What I Think About Week 2 2015

Winning is always better than losing.  Had a big week in both leagues, beating the Commissioner in my other league.  So, less venom this week and more awesomeness.

• Here's a lesson you all should learn, my friends, which we shall call: "How to handle emergency lineup changes."  Sunday morning, Nathan and Kevin decided to complete a trade and use their newly acquired players in their Sunday matchups.  Due to the late timing and a computer glitch, the trade did not complete before the noon games had started, and they could not change their lineups.  So, they did EXACTLY what you should do:
• First, they made sure the trade was complete.
• Second, Kevin called me and told me what had happened just after the first games had started.  He didn't wait until the end of the first games or the first day.  Contact me right away.
• Third, Kevin and Nathan sent me specific instructions on who to move to which slots.
• Fourth, they were patient till I got home and made the changes.
• Fifth, Berk and Tom prayed for victory.  Only Tom got his wish.
• So in summary, don't ever be afraid to reach out to me via phone/text/e-mail if there is an emergency lineup change or a last-minute trade like this.  The goal is to have fun, remember?
• Just to clarify, I will not change a lineup because of a game-time injury decision that doesn't go your way.  I don't know of any FF league that would.
• Speaking of Tom, what a great matchup that was this week!  You'd think Nathan's huge numbers early on would have put Tom out to pasture.  But thanks to a late surge by Sammy Watkins, Tom kept it close until the last two games could be finished; a battle between QB's Wilson and Luck.  You would think Luck would have the advantage there too.  Sadly, Luck had one of his worst FF days ever, and Nathan went down.  Great win, Tom!  Congrats on your successful lineup this week!
• Speaking of Nathan, everyone please welcome his twin brother Matthew to the league!  Matthew will serve as co-manager of Nathan's team and undoubtedly make lineup changes and consummate trades (yes, in that way).  
• My hope is that Matthew's second task as co-manager is to remind Nathan that there are no hearts allowed in FF team names.  Well, at least for men's teams.
• Wow, did you notice the flurry of players scoring 0 points this week?  I don't think I've ever seen this many in one week:  Evans, Hill and Baltimore for Berk, Allen for Kevin (who still beat Berk), White for Tony P., and Miami for Nathan.  Crazy.
• Barry's Mega Team took a small hit this week when Lacy went down, but he still picked up the win against Marshall.  Looks like it's 50/50 that Lacy will be back this week, but I'm sure Barry will be fine.  As much as I like the choice of Ben Stein for his team's avatar, I'm not sold on the guy.  Stein can speak intelligently about economic matters that are way above my head, but when he starts arguing against evolution he loses me as his audience.
• I had fun watching the close matchup between Ritchie and Mike this week.  They kept it close almost the entire time.  Didn't think it would be the Jets DEF that would make the difference.  Nice win, Ritchie.  Enjoy your time atop the standings for as long as it will last. You're up against Barry's Mega Team next.
• James Jones, welcome home.  Marshall thanks you too.
• Did anyone know that Larry Fitzgerald had never scored 3 TDs in a single game until this weekend?  Sounds crazy, but it's true.  Was I the only one who didn't think he was washed up in Arizona?
• Wow, did anyone even notice that Brees got hurt?  Crazy.
• I love the fact that Dan Fouts was calling the game in San Diego when Philip Rivers passed him for the Chargers' all-time TD pass record.  Good QB's, both of them.
• What happened to the Colts?  I expected them to be a FF powerhouse.  Instead, they're 1990's bad.
• The Vikings are in such bad shape, they can't even keep Ragnor the Viking as a mascot.  Of course, Ragnor was asking for a king's ransom in pay.  Guess he wasn't as vital to the game as he thought he was.  Something tells me he'll be quickly forgotten/replaced.  But, considering it's the Vikings who besides Berk will care?

PONTIFICATION FOR THE WEEK - What I Think about Ndamukong Suh Freelancing on DEF.

Wow, there just is no way Suh will ever get a fair shake in the NFL unless he wins a Super Bowl.  Even the newspaper covering his own team, the Miami Herald, treats him like shit.  They reported Sunday night that Suh had gone off script and was calling his own plays on defense.  The article's only proof was a quote from a single player on defense who noted that some players were out of position on numerous plays.  That's it.  The coaches stand behind Suh and deny he's off script, which they would say even if he had been calling his own plays.  But there were no other sources, no other proof, no other players who stepped forward and confirmed it was Suh and that's what he did.  Didn't matter.  Every media outlet, including NFL.com (whaaaat????), picked up the story and reported it.  That's bullshit and bad reporting.  I'd say they should all be ashamed, but for some reason they want to continue to vilify Suh no matter what he does, so they wouldn't care.  Show me proof, then call him out.  Until then, shut the fuck up and let the man play.

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Hope you enjoyed this week's blog.  Set your lineups, send me your dues, and good luck in Week 3, except for Berk.