We Hit Dingers: Week 8 Fantasy Football Recap

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

I am pleased with how this roster performed this week, even if I went against an opponent who had four players on the roster who didn't even play. Wintson played well against a solid Oakland defense, Jordy Nelson got back to playing like a number one receiver, and the rest of the roster had weeks close to or outperforming their projections. After this week I put waiver claims in on RB Charcandrick West since Lamar Miller has a bye this week and one on the Cowboys D/ST since the Cardinals have a bye.

ESPN 10 Team League – “Gregory20” – Opponent’s Roster
POS.	Name	Points
QB	Eli Manning, NYG	0
RB	Todd Gurley, LA	0
RB	David Johnson, ARI	10
WR	Mike Evans, TB	7
WR	Keenan Allen, SD	0
TE	Zach Miller, CHI	8
FLEX	Eddie Lacy, GB	0
D/ST	Vikings D/ST	-2
K	Graham Gano, CAR	15

My team lost a close one this week and had Russell Wilson met his expectations I would have won this match up. I got solid performances from DeMarco Murray, Gronk, and the Broncos D/ST but my opponent getting 21 points from Jonathan Stewart really buried me. Next week, I'll be getting Le'Veon Bell back after a bye week, which will help greatly but the Patriots have a bye week so I'll be missing Gronk and I'll need to start Wilson once again. I also have to find a new kicker since Dustin Hopkins has a bye so I placed a claim on Dan Bailey.

ESPN 10 Team League – “Pigskins” – Opponent’s Roster
POS.	Name	Points
QB	Andrew Luck, IND	18
RB	Jonathan Stewart, CAR	21
RB	Jeremy Hill, CIN	13
WR	Julio Jones, ATL	2
WR	A.J. Green, CIN	12
TE	Travis Kelce, KC	16
FLEX	Brandon Marshall, NYJ	6
D/ST	Texans D/ST	6
K	Graham Gano, CAR	15

This was another bad week for my Yahoo rosters, going 0-2 in both leagues. I really don't like Yahoo's fantasy football scoring system and have always struggled to find success in them. This week Cam Newton failed to play adequately once again and has become almost unstartable for me, Greg Olsen had a bad week, and somehow my kicker Josh Lambo had a negative week. Luckily, I get Le'Veon Bell back this coming week, but I do have to start Cam Newton once again since my backup, Blake Bortles, has a tough matchup against a tough Kansas City defense. My defense, Cincinnati, is on a bye this week, so I added the Steelers defense who should have a good week against the Ravens, but did not drop the Bengals,

Yahoo 12 Team League – “The League” – Opponent’s Roster
POS.	Name	Pts
QB	Kirk Cousins, WSH	24.77
WR	Demaryius Thomas, DEN	3.95
WR	Devonte Adams, GB	3.70
RB	David Johnson, ARI	5.40
RB	Rob Kelley, WSH	10.35
TE	Jordan Reed, WSh	10.95
W/R	Julian Edelman, NE	7.85
D/ST	Washington DEF	10.00
K	Mason Crosby, GB	6.00

We Hit Dingers