Distraught..

First off I'm sorry I havent been able to blog as much as I'd like. I'm currently living out in the country with shaky internet service and if my lap top isnt in an exact spot it won't work.

With the title of this blog you'd think my fantasy team was already busted or I had just suffered a heartbreaking loss in my first week. Both are far from the case. I absolutely love my team that is currently ranked 95th overall and put up 157 points in week 1. Everything that I targeted happened in week 1. I've been saying all offseason that Reggie Wayne would be the number 1 fantasy reciever in football this year. I would have drafted him over Moss, Calvin Johnson, and any of those guys. I said that Hasselbeck would be coming back strong with his new toys on offense. I said Shockey was going to be one of the best TEs in the league this season. Coupled in with those things I have Adrian Peterson primed for one of the best fantasy seasons ever. I have McFadden who looks very promising.

So why am I distraught? Well.. as I posted in my earlier blog.. My draft blunder is currently haunting me. I did not want Marion Barber on any of my fantasy teams this year. I targeted Greg Jennings. I wanted my starters to be McFadden and Peterson with Felix Jones sitting on my bench as a sleeper. I wanted Reggie Wayne and Jennings paired together at my recievers spot. Not that Marion Barber can't play because he can.. but Felix Jones is better. They are going to be splitting carries and Marion Barbers upside on a weekend is what he did in week 1 which is going to be around 70 yards and a TD. I don't want that as my #3 pick. I can't even start Barber because theres no telling what the Cowboys are going to do with their running backs. Had I not accidently drafted Barber instead of Jennings my team would be pretty close to being #1 instead of 95th which is driving me crazy. 157 points would have been 173.

This could go the other way for me though. Maybe Jennings gets hurt. Maybe Felix Jones gets hurt and Barber turns into a very nice #2 or #3 running back to have on my team. Maybe I'll be sitting in Vegas watching Barber score 3 touchdowns in week 16 and laughing about how mad I was about having him on my team. But right now? Can I have Greg Jennings please?

I have two concerns about my team. Braylon Edwards and Baltimores defense. Braylon Edwards didnt look bad at all in preseason and regardless of what people say I've seen some nice things with him and Brady Quinn going back to last year. Minnesota has a great defense and I can handle one bad game from him.. I still think he'll be fine this year. I didn't expect to be talking about Baltimore this year. Come on! Last year I take the Bears defense hoping to have an amazing defense week in and week out. Those idiots were the reason I didnt make it past week 11 with their monster -9 points they got me. The Ravens gave up 24 points to Kansas City!! That was the one lock I was looking forward to in week 1 was an Ed Reed touchdown and a shut down defense. Please tell me that it was just a weird week and that they will be fine!

Outside of that I love my team. It's got a real shot at going far into the Vegas bracket. I just hope that at the end of all this I can laugh about the Barber pick as he pans out to be better than what I actually wanted in Greg Jennings.