0.7 more than the next best kicker. The next best kicker was less than 10 points away from the 5th kicker. BE SMART PEOPLE!
7. Don't be the guy that monopolizes a certain position to bait people into making unfair trades. You have two defenses in the first 12 rounds, I promise you don't need another. And yes, I see you have Gronk and Greg Olsen and Jimmy Graham but do you also need Antonio Gates? Just stop.
8. Don't be afraid to make a splash move or make an iffy pick! Sometimes those trades where you give up your best QB can get you a lot better everywhere else on your roster. Two weeks ago, I traded Justin Forsett, Keenan Allen, Chris Ivory, and Big Ben to get Andrew Luck and Jeremy Hill. Are all of those players I gave up really good and have tremendous upside? 100%. Did I really need a QB? Do I think that Luck is going to get out of this funk and be the best QB down the stretch? You bet your momma's gold tooth I do!
9. Don't be that guy who, after they lost, says "Yea well if I would've just put in..." No. You lost fair and square. Eat your loser sandwich like a man and get back to the grind next week. There are a million different things that could've happened, but they didn't. This is the world we live in. Not some alternate universe that if you would've done X, Y, and Z that you would be married to Kate Upton and would have regular threesomes with her and Melanie Iglesias. We don't live there... unfortunately... *while writing this, gets sad and tears up*
10. This is a game. HAVE FUN!
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 my Week 8 Reflections! I've actually been really enjoying my recent posts on my reflections, so be sure to check it out!
Alright, so I'm going to be trying out an idea that I randomly got while writing my last blog. I thought to do an idea that I see Matthew Berry do, just in a much smaller context. Matthew Berry at the beginning of each fantasy football season posts his annual "100 Facts" blog. In it, he writes about some really quirky facts that can sway or change your opinion on certain players/teams. In my '10 Things' blog, I will be doing the same thing except this version will be specifically on Fantasy Football as a whole and guidelines/rules to playing. I may have stated some of these indirectly or directly in previous blogs so bear with me on a few. Let me know in the comments if you enjoyed this idea and you want me to do this idea more often.
1. If you are playing fantasy football in a league, play fantasy football in that league. Do not stop playing because your team sucks or you are getting unlucky. In the words of the great Hannah Montana, "Everybody makes mistakes, everybody has those days." Also, be active in the league. Whether it be just picking up people on waivers/making trade offers/declining trade offers. If someone is trying to get ahold of you for a trade, don't be that guy that doesn't respond.
2. As important as it is to hit on the guys you draft in your middle to late rounds, if you miss on your number 1 pick you're in trouble. If you picked C.J. Anderson in your draft this year, you know what I'm talking about. Those sleepers that you hit on in the middle rounds like Ryan Mathews are not going to get the production you needed out of a number 1 guy.
3. Trash talking is not bad, in fact, it is healthy for the soul. I actually think it is healthy for your colon as well, but that's just what some high USF Medical grad student was talking to me about. Regardless, you are in a fantasy league not at the youth group for your local church. Have a little fun with some banter. At the end of the day, it is just a game and there should be no hard feelings.
4. Running backs/Tight Ends are more valuable in Fantasy than any other position. If you have a couple of top RB's on your team (example: You had the 1st pick, so you drafted Leveon and then you got lucky on a flier with Devonta Freeman), then you probably are in the top 3 of your league right now. Same goes for Tight Ends, I know a few friends that have Gary Barnidge and Tyler Eifert right now. Both of them were most likely not drafted and yet they are both top 5 TE's and they should continue to be. Once you get past the top 15 RB's you start to get a sour taste in your mouth and it's the same thing with TE's but it hits around #7. Make sure you hit on these positions, they just might win you your league.
5. If you draft a kicker before the 14th round, I don't like you. That is all.
6. Seriously, don't draft a kicker before the 14th round. Don't draft a kicker till the last round should really be the rule, but I know some people just gotta have some Stephen Gostkowski. Stephen was the number 1 kicker all of last year and was drafted first last year from ADP standpoints for kickers. He scored just 0.7 more than the next best kicker. The next best kicker was less than 10 points away from the 5th kicker. BE SMART PEOPLE!
7. Don't be the guy that monopolizes a certain position to bait people into making unfair trades. You have two defenses in the first 12 rounds, I promise you don't need another. And yes, I see you have Gronk and Greg Olsen and Jimmy Graham but do you also need Antonio Gates? Just stop.
8. Don't be afraid to make a splash move or make an iffy pick! Sometimes those trades where you give up your best QB can get you a lot better everywhere else on your roster. Two weeks ago, I traded Justin Forsett, Keenan Allen, Chris Ivory, and Big Ben to get Andrew Luck and Jeremy Hill. Are all of those players I gave up really good and have tremendous upside? 100%. Did I really need a QB? Do I think that Luck is going to get out of this funk and be the best QB down the stretch? You bet your momma's gold tooth I do!
9. Don't be that guy who, after they lost, says "Yea well if I would've just put in..." No. You lost fair and square. Eat your loser sandwich like a man and get back to the grind next week. There are a million different things that could've happened, but they didn't. This is the world we live in. Not some alternate universe that if you would've done X, Y, and Z that you would be married to Kate Upton and would have regular threesomes with her and Melanie Iglesias. We don't live there... unfortunately... *while writing this, gets sad and tears up*
10. This is a game. HAVE FUN!
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 my Week 8 Reflections! I've actually been really enjoying my recent posts on my reflections, so be sure to check it out!
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
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!
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!
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