NFL Mikee Presents Fantasy Football Adventures:Week One

There is my quarterback in my Fox fantasy league,in the above picture, and my point leader this week with 48. More on that team in a moment.

This will be my fantasy update brought to you by NFL Mikee every week. I will let you know who starts ans sits, who my point leaders are, and any questions I have doing this thing called fantasy football.

Hey, better late than never. I still do not own a cell phone.

My first team ever drafted was on Yahoo and I picked eighth. Here's what I ended up with.

Kurt Warner, Andre Johnson,Roy Williams,Santana Moss,Frank Gore, my number one pick,Darren Sproles, and Heath Miller. Pierre Thomas is on the bench, because of his knee.

Kellen Winslow is a good back up tight end on the bench, and Derrick Ward is an adequte back up running back. Matt Hasselback is also waiting in the wings for a weak defense, and I have a cack up wide receiver in Mushin Muhammed.

Jason Hanson is my kicker , and got me ten points last week. I have the Philadelphia defense.

One thing I'm not quite sure of is the importance of a back up defense in the bye week? I see where a back-up tight end might come in handy, but is the kicker and defense relevant in the bye week?

This team won in it's first week with 108 points. Point leaders were the Philadelphia defense with 29 points and Frank Gore with 17. I will keep my starters intact on this team in week two. Why mess with success?

Team two in Yahoo, I picked first in the draft. Thar of course got me Adrian Peterson.

Along with him , this merry band includes Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Hines Ward, Vincent Jackson, Kevin Smith, and Heath Miller. Matt Schaub is my back-up quarterback. I have Beanie Wells, Knowshon Moreno, Ted Ginn Jr. and Miles Austin. I will use these back-ups in most likely bye weeks only.

Jason Hanson is my kicker and I have the Steeler defense. This team won in it's first week with 135 points. Again, I will leave all these starters in next week. Point leaders were Adrian Peterson with 38 points and Tom Brady with 23.

Next we have an auto-drated team on Fox Fantasy Football. I had internet problems that day, so I let the auto draft take over. Any suggestiona on trades or waiver action is appreciated as I am a rookie in this fantasy football stuff.

Team Three includes our fantasy star of the week, Drew Brees with 48 points. Felix Jones, Brain Westbrook, Desean Jackson, Jeremy Macklin.Zach Miller,Ryan Grant, Robbie Gould and the Tennessee defense started.The Bench has Kurt Warner, Donald Brown, and Muhsin Muhhamed.

This team squeaked by with a win the first week and scored 114.2 points. Point leaders were Drew Brees and Brian Westbrook, plus the Tennessee defense. i may play Donald Brown and Muhsin Muhammed in week two. This team only won by a couple points.

Next we go to some ESPN leagues. Team number four was abandoned because I got busy at work and forgot about my draft. This team was auto selected and it was nor pretty.

Starting at Quarterback was Kyle Orton, but the finger injurt made me a little nervous. soI went with my back-up guy. Trent Edwards.Matt Forte is one running back, and I had Reggie Bush in the number two spot. Frank Gore also started.Hines Ward did all right, and I had Derrick Mason. Kevin Boss, and the [gulp], Panthers defense.

Neil Rackers was my kicker.On the bench were Clinton Portis,Steve Breaston,John Carlson, and willie McGahee, plus Jerious Norwood.This team got killed and only scored 74 points.

Changes were in order, so this next week, I brought up from the bench, John Carlson, and Clinton Portis. Last weeks point leaders were Frank Gore, and the Kicker  Neil Rackers. i think this is my worst team fielded.

Team five was my first attempt at an auction draft. I spent too much on a couple of starters and it hurt me in the later rounds.

This team started Donavan McNabb,Steve Slaton,Brian Westbrook, Jericho Cotchey, Randy Moss, Anquan Boldin, Tony Gonzales, the Ravens defense, and Mason Crosby kicking.

The bench includes Cadillac Williams,LeSean McCoy,Donnie Avery, Bobby Engram,Jarious Norwood, Glen Coffee, and Joe Flacco.

This team tied it's first week with 78 points. How often does a tie happen? Point leaders were Donavan McNabb with 17 and Tony Gonzales with 13. This week, I will replace McNabb with Flacco, because of the injury to McNabb.

Also Boldin is hobbled by a nagging hamstring, or something, so I will give Bobby Engram a shot.

Team six was an interesting draft and I think I am getting the hang of this.

Kurt Warner is the quarterback, with Stephen Jackson, LeSean McCoy, Larry Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Hines Ward, Chris Cooley,the Packers defense. and Ryan Longwell kicking.

The bench includes Pierre Thomas, Darren Sproles, Eddie Royal, Donald Brown, Lance Moore, Fred Jackson, and Josh Morgan. In week one these guys lost with 77 points.

I replaced LeSean McCoy with Fred Jackson, and put in Sproles for Larry Johnson. These should increase productivity. Point leaders were Larry Fitzgerald with 13 points and AChris Cooley with 12.

Team seven , my last team. I experimented a bit, with those questions about defense in the bye week, by drafting an extra defense. Probably not smart , as I noticed I am thinner at other positions. I also drated an extra tight end for the bye week.

Team seven has Kurt Warner, who I keep ending up with at quarterback,Thomas Jones, Frank Gore, Darren Sproles,Larry Fitzgerald,Percy Harvin,Zach Miller, the Jets defense, and Rob Bironas.

On the bench is Wes Welker, Darren McFadden,Hines Ward,Ben Rothlisberger, Kevin Boss, Rashard Mendenhall, and the xtra Dolphin defense.

This team won with 107 points the first week. Thomas Jones led the way with 22 points and Frank Gore had 16. these guys will start week two as well, as I see no need for change here.

All and all my teams were 4-2-1  in the first week. Not bad for a rookie.

Any helpful suggestions are welcome. Point monsters were Drew Brees and Adrian Peterson this week. John Carlson of the Seahwaks had to be a pleasant surprise for some fantasy owners I am sure.

I hope you enjoyed my fantasy football adventure this week, and I will do it all again for a week two recap and stater changes. This week I will concentrate on improving team four, I think.

They say don't be afraid to dump dead wood and make changes before it's too late.

Thanks for your time, Thomas[NFL Mikee]Moreland.