My fantasy football team, week one

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The NFL regular season officially kicked off with the Eagles 18-12 win over the Falcons. That also means the NFL fantasy season is also underway.  My initial thoughts after watching last night’s game is I’m glad I don’t have Matt Ryan as my fantasy QB.  It would be nice, however to have Julio Jones.  Matt Ryan must have Julio on his fantasy team; otherwise his decision to repeatedly try to force the ball to Julio at the end of the game makes no sense.  I didn’t have anybody on Falcons or Eagles on my fantasy team, so that part of thre game didn’t matter to be. I did pick the Falcons to win.  My bad.  On to Sunday’s games and my guys.

Quarterback:  I have Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes to choose from.  I don’t really like the Russell Wilson vs. the Denver Broncos defense, but I’m not wild about Mahomes against the Chargers either.  I’ll go with Wilson and hope he piles up stats because the Seahawks can’t run the ball.  Maybe Wilson can add some points with his legs.

Running back:  I have Kenyan Drake of the Miami Dolphins and Royce Freeman of the Broncos as my running backs.  Drake is going up against the Tennessee Titans defense while Freeman faces the Seahawks defense.  I feel good about both of those matchups.  Hopefully Drake and Freeman will get plenty of touches.  My opponent for this week had Jay Ajayi who racked up 20 points while scoring two TDs for the Eagles last night.  I’m starting off in a hole.

RB/WR:  In a pick that probably makes me a homer, I have the Bears Tarik Cohen.  I hope he catches some passes and maybe breaks a long run to rack up a few points.

WR:  It seems like Aaron Rodgers always finds a way to beat the Bears.  This week, I have one of his receivers, Devante Adams to help alleviate the pain if the Packers prevail over the Bears again.  My top receiver is DeAndre Hopkins.  I think Texans QB, DeShaun Watson should find him a few times against the Patriots defense.

Flex:  In another case of homerism, I have the Bears TE, Trey Burton in the flex position.  Hopefully Mitch Trubisky can find him in the red zone at least once.  My opponent this week has Packers TE, Jimmy Graham going against the Bears.  I may be a little overmatched here.

D/ST& K:  The New England Patriots are my defense.  I might do some last minute shopping in this area.  I suspect that DeShaun Watson may do some damage here.  My opponent has the Buffalo Bills vs. the Baltimore Ravens. I like his matchup better than mine.  Finally, the Lions kicker, Matt Prater is my pick this week.  He’s a good kicker who’s kicking in a dome.  I feel okay about my kicker.

Outlook:  I hope my WRs and RBs can carry my fantasy team this week.  Russell Wilson is a wildcard.  My opponent’s Jay Ajayi had a nice game for the Eagles, but Falcons WR, Mohamed Sanu racked up only one point for his team.  Maybe that will even things out. Overall, I’m cautiously optimistic.

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