SubscribeManagement skills lacking in fantasy football
I’ve been so busy with school assignments and coordinating fundraisers for the Pearl Jackson Stephens Memorial Scholarship, that I’ve neglected my fantasy football roster.
I’m amazed that so far my record is 4-3. I dodged a bullet last Sunday, by drafting a wide receiver only an hour before the waiver wire deadline. In early September, I drafted three wide receivers and since then failed to pay attention to their bye weeks.
So, last Sunday, all three of my wide receivers were on bye week. Fortunately, I had drafted wide receiver Pierre Garcon of the Indianapolis Colts two weeks ago and picked up wide receiver Torrey Smith of the Baltimore Ravens during the 11th hour last Wednesday. Garcon and Smith played poorly and I didn’t get 4 points between the two of them.
In our league, we get 1 point for every 25 yards received or rushed. Now you know just how poorly they played. They should have sat on the bench to keep it warm. I really missed Hakeem Nicks of the New York Giants and DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles last Sunday. I can count on them to rack up points for me just about every week.
I won’t be able to dodge a bullet this Sunday. I have three running backs. Felix Jones of the Dallas Cowboys is out with an ankle injury while Michael Turner of the Atlanta Falcons and Shonn Greene of the New York Jets will be on their bye week. So, I have no running backs for Sunday’s game. I did submit a waiver wire request for Darren Sproles of the New Orleans Saints. If I get him, I’ll have to put Jones in my lineup as the computer program will not accept an incomplete lineup.
I hope I’ll be able to get Sproles so I’ll have one running back in my lineup. I don’t expect to win this Sunday unless my quarterback, Drew Brees, has an awesome game as he did Sunday night against the Colts. Brees threw five touchdowns and had 325 passing yards. He was taken out of the game near the end of the third quarter. His three-quarter performance netted 29.5 points for me. Brees and the Saints will play the St. Louis Rams on Sunday. Perhaps Brees will repeat his Sunday night performance since the Rams are 0-6 this season.
Also on bye this Sunday are the Green Bay Packers. That means another three slots in my lineup will have to be filled. I have replacements for them; but, two of three of them aren’t that good. I’ll replace tight end Jermichael Finely with Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots, kicker Mason Crosby with Adam Vinatieri of the Colts and Green Bay’s defense with that of the Dallas Cowboys. The winner circle will most likely elude me this Sunday.
I examined my roster for the remainder of the season. I have two quarterbacks – Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately, both of them will be on bye during week 11 of the season. At least I have time to draft a quarterback for that week.
I’m going to have to set aside a couple of hours each week to study my roster and make the necessary changes if I intend to be a contender in this season’s Super Bowl. Wish me luck!
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