GFL NEWS
Injuries strike Buster and Walsh: Buster was hit with the news of Greg Olsen reinjuring his foot Sunday against the Cowboys while I dealt with a real bummer as my 7th round draft pick Delanie Walker is out for the season with a dislocated ankle. Walker always called Mr. Reliable by me was my surefire tight end for this year and well...he's gone. Also Leonard Fournette's legs are made of jelly. SERIOUSLY LENNY, HOW MANY FREAKING TIMES ARE YOU GONNA DO THIS TO ME!
That's Levitation, Mahomes: Pat Mahomes is looking like a legit QB1 as he shocked some experts as he and Tyreek Hill dominated this weekend in fantasy. I have Mahomes in my ESPN league and was thrilled to see the kid produce big numbers, we'll see if he can keep it up.
No Le'Veon, No Problem! : The Steelers were fine without Le'Veon Bell this week as James "The Terminator" Conner put up a marvelous fantasy afternoon with over 100 yard rushing and a couple of receptions, he basically made my match against Buster look less terrible.
Motor City Kitty Pity: What the (bleep) was that Detroit...I mean seriously. You looked absolutely awful against the New York Jets. How? I mean how does this happen. That was one of the worst games of football I've ever watched. Shameful. I know I said Matt Patricia was a bad hire but he didn't need to prove it to me Week 1. Jebus.
Waiver Wire Wonders.
Walsh picks T.J. Yeldon and Jared Cook: I had to get T.J. Yeldon and a tight end. I now have T.J. Yeldon..you all saw how much I paid for him. Wish I had known you guys weren't going to bid on him to troll me...but yeah, I paid a quarter of my FAAB on Yeldon and he's a former Bama kid. Gross. And yeah, Jared Cook who looked like a baller but he could very well be fools gold but hey, I'll take the risk on him being the focal point of Gruden's offense.
Will gets Pat Mahomes for $8: In what be a championship winning move, Will picked up wonder boy Patrick Mahomes, now he did drop Matt Stafford which I think was a bit of a bold choice but it was him or Goff so obviously you keep Goff. Mahomes might get Will back to the championship, time will tell.
Tyler wins Quincy Enunwa for $3: WHAT A STEAL! Tyler gets what will probably be Sam Darnold's favorite receiver in Quincy Enunwa. He beat out Goose by one dollar. Anyways, Enunwa has solid value in PPR and will be a valuable asset to Tyler's team
Nic grabs Cole Beasley: Probably the best value he could get, Cole Beasley is the receiver to own in Dallas but that's not saying a lot, however he does have a solid floor in PPR and will have value when you need him.
Buster gets Eric Ebron for FREE: Shockingly, I did not go after Ebron because Jack Doyle is still in Indianapolis and despite his fumble is a solid tight end 9/10 times. The thing with Ebron is he's going to have limited appeal to due to snap counts.
Goose grabs Philip Lindsay and Geronimo Allison: Nice pickups Goose. Lindsay will eat into Royce Freeman's production and Geronimo Allison has appeal in Green Bay as long as Aaron Rodgers is healthy and he got them for NOTHING. Steals my friend. STEALS.
AND NOW THE MATCHUPS, INCLUDING OUR BUFFALO WILD WINGS GAME OF THE WEEK!
Buffalo Wild Wings GAME OF THE WEEK: Shri Returns (1-0) vs WHAT BIKE? (1-0)
Projected winner: Shri 148-143
Shri's Top 3 players: Pat Mahomes, David Johnson, Michael Thomas
Bike's Top 3 players: Todd Gurley, Emmanuel Sanders, Davante Adams
Shri DANGER ZONE: Rob Gronkowski, obviously you're going to start Rob Gronkowski but this Jaguars defense is no joke. The main reason why he's on the danger zone is because of the injury concerns and we all know, the Jaguars are no fans of the Patriots
Bike DANGER ZONE: Jack Doyle, the fumble last week is concerning but he does have production in the Colts offense, I just wonder if he'll get shut down by Washington's defense. Tight End is a crapshoot anyways. Best of luck Buster.
Will and Buster are both 1-0 and Buster was within 1 point of having the same points total as Will. Both these teams are stacked. I can't really pick a winner but I'd favor the guy with Todd Gurley pulling this off. Buster is going to hope Mahomes was a one week wonder.
Revenge of the Goats (0-1) vs Marshawn of the Dead (1-0)
Projected winner: Goats 136-115
Goats Top 3 players: DeAndre Hopkins, Russell Wilson, Jordan Howard
Marshawn's Top 3 players: Melvin Gordon, Julio Jones, Zach Ertz
Goats DANGER ZONE: Jared Cook. Yes, he looked great against the Rams but Jared Cook always does this. He shows up with a monster game and then he's a nobody the rest of the year. You have to hope this year is different and that Derek Carr and Jon Gruden are going to make him a target monster in Oakland.
Marshawn's DANGER ZONE: Robby Anderson. 1 target. Robby Anderson has 1 target last week. Now he did have the TD which save him but it is concerning. So proceed with caution on Robby Anderson. Also at the time of this article, Tyler does not have a WR2 or K in.
This one is going to come down to MNF. I will rely on a combination of Russell Wilson and Jordan Howard to win me my first victory. But if I'm lucky James Conner will do enough on his own to let me just enjoy the game on Monday with no fantasy implications lol.
Lil Skeet Skeet (0-1) vs OMWTFYB (0-1)
Projected winner: OMWTFYB 147-141
Skeet Top 3 players: Zeke Elliott, Dalvin Cook, Travis Kelce
OMY Top 3 players: Alvin Kamara, Deshaun Watson, Christian McCaffery
Skeet DANGER ZONE: Dalvin Cook, Cook had a pedestrian game against San Francisco. Maybe he just needs to get back up to his game speed but he should bounce back against the Packers who just gave up 80 yards to Jordan Howard.
OMW DANGER ZONE: Deshaun Watson. Wow, Watson did not look great against the Patriots but then again, it was the Patriots. He should bounce back against a Titans secondary that got torched by Ryan Tannehill last week.
A lot of duds on these teams last week, A lot of disappointment all around. So this is a bounce back game for both Nic and Phil. And someone is going to come out with a victory. Phil will rely on a combination of Allen Robinson and Chris Carson to win him the game on Monday night.
KZOO RIVER MONSTERS (1-0) vs OBJs give me a Chubb (0-1)
Projected winner: KZOO 137-135
KZOO Top 3 players: A.J. Green, Mike Evans, Drew Brees
OBJs Top 3 players: Aaron Rodgers, Odell Beckham Jr., Kareem Hunt
KZOO DANGER ZONE: Evan Engram. Yes, I'll say it again. Tight End is a crapshoot, it's Russian Roulette, and Evan Engram had a down game last week. He might bounce back against the Cowboys but temper expectationa
OBJs DANGER ZONE: Aaron Rodgers. I know Aaron Rodgers is the best QB in the league but you have to monitor his status going into Sunday. Regardless, Minnesota and him have history. Minnesota is where his season ended last year. Even on one leg, he's the best QB in the league, you're not going to bench him but it could be a down week for A-Aron.
Jeff will hope to have the game done and over by Sunday night but if not, KJ has Trey Burton to rely on as his Monday Night Miracle. The most impressive thing is Jeff won last week even without Le'Veon Bell. He's a force to be reckoned with.
Captain Insano (1-0) vs Shady Draft Strats (0-1)
Projected winner: Insano 145-133
Insano Top 3 players: Tyreek Hill, Antonio Brown, Jimmy Garoppolo
Shady Top 3 players: Saquon Barkley, Keenan Allen, Tom Brady
Insano DANGER ZONE: Devonta Freeman. Freeman is banged up and questionable to play this week in Carolina. Keep an eye on his status when Sunday inactive players come in. Even if he plays, it could be a down week from Freeman who might give up snaps to PPR wonder Tevin Coleman
Shady DANGER ZONE: LeSean McCoy: Goose, the Bills are awful. They're terrible. Nobody is going to fear Josh Allen. McCoy is going to see stacked boxes all day long. It's going to be brutal. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
Goose will rely on Saquon Barkley to seal the victory for him as he will be the last man up in this matchup which is heavily in Ryan's favor but hey, any given Sunday one of us can surprise the other and pull off the victory. Anything can happen.
And let's get to my game picks.
Baltimore vs Cincinnati: Give me Baltimore and that ferocious defense to beat Cincinnati on a short week and also Andy Dalton is terrible in prime time. Andy Dalton is 4-9 all time in prime time games.
Miami vs NY Jets: The New York Jets are going to start the season 2-0, you heard it here first. I think this Jets team is going to surprise people this year. Darnold is the future and he's going to get his 2nd career win this weekend.
Philadelphia vs Tampa Bay: Fitzmagic is over, I forgot to mention in our news portion about Ryan Fitzpatrick's absurd fantasy day but it's going to come crashing back down to earth when he faces Jim Schwartz and this swarming Philly defense.
Indianapolis vs Washington: It pains me to pick against the Colts again but Washington is a way better team currently. Adrian Peterson might have another 100 yard game in him against this defense. Colts offense will make it look close but it's really going to be a Washington day.
Cleveland vs New Orleans: I hope for Saints fans sake, that defensive performance was a one week goof but expect this to be a high scoring affair, it might be a Brees/Tyrod shootout for all we know. Then again, Tyrod could get benched for Baker Mayfield. We'll see.
Kansas City vs Pittsburgh: Mahomes is a great story and all but let's face it, the Steelers should bounce back this week. How they just ended up tying Cleveland I'll never know but James Conner should be able to put this game away for the Steelers late.
Houston vs Tennessee: UPSET ALERT, I got the Titans beating the Texans mostly due to a lack of pass protection for Deshaun Watson, now I'm sure he'll still put up a decent stat line but I think the Titans pull off the victory due to Dion Lewis. Call it now.
Carolina vs Atlanta: This one is pretty simple. Cam Newton > Matt Ryan. I have most trust in Cam Newton getting it done for Carolina than I do Matt Ryan. It could be a shootout, it could be a blowout, this one is too close to call but I'll lean Carolina.
LA Chargers vs Buffalo: I don't think I really need to say anything but two words: Josh Allen.
Minnesota vs Green Bay: Sorry Aaron Rodgers, you may be one of the best quarterbacks in the league but you're not surviving this pass rush on one leg.
Detroit vs San Francisco: Short week. Across the country. 49ers home opener. Matt Patricia with his arms folded on the sideline. Stafford writhing in pain. GG Detroit.
Arizona vs LA Rams: Wow, the Cardinals looked bad last week. Sam Bradford looked like a junior college QB. I would be fearing for my life going to LA to face Ndamakong Suh, Marcus Peters, and Aqib Talib. Rams win BIG.
Oakland vs Denver: I like Case Keenum to have a great game against this Raiders defense that was torched by Jared Goff. Rough start for Jon Gruden as he starts the season 0-2.
New England vs Jacksonville: The uncertainty of Leonard Fournette is the key point here. The Jaguars can win this game but like I said last week, New England always finds a way and they will. Patriots will win in a close one just like against Houston last week.
NY Giants vs Dallas: God, I really don't care about this game but it's SNF, so I'm going to watch it. Hopefully Saquon Barkely is fun to watch. Why does NBC always let these garbage NFC East game on in prime time. I hope it's a shootout. Anyways Giants win.
Seattle vs Chicago: I know, Russell Wilson is not Aaron Rodgers and the Bears did look good for two quarters in Green Bay but something tells me we're gonna get some Monday Night Magic and Wilson and the Hawks are gonna pull this one off at the end. Maybe a game winning Janikowski field goal? Guess we'll find out on Monday.
Walsh's current pick em record: 9-6-1
Alright that's Week 2. See ya next article.
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