2017 Roster Freak Out - Week 7

 The 3-3 RFO has a bit of swagger as it saunters into Week 7 having just put up close to 90 points. I wish Doge Flutie could generate that kind of production....

Fantasy glory is always just a bit out of reach for the Doge.

2017 Roster Freak Out - Week 6

I lost in embarrassing fashion, and I'm gonna blame Davante Adams for somehow recovering from that brutal helmet-to-helmet hit and keeping Geronimooooo off the field.

The only thing that might save me now is that the top 6 teams make the playoffs, meaning that I might sneak in with a losing record...

2017 Roster Freak Out - Week 5

QB: Jabroni Brissett - Seems to love playing at home; maybe he can stir up a dumb QB controversy with Luck returning soon.
WR: Donte Mond-grief - Doubling down on Dolts this week. That's a bold move, Cotton, let's see how it works out for him.
RB: Elijah McFlyer - His ypc looks real good.
TE: Boston Pastafarian-Jenkins - McCown loves throwing to TEs.
W/T: Benjamin Squatson - Raiders secondary isn't "Patriots bad," but they're bad.
W/R: GERONIMOOOOO - This time it's for real.
W/R: JuJy Fruit-Poopster - More celebrations from this guy plz.
K: Aldrick Noses - Due for a bigger game.
DEF: Oakland Nadirs - I think they'll finally get an INT against Flacco.

2017 Roster Freak Out - Week 4

Alright, this year of football was really not interesting me at all - until last weekend when there were so many games decided in the final seconds.

Oh how sweet it is!

So I'm back and picking the best of the worst for another week. Time to dig out from this 1-2 hole.

2017 Roster Freak Out - Week 2

Had a busy weekend and didn't have time to write an article, meaning it's an all-MNF RFO! WOOOO!

2017 Roster Freak Out - Week 1

"Fantasy football is a nightmare at the intersection of man's hubris and the horrors of a reality over which he exerts no control...

- Werner Herzog"

- Darren Bishop

Evidence that Herzog is a Bears fan.

Under the pall of this disturbing omen... we embark on another season of UMassBallers!

Speaking of nightmares, imagine you didn't show up for the fantasy draft, and auto-draft wasn't even working, leaving you with a completely empty roster to start the year. Who are you gonna pick up to play each week?

That's the premise of my weekly Roster Freak Out series, which is back once again for 2017. If my team of misfits outscores any of the UMassBallers, I score that as a W. If not, it's a L.

We'll have to find out whether a 10-team league improves or worsens the RFO. Without further ado, here are the selections for Week 1...

NoJR 2017 - Mid-season Round-up

Nephews, we are officially at the halfway point of the season, and what a season it's been. Sure, some things haven't been surprising at all, but then you see things like the Brewers in 1st place, Mike Trout on the DL, and Aaron Judge vying for a Triple Crown and just shake your head with a smirk.

Gaze upon young blood Jody Reed.

So while I've been busy with work and somewhat derelict in my duties as league scribe, I wanted to take a look at the fantasy year so far, including the biggest studs, duds, and NoJR mid-year power rankings.