Well that was one hell of a ride. My Bills had Houston right where we wanted them. And Nathan Peterman just… just… just did Nathan Peterman things and threw a pick-6. I really shouldn’t have been surprised when it happened. He has to have done that at least 2847 times by now in his 396 day career. Before I go on a long tirade about how bad Josh Allen looked before he got hurt, let’s just take care of this game in its’ entirety.
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2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes
Fantasy Football Sunday Primer: Week 6
October 14, 2018 | 2018 Fantasy Football, 2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes | 78 Commentsby: MB
We have a London game! It should mean earlier football but instead it is the same time as the other early games but unfortunately the NFL is putting this game at noon as well. We all will have to wait another week to get a bonus 3 and a half hours of football. Speaking of London, apparently the Jaguars becoming London’s official team is closer to becoming a reality according to their ownership. That seems like nothing but a sh*tshow. Jacksonville finally has a competitor to root for and NOW it’s time for this. Khan wants to keep the team based in Jacksonville while playing some or most of their home games at Wembley stadium. Who would want to sign there? That’s taking away a lot of what home field advantage has to offer. Does Blake Bortles really play that much better overseas? But, if we can get more 8:30 games I might not complain that much.
Please, blog, may I have some more?While it is true that you cannot spell ‘elite’ without ‘eli’, we all know that Eli Manning is NOT elite. That was just atrocious to watch on a Thursday night. Pat Shurmur looked like he was going to kill somebody when Eli kept checking down to RB’s. But let’s move away from that atrocity of a game and focus on 4 games with some big fantasy implications this week…
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Week 5 Fantasy Leftovers: Rookie QB’s FTW
October 8, 2018 | 2018 Fantasy Football, 2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes | 11 Commentsby: Reid
What a time to be alive if you drafted your franchise QB at the top of the 2018 NFL Draft. You had Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, and Josh Rosen all to pick from and all of whom went out and won this week. Imagine if your team had an aging QB who was 37 years old showing significant decline in play and with the 2nd overall pick in this past draft, you decided the clear choice was a running back. Man. That team would be crazy to do something like that. So guess what Giants fans? I have started the preliminary work on a mock draft (to debut at the end of the season) and I have you guys actually taking a QB. But enough of that for now, let’s see what happened in a couple of the games yesterday.
Please, blog, may I have some more? Mixon Things Up
October 8, 2018 | 2018 Fantasy Football, 2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes | 57 Commentsby: MB
You know that things are mixed up when the Browns and the Bills beat teams with a combined 6-2 record coming into Sunday. More on one of those games after the jump. In the primer, I always give our readers a weather forecast. Let’s be clear, rain really doesn’t matter as much as you think it does at this time of year. Pat Mahomes threw for over 300 yards against a very good defense. The weather wasn’t the reason that he didn’t throw for a touchdown, it was the Jaguar’s secondary. 60 degrees and rainy is a lot different than 37 degrees and rainy and I’ll do my best to express that going forward.
Please, blog, may I have some more? Fantasy Football Primer, Week 5
October 7, 2018 | 2018 Fantasy Football, 2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes | 98 Commentsby: MB
What a fight that was last night? McGregor/Khabib fought such a good fight and McGregor/Khabib didn’t stand a chance. I knew it the whole time, I tell ya! Can you believe that *insert celebrity* was there? How about when *insert fighter* called out *insert fighter* trying to garner up a big money fight? No seriously, I’m really excited for the fight that will be finished by the time this posts. I can’t believe Khabib actually made weight and Tony Ferguson made it through a camp without getting hurt. I’m sure we’ll have a lot to talk about by the time you are reading this. That was talking MMA with MB!
Please, blog, may I have some more?God this is my favorite time of the year. Pumpkin beer on the shelves. Hoodie and shorts temperatures outside. Baseball playoffs. NHL regular season is underway. And last but not least, it is key waiver wire time for fantasy football season. The window where the top teams rise and the bad teams take their rightful place in the basement of the standings. For now, let’s preview the games coming up this week as I have tickets to see Venom later tonight and I have no idea whether Tom Hardy can top the impeccable performance that Topher Grace had playing Eddie Brock all those years ago.
Please, blog, may I have some more? Monsters of the Mid-Day
October 1, 2018 | 2018 Fantasy Football, 2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes | 58 Commentsby: MB
Three overtime games, no ties! I’m the least OCD person you’ll ever meet. That doesn’t necessarily mean that I’m a dirty person. Do I miss the laundry basket from time to time? Sure. But, the dishes get done, the rooms get cleaned, etc etc. One thing that I am OCD about is team records with ties in it. Thet say that ties are like kissing your sister but apparently there is a corner of the internet that is into that, but I haven’t found people that are into ties. Maybe I’m just not into 3rd columns. This could be one of the reasons that I never got into watching soccer or hockey. It makes me cringe when I see the standings. Don’t even ask me to look at the NFC or AFC North standings, woof. It makes the standings look messy and it upsets me that these teams couldn’t figure it out in 70 minutes. If one of the four teams that already has a tie in this young season ends up in another tie this season I will be beside myself. How do you figure out playoff scenarios for teams with TWO (2) ties? I don’t have to worry about it for now so there is no reason to get too stressed out about it. Let’s talk about some games, shall we?
Please, blog, may I have some more?That’s right. I caught a cold this weekend and it wasn’t from watching my Bills attempt to run some semblance of an NFL offense either. Josh Allen was NOT good in this one, nor where his wideouts. Not salty. Nope. Not me. Anyways, let’s get into a couple of games from Sunday:
Please, blog, may I have some more? Sunday Fantasy Football Primer: Week 4
September 30, 2018 | 2018 Fantasy Football, 2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes | 79 Commentsby: MB
Welcome to week 4 of this NFL season. Ratings are booming on Thursday nights, the games are good, football is football again. If you weren’t aware, I’ll be taking in the scenery at Soldier Field watching the Bear’s defensive line eat Ryan Fitzpatrick alive. I will be handling most of your morning questions, but any questions that I don’t get to, Reid has you covered. Reid will also be leading off the game reviews on Monday and I will have a follow up around lunchtime. If you’d like to check out our rankings, we have some from Zach, Jay, and myself.
Please, blog, may I have some more? Week 3 Fantasy Leftovers: Allen Smokes That Skol
September 24, 2018 | 2018 Fantasy Football, 2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes | 19 Commentsby: Reid
I woke up Sunday morning with the idea that the most enjoyable part of my day was going to be the 5 hours of smoking pork chops (they were fantastic, thank you for asking) and spare ribs throughout the Bills-Vikings game that was surely to be a blowout. Then the game started and Josh Allen did his Superman TD dive for the opening score. Then the Bills forced a turnover and scored again. And again. And again. Eventually I was so enamored with Allen that I forgot to put more wood chips on the charcoal (Applewood for you smoking enthusiasts who were dying to know what wood I was using). I still am in shock as to what happened in that game and how it all unfolded, but let’s dive into that one to start and go through a couple other games afterwards.
Please, blog, may I have some more? A Cobb in the Machine
September 24, 2018 | 2018 Fantasy Football, 2018 Fantasy Football News & Notes | 45 Commentsby: MB
I’m not sure that I understand football anymore. The Bills went on the road to play one of the best teams in the NFL without their best offensive player, a rookie quarterback, and one of the worse receiving corps I have ever seen and completely dismantled them. There are weird games every week where the game script is wonky and it just doesn’t pan out the way that we thought that it would, but this is the most lopsided upset that I can remember seeing for a 16.5 point under dog in the NFL. Reid will write up this game for you later on in the day so let’s move onto the six games that I’m reviewing for you.
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