Football: Week Two and Three Results

After roaring out of the gate in week one, the next two weeks saw my teams come back down to earth. Injuries are really hitting hard, after losing Jamal Charles on two teams, Kenny Britt on two teams, and Aaron Hernandez on two teams, I'm scrambling to fill those slots. I’m still ahead of the game, but spiraling downward.

Overall Record: 13-8-1
Week 2 Record: 4-3
Week 3 Record: 3-4

Team by team:

The Brooklyn Lions 146
What’s a PSD? 121

The Brooklyn Lions 89
The Connecticut Muffins 118

Week two went well, week three my guys didn’t do much. The big news here was losing Kenny Britt for the year in week three, but with Dez Bryant and Vincent Jackson, I should still be okay at WR. As I knew when I drafted Rivers and Jackson, the SD offense will have a big impact on my results. I don't expect week three will be one of my lowest point totals of the year.


Suh Kon This 99
NY Crushers 106

Suh Kon This 82
Yoshi da Yoshi P 142

Okay, this team is in real trouble. After losing Jamal Charles for the year in week two, I basically have no starting running back and two underperforming receivers in Dez Bryant and Hakeem Nicks. If they can turn it around, I could be okay. I might also have to trade one of them for a decent RB, unless Jonathan Stewart becomes the lead back in Carolina. I have to cobble together a backfield with Thomas Jones and Danny Woodhead as the only other options. Not good.


Bet On Backs 116
Stewies World Domination 133

Bet On Backs 63
NJ Huskies 71

Again, a total downward spiral. Using the first pick on Chris Johnson looks like a mistake at this point, as defenses are taking him out of the game. Here, again, Kenny Britt going down for the season hurts, even though I didn’t own him. Now defenses can really focus on CJ2K. If Nicks can’t turn it around soon, he’ll also be a bust. Week four should be a bounceback week.


Megatron & Bumblebee 145
$$Cash Flow Posse$$ 106

Megatron & Bumblebee 78
Soldiers of Fortune 117

Brady is proving to be worth the first round pick, but I ran into some trouble with my RB situation in week three, having no viable second starter when Beanie Wells was deactivated because of his hamstring. I expect to bounce back in week four.

Bring Out The Best 258
_chise 165

Bring Out The Best 206
Suck For Luck 137

This team still is performing better than it actually is. Alex Smith is my only QB, and who knows how long he’ll even be that. A huge performance from VJax helped in week two, and a terrible opponent saved me in week three. I don’t expect this team to keep rolling, but they stumbled to a first place finish last year, so...


Alligators Eating Swans 166
Shea Stadium Jets 215

Alligators Eating Swans 230
Rolling Along 227

After losing Jamal Charles in week two, the team bounced back in week three for a close win. My receivers haven’t been good, which is about what I expected, and losing Manningham for the week in week three left me feeling like there was no shot at a win. But decent scoring from the rest of my squad put me on top. It also looks like Mike Tolbert is losing too many carries to Ryan Matthews. Probably looking at a mediocre team in the long run.


Yeezy Taught Me 276
Team Martin 272

Yeezy Taught Me 230
We Need A Medic 216

A great start for this team, and we expect to keep winning with it, despite the loss of Kenny Britt and the worthlessness of DeAngelo Williams. Calving Johnson has been great and VJax had a huge week two. We've been killing it on the waiver wire, adding 2-3 starting LB in the last two weeks. Our defense is shaping up and Chad Henne has fallen back to earth after a big week one. This looks like a playoff team, but time will tell.


Outlook:

Not nearly as positive after weeks two and three. There are still a few teams that seem like they could finish in the money. I’ve also come to the realization that I’m not drafting the rest of the $1000 worth of teams, and the finance learning portion of this experiment has come to a standstill. It’s like learning to play an instrument or speak a language. It feels overwhelming and if I’m not practicing it every day, it feels like I’ll never actually get anywhere with it. We’ll see if I can dig in and get that rolling now that my teams are all set for week four.