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There’s nothing quite like the despair that hits you during the first wave of games. Fantasy players are wincing as each sloppy offensive drive means certain doom for their lineups.
How were we supposed to know that Calvin Austin would outscore Ja’Marr Chase, Nico Collins, Brian Thomas Jr., Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Malik Nabers? Or that Juwan Johnson would be the top scoring tight end with Spencer Rattler at quarterback during Week 1?
Don’t even get me started on the running backs. Jahmyr Gibbs, my top overall player during draft season, needed 10 catches to get 15 points in PPR scoring.
Should’ve just taken Emeka Egbuka, Dylan Sampson, and Harold Fannin Jr. to start drafts. It’s so easy to see that now in hindsight.
For me, opening weekend is something to survive in fantasy football. Wins and losses mean less to me than just getting through the weekend with my sanity and rosters intact. It must be the accumulation of fantasy and player takes from the summer needing a release valve. I know someone who, back in high school, used to skip the first day because there was “too much pressure.” I think that might actually be the best approach to the start of the fantasy season.
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In one league I faced the person who drafted from the spot right next to me. I took Brian Thomas Jr. in the first round. The pick right after that was Derrick Henry. In the second round I had my eye on Puka Nacua, but the Henry team drafted him right before me, so I panic-pivoted to Nico Collins. There’s a particular agony to watching your top two picks get outscored by 40 points.
Now that those opening jitters are out of the way, it’s time to attack Week 2 and pay off the mental energy we invested in the offseason. So let’s get carried away.
The Patriots receiver room is a jumble right now. Stefon Diggs, coming off an ACL injury, with glowing training camp reports seemed set as the Patriots WR1. But Drake Maye spread the ball around and it was actually Boutte who not only had the best statistical day but also looked the best. The Patriots face the hapless Miami Dolphins this week and this is a prime spot for the Patriots to flex their offensive potential and work out last week’s frustrations.
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