Fantasy Football just got a whole lot more interesting.
With My first pick–on two teams–Adrian Peterson sidelined because of a 2012 child abuse accusation, my fantasy teams are at a distinct disadvantage. I’m mildly sickened by this, moreso in fact than I am by the so-called abuse inflicted on the child. In truth I’ve bee beaten worse in my life by my mom, and we’re not even from the south. An even deeper truth: I deserved it. Some kids like me are completely unwilling to respond to other forms of discipline. Like one student of mine said, “You put my nephew in timeout and the kid just goes to sleep. What punishment is that?” I recognize that this is controversial. I also recognize that this particular blog is supposed to be about football, so without further ado…
Atlanta OVER Tampa Bay
The fantasy situation here is sketchy at best. Last week the ATL QB was a poor play and this week he faces a defense capable of putting another L in his column. There is going to be a reliance on the running game, especially late in the game. I believe Stephen Jackson is going to get on track here.
Buffalo OVER San Diego
I’m a believer in the Bills right now. I think the running game is solid, and barring injuries, the D and O will continue to click. This San Diego team is awfully legit, but early evidence suggests that Buffalo can survive a shoot out if it comes to that–and it will. I don’t think Gates will have the day he had last week, but there is going to be a lot of scoring going on.
CIN over TEN
Cincinnati is a very tough team to beat and they have been for some time now. Andy Dalton, likely a system guy, does well at home and has a tendency to have big games against defenses with weak safeties. Guess what?
BAL over CLE
In an earlier post I mentioned how much the CLE D would rest on the play of a rookie corner. It has, and that corner was awarded less playing time for his weak performance in the first two weeks. Sorry, Mr. Gilbert. You are no Haden.
Here’s some quick picks:
GB over DET
IND over JAX
NE over OAK (play the NE D!)
NO over MIN (see above AP comments)
NYG over HOU (can’t lose forever, right? Right?!?!)
PHI over WAS
DAL over STL (because they can afford to stick to the run game)
AZ over SF
MIA over KC
DEN over SEA (Manning figures this out)
CAR over PIT
NYJ over CHI — look, i’m always gonna go for the NY teams. It is a flaw.