I've been playing fantasy football for quite some time now. I've won some leagues, made the playoffs in others, and had some bad years along the way. The start to this year has been absolute garbage. Let me illustrate:
Everyone who has played me has had CAREER scoring weeks. Each week, the player who seems to "go off" is undoubtedly playing against me. Week 1: I play my old boss. I was looking forward to complete domination ... run the score up domination... Texas Tech domination if you will. His defense? Philly. Ya, that was the week Philly scored 60 points by themselves. RIDICULOUS. Defenses shouldn't score that much! It's a goddam defense. Again, ridiculous. So, my team puts up OK stats - stats that should make it close and competitive... all for naught, though, as Philly singlehandedly gave me the L.
Week 2: After I turn the hot water off in my team's preverbial locker room, throw out the recliner's in the player's lounge, and force them into fantasy two-a-days to prepare for my next opponent, I am reading the previews and licking my chops. My biggest obstacle, Chris-Freaking-Johnson. He goes off for Tennessee scoring, again, over 60 points in my league by himself. Jesus! Can I catch a break? Nope. My team fights out valiently and should have won ... but alas, it was not meant to be.
So I ponder: Will this be the theme all season? I surely cannot believe that it would be. Many of my players are underperforming when they are projected to shine. So far, my big "thanks a freakin lot" awards go out to... Jay Cutler (week 1), Matt Forte (week 1), Michael Turner (week 1), Tony Romo (week 2), and again, Matt Forte (week 2). Matt Forte is dangerously close to getting the pink slip in his locker, a-la Major League, if he keeps this garbage up.
Well, I got that off my chest. More topics to come, but this has been on my mind for two weeks now. I feel so much better.
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