AFC West for the win
I’ve been saying this for the last few years. The AFC West is the toughest Division in Football.
Except for the LA Chargers who have started their Season 0-2. Keep in mind that they lost both games by less than a touchdown. The rest of the Division is 2-0. Have absolutely no fear starting any of the AFC West star players. There’s a very good chance that you won your Game this week if you did.
Unfortunately for me I don’t have many AFC West players on either of my highlight Fantasy Teams. In my True Fanatics League I remain winless. Even though I have had very high performers each Week, somebody else on my roster lets me down. To put that in perspective I’m starting Brady at Quarterback. With only two quarters left to play on Monday it looked like I was going to go 2-0 in my Gridiron Pros League. Matt Stafford was my acting Quarterback, but unfortunately the Detroit Lions switched to a Run focused Offence. C’est la vie. Still my Team performed well. Everyone had double digit Fantasy points except for the Kicker. Who really counts on points from their kicker?
Free points to be had
If any of your Fantasy Players are facing these Defences, then seriously consider starting them! I made a point of telling you to start any of your Oakland Raider Players in Week 2 because they were facing the NY Jets. I was correct in a big way! This should hold true for most of the Season. Another Defence that invites their opponents to score at will is the Indianapolis Colts. As long as Andrew Luck is out, and the Colt Offence can’t sustain drives. The Colts D will be exhausted by half time. Start your Fantasy Players against them. The last of the here have some free Fantasy points Defences has been on this list for the last four Seasons. The New Orleans Saints. Somewhere along the line the Saints must have decided that their Offence was so good with Drew Brees under center. That assembling a decent Defence wasn’t necessary. Starting my Wide Receivers, and Running Backs against the Saints D has been a winning formula for me for years. If you are unsure which game to watch on Sunday. Just go with the New Orleans Saints game. It’s sure to be a shoot out. Brady had the best first quarter of his career Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints Defence. Think about how long Brady has been in the league. Keep in mind that he did this without someone like Edelman, Welker, or Moss in the lineup. Does the New Orleans Saints Defence suck? Yes it does!
0-2 Panic
You’ve started the Season 0-2. Should you be in panic mode? Well my Team in my True Fanatics League is 0-2 and I’m not. Whether you should be in panic mode will depend on your roster to some extent. If you are one of the unfortunate people to draft David Johnson first overall, then went WR-WR before getting your next Running Back. Now you are desperately lacking at RB. Well you might be worried. Here’s why I’m not worried.
I still have Tom Brady, Le’Veon Bell, and a group of WRs that can put up great points any week. Le’Veon Bell hasn’t had a breakout game yet, but looked like he was ready to in Week 2. Trust me when I tell you that he will still finish the Season as one of the Top 3 Running Backs in Fantasy. Brady had a terrible first Week, and then lit up the Saints in Week 2. Yes it was the Saints, but I can expect the Brady/Bell combination to win me at least 6 games this year. My Wide Receivers group of Stefon Diggs, Doug Baldwin, Pierre Garcon, and Larry Fitzgerald can all produce like WR1s. Diggs has already proven that he can have monster games with Sam Bradford under center. Doug Baldwin is the man in Seattle. Seattle’s first two games of the season were low scoring affairs, but that’s sure to change. This being a half PPR league both Larry Fitzgerald, and Pierre Garcon are sure to provide a higher floor of production each Week. If you pay close attention to my waiver claims. You will see that I’m targeting the handcuff for my Running Back Rob Kelley because he’s a little banged up. I’m also looking to upgrade my backup QB from Andy Dalton to Trevor Siemian. I’m happy switching between Hunter Henry and Charles Clay at Tight End. Sure my Running Backs are mediocre after Le’Veon Bell. If you are in a competitive Fantasy League with 12+ Teams you should probably have a weakness somewhere. What you need to figure out is if your team can win when it counts? As long as I get into the Playoffs. My combination of Star Players that play on teams with real world Playoff implications means that my Fantasy Team should produce during the Fantasy Playoffs. If you are unsure about whether you should be making early Season moves, use the Playoff potential as your guide.
