Posted on 7:14 PM
Team 1 wins again in week 3. A real close matchup though, they only pulled it out by less than 2 pts as Aaron Rodgers came through with enough points on Monday night to give team 1 the vic, even though they lost to the Bears.
Miles Austin got bailed out as he was clearly the biggest disappointment this week with only 4 pts.
Andre Johnson gets pulled in the boardroom for the second time already, but survives against Dallas Clark. Clark put up the worst point total for team 2, plus Andre was a bit banged up. If he comes in the room again, I might just have to pull the trigger next time. For this week though...Dallas Clark you're fired! See you next week.
Team 1
QB Aaron Rodgers 24
RB Chris Johnson 24.5
RB Frank Gore 23.5
WR Calvin Johnson 11.8
WR Larry Fitzgerald 10.6
WR Miles Austin 4
TE Antonio Gates 23.9
Total= 122.3
Team 2
QB Drew Brees 28.6
RB Adrian Peterson 36
RB Ray Rice 13.6
WR Andre Johnson 10.4
WR Randy Moss 12.2
WR Reggie Wayne 10.5
TE Dallas Clark 9.4
Total= 120.7
Posted on 7:29 PM
Team 1 wins week 2. Except for Chris Johnson, they had a solid performance all the way around. In CJ's defense, he did play the Steelers D, so I can give him a break this week.
Team 2 was one man down, and pretty much got a no show from Maurice Jones-Drew. It's pretty shocking to see him have such bad stats. The Jags never got it going in San Diego, and he fumbled once. He leaves me no choice. MJD you're fired. See you guys next week!
Team 1
QB Aaron Rodgers 30
RB Chris Johnson 10
RB Ray Rice 15
WR Calvin Johnson 12
WR Larry Fitzgerald 15
WR Miles Austin 24
WR/RB Frank Gore 35
TE Antonio Gates 22
Total= 163
Team 2
QB Drew Brees 22
RB Adrian Peterson 29
RB MJD 4
WR Andre Johnson 33
WR Randy Moss 11
WR Reggie Wayne 22
TE Dallas Clark 19
Total= 140
Posted on 5:26 PM
Team 1 wins Week 1 in the NFL Fantasy Apprentice this year. A big performance from Chris Johnson and Miles Austin helped pave the way for an easy victory.
Two guys from Team 2 stand out and will be brought to the board room...Andre Johnson and Michael Turner. Andre Johnson's lack of production is a little more surprising. He only had 3 catches for 33 yards. Of course his stats took a hit to the Arian Foster show, who had 3 touchdowns in his debut as the Texans starting running back (I picked him in the 6 & 7th rounds in both my leages btw :). His team won the game, and he is a perennial stud, so I think I will have to give him a pass for this week for Team 2's sake.
Even though he is a consensus first round pick, I don't expect much from Michael Turner this year, especially in PPR format. Therefore I have to let him go. Michael Turner...you're fired.
On a personal note, even though I have Arian Foster in both my leagues, I am not too optimistic about my teams chances this year. I don't feel like I got good value drafting out of the 2 spot. I waited too long to draft a quarterback, and picked Larry Fitz over other studs like Miles Austin, Roddy White and Anquan Boldin, who all look like they will have great years. Maybe I can pick up some magic on the waiver wire, you never know. See you next week, thanks for stoppin by!
Team 1
QB Aaron Rodgers 16.42
RB Chris Johnson 31
RB Ray Rice 8.2
WR Calvin Johnson 8.5
WR Larry Fitzgerald 13.3
WR Miles Austin 30.6
WR/RB Frank Gore 14.3
TE Antonio Gates 18.6
Total= 140.92
Team 2
QB Drew Brees 14.48
RB Adrian Peterson 13.1
RB MJD 14.3
WR Andre Johnson 6.3
WR Randy Moss 10.9
WR Reggie Wayne 22.9
WR/RB Michael Turner 5.9
TE Dallas Clark 25
Total= 112.88
Posted on 6:26 AM
Hello Folks, that’s right…the fantasy apprentice is back! I didn’t know if I would have time to do it again this year, but its looks like time will permit. I will admit, I got a little burnt out last year…started writing fantasy articles in May last year…by the time the season rolled around I wasn’t even really that excited about it. This year I stored up all my energy, and after ordering the NFL channel for the preseason games…I got the fever again.
To refresh everyone’s memory, and for anybody that may be new to the game, basically I create two teams that face off against each other just like normal fantasy football teams. The only difference is, at the end of every week, a player off the losing team that I feel performed the worst gets eliminated or fired (like the tv show the apprentice with Donald Trump). Many times the player who performed the worst overall was not fired, because he saved by the play of his teammates, who helped his team win the game. So, there is a little bit of luck involved as well.
If a player happens to get injured, I simply replace him with the next best available at his position. If this is debatable, I always turn to my twitter clan to take a vote.
The scoring system is PPR. 1 pt for each reception, 6 pts for each touchdown regardless of position and 1 pt for every 10 yards RB/WR and 1 pt for every 25 yards for QB.
I had a great time doing it last year. I actually did an NFL and college apprentice in 09’. This year I’m just sticking with the NFL. I feel like there is a great deal of legitimacy after crowning the first champion last year. Peyton Manning ended up winning the Fantasy Apprentice in 09’. It was a testament to not only his stats that he put up all year long, but also to his consistency.
So without further ado, here are the teams I choose for the Fantasy Apprentice in 2010:
Team 1
QB Aaron Rodgers
RB Chris Johnson
RB Ray Rice
WR Calvin Johnson
WR Larry Fitzgerald
WR Miles Austin
WR/RB Frank Gore
TE Antonio Gates
Team 2
QB Drew Brees
RB Adrian Peterson
RB MJD
WR Andre Johnson
WR Randy Moss
WR Reggie Wayne
WR/RB Michael Turner
TE Dallas Clark
