The 5 Worst Things Ever in Fantasy Football (this week)

1.   Bill Belichick being Bill Belichick

Week 1 – Shane Vereen is a PPR stud and everyone has the running back muddle figured out in New England. Tom Brady does his best Ryan Tannehill impression (by not doing much). Julian Edelman is the leading WR.

Week 2 – Stevan Ridley runs all over the place and Shane Vereen barely sees the ball. Tom Brady is still doing his best Ryan Tannehill impression (by doing the same amount of nothing). Julian Edelman is the leading WR.

Bill Belichick’s schemes are extremely gameplan dependent. Right now, it looks like he’s going to ride the hot hand at RB, and trot out Brady to feed Edelman. However, next week he could have Jimmy Garappolo running wildcat plays and feeding Aaron Dobson with Edelman as a decoy. This offense could be explosive, but who can you trust to start in it?

2.    Adrian Peterson

Active Week 1. Deactivated week 2 after he’s indicted for whooping up on his kids. Reactivated Monday after the Vikings decide that he hasn’t been convicted of whooping up on his kids. Barred from practicing Tuesday night (or Wednesday, depending on your time zone) after everyone tells the Vikings that it’s not ok that Peterson whooped up on his kids.

It’s not ok to beat the tar out of your kids. And it’s not ok for the Vikings to give us whiplash while they try to weasel a way into starting Purple Jesus.

3.     Robert Griffin the Third

It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for Robert Griffin the Third. Until he looks terrible in Week 1 and somehow managed to dislocate his ankle in a freak Week 2 injury. Now the entire Washington franchise is experiencing the same upheaval it did last time RG3 got hurt.

Folks – RG3 is injury prone, and Kirk Cousins is not good (see: his starts last year). Expect some blood, drama, and tears in Washington before this dust settles.

4.     Bear’s Receivers

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Bear’s elite receivers (Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall) were only 75% to play this past Sunday night. All the analyst cry bloody murder and bench them for safer options (I did that too). Then they play… and Brandon Marshall tears up the endzone. However, Jeffery is almost invisible and looks incredibly slow on the field. But still… they got more points than Marques Colston…

For those of you who had faith in Brandon Marshall: Goody for you, I hope you won your league. However, one of these days your faith will not be rewarded.

5.        The Worst Lineup Ever

My friend sent me this. Next time you have an injury, think of this guy. My friend sent this to me: (I took out the team name because I couldn’t print it.)