For Fantasy Sake

If I told you Sammy Watkins would be the highest-scoring player on the DraftKings  main slate on Sunday, you wouldn't have believed me.  Hell, I wouldn't have even believed me. But he was.  So with an early look at DK pricing, who will be this week's Watkins? If you followed some of the Week 1 DraftKings plays suggested like, say, Sammy Watkins, Lamar Jackson and DeSean Jackson, you just won all the money. But, uh, you know, just forget about the Tevin Coleman, Cam Newton and Todd Gurley calls. Although Week 1 isn't officially in the books, the lovely people at DraftKings always put out the coming-week's pricing before Monday night games.  Every Monday, we'll have a preliminary look at the next week's DK prices and list a handful of players who stick out based on matchup, price, injury news, etc.  Again, this is for the DraftKings Sunday main slate ONLY. So don't go asking about Thursday or Monday guys. Because, guess what? Not answ...

Following this Antonio Brown debacle has been ... interesting to say the very least. But what do you do with him if you drafted him? Chances are, if you drafted Antonio Brown, you've been following along with the never-ending saga that's been playing out in Oakland. Even if you faded Brown in drafts, it's like a train wreck ... you. just. can't. look. away.  Let's recap this hot mess of an offseason for Brown:  Frostbitten feet Filed a grievance about his helmet Said he wouldn't play without wearing his old helmet Sat out of preseason practices Showed back up to camp Sent the discipline letter he received out on social media Issues emotional apology ... and it was accepted Was fined more than $250K and his $29M guaranteed was revoked Demanded he be released ... via Instagram Raiders hit him with the nah wave and released him And the latter four all happened in a matter of hours. It's been a hell of a last 48 hours. God bles...

Damien Williams was the preseason darling -- keyword WAS -- before LeSean McCoy was signed by Kansas City. With one of the biggest game totals on the board, Damien Williams will likely be the lowest-owned Chiefs player, and could be one of the best tournament plays on the entire slate.  Lineup building can be somewhat tough in Week 1. There's an overabundance of information on every player, and every tout everywhere seems to find a way to love every player. Some silly writer went a little long in his previous iteration, and his editors told him to cut it down a tad. Also known as ... his girlfriend wasn't exactly thrilled when she found out how much time he'd be spending in front of a keyboard. Not to worry, y'all. No way she reads this. Or, if she does, she won't have even read down this far. Caitlyn, if you are, in fact reading this ... I ... I ... I love you? I'll mow the grass later. And that's a promise. For the purposes of this co...

Chris Carson has the perfect storm to make him one of the best  plays on the entire DFS slate in Week 1.  The news broke a few months ago that sports betting and -- more importantly -- daily fantasy was going to be legalized in the lovely state of Iowa. Allegedly, they were both to be ready to roll by the start of the NFL season. Fast forward to, well, right now, and we're sitting with only ONE of those being legalized. Not sure if you noticed, but the NFL season started Thursday. Way to go, Iowa. Or DraftKings. Or government.  I don't know who the hell to blame, so I'll blame them all.  TRIGGERED!  Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out.  Okay. We're good now. ... Still triggered. But good enough to move on.  You came here for the DFS plays -- though I'm not sure what the actual F you're doing listening to me -- so let's outline how this ditty is going down each week.  How it's going to wo...

It's finally upon us. Like, just HOURS away. The NFL season is finally back. Not only is it happening, but it's happening in big-time fashion. What do we get as the first course of the 16-course Week-1 meal? Packers. Bears. Primetime. How's THAT for a kickoff to the NFL's 100th anniversary season? Not bad ... not bad at all. It was this very same matchup that kicked off last year, with Aaron Rodgers returning from a knee injury to erase a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit by throwing three TDs to stun the Bears. Err, that should've read "with incredibly drugged-up Aaron Rodgers" ... I mean, come on, how awesome was that postgame interview? Obviously, the typical sports cliches apply here: It's a different team, it's a new season, yada, yada, yada. Yeah, those are all true, so let's get into some stuff that people actually give a crap about. Bears DAVID MONTGOMERY! That's every Bears fan. Just straight yelling about h...