Lol @ Texans. Put a $15 on them to go 0-17 about an hour before kickoff at +2000 odds. They will never score close to 37 points the rest of the season. Week 1 against the trash Jags and Urban's inept leadership was always going to be their best chance to win this year, but I'd rather they just tank properly and get Thibedeoux or however you spell his last name. Was definitely nuts to see a win for them though, didn't think it would happen, especially not in Lawrence's first game.
The Titans seem to be CINECAST!ed. I passed on QB early in my one money league to roll with Tannehill since he runs a little and figured they'd need to throw more with Fields on my bench for when he takes over, but didn't know their new OC was the mastermind behind some of the Raiders's worst recent offensive years.
Colts also seem to be a wreck, and would be wise to get Wentz 'hurt' again before that draft pick they owe Philly does become a first, as they are setting up to pay the Eagles a mid first imo. Jags are awful, now that the USC job is open I would be very surprised if Urban makes it more than a couple more weeks with the Jags before he steps away and goes back to college.
Turned off the game early last night, as it was getting late in EST, so was super shocked to see how that one turned out. Not the result I needed as someone who continues to hope to sell Lamar in dynasty. He looked good as a runner and passer in the first half, not sure what happened, but by the end of the third quarter he couldn't really make anything happen. Thankfully, Zay brought me back to even after a few near wins this week, but a lot of busted parlays. Wish I put more on him to score a TD, a hit that fully brought me back to even, along with the +100 for over 0.5 receiving yards for Zay.
Will be interesting to see how Tua looks with Fuller back. Mac Jones looked a lot better, and seems like NE can get 'back' a lot quicker than I expected, especially if we get some expected Allen regression in Buffalo. Tua looked fine, but definitely a bit concerning. Given all the talk leading up to the season, it seems like their faith in him is fairly limited. I'd be very surprised if Watson is not their QB at some point. Just as I'd be surprised to not see Rodgers in Denver this time next year.
Speaking of Rodgers...what a crock of shit. That man essentially crated multiple leagues for me this week, and I was very lucky to come out with a win where I started off Adams in R1 and Ridley in R2. In hindsight I should have taken Dak or reached for Hurts early over Tannehill. At least I have Carson and Sanders, though I would have preferred Swift, but getting him means I wouldn't have gotten Hockenson at TE, so I guess I'd rather have Sanders and Hock instead of Swift and Andrews, but over Swift and Dak? I'm unsure at this point. Hurts to have lost Jeudy as well for my flex, as he was on pace to truly break out and go off, which I think would have made up for Adams and Ridley. Need to play matchups with Claypool and Corey Davis now, it's looking like. Also should have went with Hopkins over Ridley, I guess, especially since Arizona has a shootout lined up for Week 17. That could be my biggest mistake, especially given how good the Cardinals O looked vs how bad I know Atlanta and Ryan are, despite how Ridley should see 25% of their targets on a team that throws a lot. Ran in to Godwin, Mike Williams, and Hopkins in the other league, but the non-factor of Tonyan didn't help, though, to be fair, neither did Terry nor Allen Robinson. Fields should be starting right now, I do not understand what is happening with the Bears that the veteran players will stand for them trotting Dalton out each week when he is not capable of putting them in a position to win games, much less compete for a super bowl.
Hurts looked quite good for the Bird Gang, and my Hurts for MVP bet at +6000 from a few months back has already accrued value as it's come down to +3300 after this first week. Possible they beat the 49ers this week, but could be tough. The Falcons might be as bad as the Texans and Lions, two teams that both looked better than them this weekend.
My biggest takeaway from Week 1, however, is quite clear. As FLY has said before, it would be a beautiful day when Larry Fitzgerald realized he was washed up by last season/even before that and him occupying the slot was actively hurting that offense. Moore looked good, though slightly concerning that none of his targets were farther than 15 yards. But, obviously, the big story is that, despite the Cards being, once again, enamored with an old, washed up WR in AJ Green, that Kirk was finally able to get in the slot, spending north of 90% of his time there and absolutely crushing it in that position. Hope to see him to continue to eat this year.