It's been a while since I've updated this blog. I recently saw The Thing, but I opted to post the review on the Crimson Monkey website. I do have tons of ideas and things for this blog, as I will be attending the 2011 Next Big Thing concert in Tampa on December 3rd. In the coming weeks, I plan on showcasing the bands I will be seeing. Until then, I wanted to share my latest trend...Fantasy Football!This is the first year I've ever played Fantasy Football. My good friends Rickey and Noelle convinced me to play in this ESPN league. I figured why not so I signed up for the draft, not really knowing what to do. And well, I made several errors. I remember I drafted Philip Rivers, Roddy White and Steven Jackson, wasted high draft picks on Randall Cobb and Santana Moss (by accident) and also had DeSean Jackson and Jermichael Finley. I didn't understand the point system, as I initially thought it was touchdowns only...only until the third week did I realize that yards counted for points as well. By then, I let go of Finley and DeSean Jackson, as well as Santana Moss and I've been playing in scraps ever since.
It's been a fun experiment though, as I've tried playing off projections, off weak defenses and hunches, which have all led me to a 1-5 record in the ESPN league, which is currently last place.
I thought, well, maybe in 2012, I'll know who to draft!
But then I thought, why wait a year?
Why not sign up for another league or two just to see how I do there as well.
I signed up for 4 leagues.
And it's been interesting. I now play on ESPN, Yahoo, CBS, NFL and Fleaflicker.
I found where I was placed in the draft order really had an impact on my team. I believe ESPN, I was second to last, but on CBS, I was third in line, which is why that team is by far my best.
So you know how I did in ESPN.
Yahoo hasn't worked out well for me, as I am currently 0-3.
My friend Noelle questioned my football knowledge and well, those 2 leagues, yeah...I've done poorly, but I made up for it with my other leagues.
CBS...3-0
Fleaflicker...2-1
NFL...2-1
So, I'll share my current starting line-up for Week 8:
ESPN: Vegas Vegans
QB: Matt Hasselbeck
RB: Steven Jackson
RB: DeMarco Murray
RB: Jackie Battle
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Demaryius Thomas
WR: Steve Breaston
TE: Aaron Hernandez
D/ST: Bengals
K: Jason Hanson
Yahoo: French Toast Mafia
QB: Eli Manning
WR: Demaryius Thomas
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Jabar Gaffney
RB: Darren Sproles
RB: Ryan Torain
TE: Jake Ballard
K: Dan Bailey
D: Cincinnati
CBS: The Scary One
QB: Tim Tebow
RB: Fred Jackson
RB: Ryan Torain
WR: Steve Smith
WR: Jeremy Maclin
WR: Jabar Gaffney
TE: Aaron Hernandez
K: Jason Hanson
D: San Diego
Fleaflicker: Hiders from Mars
QB: John Beck
RB: LeSean McCoy
RB: DeMarco Murray
WR: Marques Colston
WR: Antonio Brown
TE: Owen Daniels
K: Josh Scobee
D: Saints
NFL: Foster the Toty
QB: Tim Tebow
RB: Maurice Jones-Drew
RB: DeMarco Murray
WR: Jabar Gaffney
WR: Calvin Johnson
TE: Jared Cook
RB: Ryan Torain
K: Jason Hanson
D: Saints
Notable Bench Players:
Yahoo: Darren McFadden
CBS: Aaron Rodgers
Fleaflicker: Greg Jennings
Each website is different. You'll notice that the number of starting players varies on each time. Yahoo leaves me somewhat limited on who I can start. I love how Fleaflicker's flex spot also includes TE. I am not a fan of how CBS has their Add/Drop feature displayed. NFL's add/drop format is so much better. But ESPN delivers the most info on every player, plus, there's no waiver rotation and I can add and drop as many times as I please. I think I've done 100 changes to my ESPN team which probably leaves my friends thinking, what is he doing?
I'm glad I went into this, as my curiosity is fulfilled. To my friends in my ESPN league, my team might be the worst, but I'm having fun. It's a learning experience. And I thank everyone who is a part of it.
As for my other leagues, save for Fleaflicker, I know absolutely no one and I'm in it to win it!
That's it, this may be one of the few posts I ever do about Fantasy Football, so don't expect this to be a weekly thing. Maybe I'll post another in January after the season.
If anyone is wondering what is up with the names, Vegans is named for a friend. French Toast Mafia was from a name generator, but I believe it's also a youth hockey team. The Scary One seemed like an appropriate name since I have Rodgers, Fred Jackson and Steve Smith. Hiders from Mars is a loose reference to Portlandia's Hide n' Seek skit. And Foster the Toty is a combination of Foster the People and my beloved cat.
Other than that, expect me to go back to entertainment next time!
