Well, that is because that didn't happen. The Miami Heat actually won five games in a row. Yeah, not looking good for the soooooo called, "King to Reign." However, let's not be too hasty... just look at some of these stats....
1. Darius Slayton had six catches for 102 yards on nine targets and two touchdowns, totaling 28.2 points and good enough for WR5 on the week. He was WR63 on a points-per-game basis for the season.
2. Sammy Watkins caught seven balls for 82 yards on nine targets, scoring once, to tally 21.5 points. He was WR10 for the week by WR64 on a points-per-game basis for the season.
3. James Robinson got 16 carries and went for 62 yards, with just one reception for 28 yards, to give him 10 points as he finished RB30 for the week. He caught 48 balls the rest of the way with 10 total touchdowns en route to a RB7 finish for the season.
4. Mitchell Trubisky's 24.3 total fantasy points were good enoguh for QB7 for the week. He lost the starting job to Nick Foles by Week 4, and though Trubisky did play 10 games, he was QB26 for the year on a points-per-game bases.
5. Justin Jefferson caught two balls for 26 yards on three targets: 4.6 points, WR78 for the week. And, of course, he was WR6 the season.
Thank-you Matthew Berry for reminding me that week 1 is not necessarily the exact barometer for the rest of the season. It is important to start off fast - but it does not mean the end of the world if you don't win. In fact, in this exact league the eventual champion has never finished the regular season with better than an 8-5 record in the past 5 years. Not once has the regular season winner gone on the win the playoffs. NOT. EVEN. ONE. TIME.
Week 1 Results
Matchup of the Week
The J-Bones (1-0) v The Fortune Cockies
Things did not go as planned for TFC - especially considering they got 19.1 points COMBINED from Robinson and Henry. Let's remember that is the RB7 and RB3 from last season... just not gonna cut it for a squad that will be leaning heavily on them. On the flip side, everything seemed to be going right for The J-Bones. CMC did his usual thing, but the bigger surprise was the tremendous start on TNF with Antonio Brown looking like an absolute stud. The Buccs offense has plenty of weapons to spread the ball, but it looked like the AB from five years ago as he was dusting defenders and making it look easy. Look out league.... The J-Bones are looking strong!
Prediction: The Fortune Cockies..... WRONG!!
Mystery Guest: The Fortune Cockies..... WRONG!!
Teardrop TD's (0-1) v Church Vans (1-0)
It looks like Church Vans did a little research... or got a little lucky.... on Jamaal Williams. Williams joined by Brady, Kelce, and Hopkins all scored over 25 points this week. If this performance becomes some form of normalcy - this is a scary good team. The Teardrops don't have much to be disappointed about other than Aiyuk - but he is dealing with early season hamstring issues. It is just a tough matchup when the opening opponents decides to blow their load like a freshman in the middle a prom grind session. Next week we will see if Church Vans is that freshman or if they are the seasoned senior who's body count is larger than Stalin's (slightly different body counts) as they will face-off against The J-Bones in what will almost assuredly be the MotW.
Prediction: Teardrop TD's..... WRONG!!
Mystery Guest: Teardrop TD's..... WRONG!!
Dixie Normous (0-1) v Country Roads (1-0)
It was pretty steady across the board for Dixie - no specific player doing well, no specific player doing extremely poorly. In fact, this pretty much showcases the state of Fantasy Football - you need to have studs have stud weeks in order to compete anymore. Country Roads had a respectable outing... scoring extremely close to their prediction. Hurts looked extremely good, but we don't know if that is Hurts being good or Atlanta is just that bad on defense (per usual). Outside of the defense, Country Roads had a solid all around week in terms of scoring and had Hurts nearly crack 30 - this seems like something could be an average week, which many teams would be very happy with.
Prediction: Dixie Normous.... WRONG!!
Mystery Guest: Country Roads.... RIGHT!!
Fresh Start (1-0) v Hernandez Hit Men (0-1)
Can we please raise a glass for the athletic white guy in the NFL? I am not going to dive into CRT or BLM or NP..... (ni**a please) - but it is not very often you see a fantasy team made up mostly of athletic white guys - who score very well. The only person really missing from this team is Run CMC - but good luck getting him away from The J-Bones. Kupp and Thielen had huuuuuge weeks - combining for 54.1 points. On the flip side, scoring 126.08 points and losing is pretty brutal. At least HHM can take solace in the fact that they would have lost against six total teams this week. Talk about a high scoring week!
Prediction: Hernandez Hit Men... WRONG!!
Mystery Guest: Hernandes Hit Men... WRONG!!
Bluffton Backup Backups (1-0) v Ankle Holster (0-1)
You know that one guy who is super smart, but doesn't seem to know much about sports. You know, that guys that actually enjoys doing Sudokus while taking a shit. You know, that guy can't wait to manually do his taxes. You know, that guy who could potentially ruin anyone's life through the internet. Yeah, that guy just figured out fantasy football. Good luck to everyone else in the league - the smartest man in the room has no solved fantasy football. Everyone let out a nice and sarcastic "Yay BBB!"
Prediction: Bluffton Backup Backups... RIGHT!!
Mystery Guest: Ankle Holster.... WRONG!!
Aaron Rodgers Blows Llamas (1-0) v DK Country (0-1)
Do we have a belt sighting? Why yes, my good man - we have crowned a champion. Not only did ARBL absolutely dominate this week - but they had the belt locked up before their defense even played on MNF. Mahomes and Hill looked a little shaky at first - but was there any doubt? Not to mention, Hunt and Landry also had big games... to think - 106.88 points came from one game. On the flip side, DK has to be loving the fact that his running backs scored a combined 6.7 points. The sad part is.... that was almost his optimal RB starters - which ended up being 9.4 points. Looks like an upgrade might be happening sooner rather than later.
Prediction: Aaron Rodgers Blows Llamas.... RIGHT!!
Mystery Guest: Aaron Rodgers Blows Llamas.... RIGHT!!
Hoosier Daddy? (1-0) v PEN15 Wrinkle (0-1)
Hoosier Daddy says he wants to switch things up and take multiple quarterbacks. Hoosier Daddy starts his lowest scoring quarterback. Hoosier Daddy says he wanted to get some good mojo on his team. Hoosier Daddy knows something we don't know, because it worked. It helps to have the highest scoring player of the week - Amari Cooper. It also helps that he was playing a team that had 3 players score double digits points. And to think that PEN15 would have still beaten 3 other teams - I would hate to be those guys!
Prediction: Hoosier Daddy?..... RIGHT!!
Mystery Guest: Hoosier Daddy?.... RIGHT!!
Season: 3-4
Mystery Guest: 3-4
With Love,
Commish
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