It is NFL week 8. This is a bit of a midway point in the now 18 week NFL season. In terms of Fantasy, it is purely crunch time. Most regular seasons end on or near week 14, which means there are 7 games left to make the playoffs. In my two different leagues it is a tale of two worlds.
In the $$ League (where the victor gets hecka spoils), I am 3rd out of 12, and in a good position to grow towards 2nd place. However, my team does have legitimate holes I need to address. I happen to have multiple scoring TEs on that team, but a weakness at WR, which is magnified by the fact that it isn’t a PPR league. Gotta score and gotta get yards to be effective. I have a few effective pieces going into this second half of the season, but as it is such a deep league, what I got is really what I got… unless I trade in the next two weeks or find a magical late season player. I don’t have enough to beat 1st place in the long run, but I do have 2nd place power. I’m gonna need it and some luck to carry me through the finals.
In the family league (Beach Born) I am flat out terrible. I earned my second win this week in addition to earning 2nd in points for the week. I beat a perennial playoff powerhouse in the eldest stepson. Quite badly in fact, but I gotta play him once more and he’s been really solid in terms of picking who to start. Most teams have. I’m not most teams. However, with my top players coming back in, I have a chance to go on a winning streak and move from dead last (8th) to claim one of the 6 playoff spots. I’ll need help and at least 6 wins, but if I can do it, I’m gonna be going Diamondbacks hard.