Week 5

Week 5 of the NFL has arrived and it did not disappoint. Brady. Is. BACK! Sadly, I didn't have him on either of my teams! I currently am managing two leagues- one ten-man league on NFL.com and an eight-man league on espn.com.

The team I manage on NFL.com consists of QB: Carson Palmer, RB: LeSean McCoy, RB: Jordan Howard, WR: Jordy Nelson, WR: Allen Robinson, TE: Greg Olsen, W/R: Deandre Washington, K: Justin Tucker, and the Arizona Cardinals Defense rounds out my starting lineup. My bench consists of QB: Blake Bortles, RB: Spencer Ware, WR: Terrelle Pryor, WR: Steve Smith, and WR: Allen Hurns. This week was a little bit stressful because Carson Palmer, my starting quarterback, was out this week due to a concussion that he suffered last week. Normally, this would be okay because I have a backup quarterback, in Blake Bortles, that I can promote to a starter. However, Blake's team has a bye this week, which meant that I had to pick up a quarterback off of the waiver wire- which is the place where players can be picked up because they aren't currently on anyone else's fantasy team.  With Eli Manning being the best option on the waiver, I reluctantly started him. Let me just say...I got blown out this week. I ended up losing by a score of 135.48 - 85.06. Although I still have one more player left to play tomorrow night, on Monday Night Football, there is no chance of me winning.  My record on the season drops to 2-3.

On a lighter note, the team I manage on Espn.com consists of QB: Carson Palmer, RB: Devonta Freeman, RB: Melvin Gordon, WR: Emmanuel Sanders, WR: Odell Beckham Jr., TE: Greg Olsen, W/R: LeGarrette Blount, K: Blair Walsh, and DEF: Denver Broncos. My bench includes WR: Steve Smith, RB: Jamaal Charles, WR: Eric Decker, QB: Russell Wilson, RB: Doug Martin, and WR: Stefon Diggs. Like the NFL league, I was without Carson Palmer, and Russell Wilson had a bye as well, so I wasn't able to start him. Heading to the waiver wire, I ended up picking up Philip Rivers, of the San Diego Chargers. And boy did it pay off. Although they lost the game, and despite throwing two interceptions, Rivers went on to throw for 359 yards and 4 touchdowns, bringing his total points to 26.4 giving me a nice 96.7 - 74.3 lead going into Monday night.  Although I have a 20 point lead my opponent still has one receiver set to play in tomorrow's game, but so do I. I feel as though I have this one in the bag, but with fantasy, you can never be too sure.