A novice's fantasy football season, week 2

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After the first week of NFL action, my fantasy team is 1-0.  Having said that, I was fortunate to get a win.  The final score was 94-81.  Going into the Lions-Jets game I was up 82-72.  I had the Lions defense and their kicker. My opponent had Matt Stafford.  My Lions played poorly, but Matt Stafford was worse.  Everybody hates the Lions this week.

The thinking behind the picture

Going into the season I figured my primary receivers, DeAndre Hopkins and Devante Adams would have to do the heavy work, and they did.  Look for more of the same in week two.  Devante Adams’ scoring could well be tied to the health of Aaron Rodgers.  Still, if DeShone Kiser gets the start, Adams could still get some targets.  As a Bears fan I got some grief for picking a Packer on my fantasy team.  To me it’s like therapy.  I figured Aaron Rodgers could very well break my heart so I figured at least it could help my fantasy team.  We all deal with grief differently.

Looking for a workhorse

Neither of my RBs, Kenyan Drake and Royce Freeman has established himself as dominant in getting touches on their respective teams. In scanning the waiver wire, I put in a claim of Marshawn Lynch.  Lynch looks like he could get some carries as well as some goal line work for the Raiders.

I should have started Mahomes last week

I expect I’ll make some changes in my lineup this week.  Patrick Mahomes looked great against the Chargers in the first week of the season.  I think I’ll go with him this week against the Steelers.  The alternative is Russell Wilson against the Bears.  I expect the Bears to be loaded for bear, or at least Seahawk this week.

In the wreckage of the Raiders..

I had Trey Burton at the flex position last week.  He put up two points for me.  I have Jared Cook on the bench.  Cook was one of the few Raiders to have a good game against the Rams.  Cook will get the start against the Broncos this week.  If he can get 27 fantasy points again this week, that would be great.

The Tarik issue

Tarik Cohen manned the RB/WR slot for me and was good for 6 points.  That’s not enough..  Jordan Howard got a lot of third down action against the Packers which is a disturbing trend for those of us who have Tarik Cohen on out fantasy teams.  I’ll have to give this position a think.

The Purge, Detroit version

In an effort to purge my roster of Lions, I’ll be looking at the waiver wire for a news defense and kicker.

Fitzpatrick's arm upstages his beard, at least for a week

In other fantasy football news, did anybody have Ryan Fitzpatrick in week one?  Fitzpatrick rang up 49 fantasy points to lead the NFL overall last week. Saints RB, Alvin Kamara was second with 42 points  and Tyreek Hill was third with 41.  Of those three, I think it’s safe to say that Fitzpatrick would be voted least likely to repeat his performance.  Fitzpatrick does lead the league in beard points, however.

LeVeon who?

Twelve RBs put up 20 or more points in week one.  Seven of those RBs caught five passes or more.  I need to consider one of those type of backs.  I’ll see if I can snag Jalen Richard.  Adrian Peterson had a surprisingly good debut with the Redskins, piling up 22 points.  From a fantasy point of view, James Conner filled in admirably for the Steelers LeVeon Bell.  Conner notched 33 fantasy points.

Zeke and Gronk could be a problem

The guys I’m concerned about on my opponents team this week are Ezeikiel Elliott and Ron Gronkowski.  They are the headliners on a team racked with injuries.  I hope my depth will prevail.

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