If I give you a dollar, you can keep most of the change, all I want is a quarter back.

   Fantasy Football is a fickle beast that's for sure.  Until a few years ago I never played in a league with more than 1 other person I knew.  That is due mostly to me being a big nerd, and most big nerds not being sports fans. So yes, that makes me an outcast even in the nerd community.
   About three years ago I joined a league with anywhere from 8-10 people from the Monroe area.  I know most of them, even if I don't know them really well. That makes the league a little more fun, when you can beat, or get beat by someone you know.
   My first year in the league I was a late add, and didn't get to live draft, so I suffered through a season of mediocrity, and finished the year by losing the third place game, fourth out of ten wasn't terrible, but I knew I could do better.  Sure some of the guys in the league are smarter than me, and most if not all are wealthier than me, but I was a former sports writer and at the time a recent college graduate with a lot o free time on my hands.
   When the next season rolled around we lost three players, and added one "rookie." The rookie being a fantasy football veteran with a knowledge all of the game greater than my own.  We separated into divisions for the first time, which at 4 teams each made being able to beat your own division important.  In the league we play the division teams twice each, and the non-division teams once each.
   The best three teams in the league were unfortunately all in my division, but I hung in and only had 3 losses in the regular season, two of them to the Rook.  We were fast on a collision course in the championship game, when the unthinkable happened.  Both of our teams suffered some pretty heavy under performances in the semi-finals and neither of us made the title game.
   Again I lost the third place game, making me finish 4th in the 8 team league that year. I had the second best record, and had scored the most points of any team in the league.
   This year I was more prepared than ever before for the draft. Seven of us returned with one newbie this season as well, a man I know nothing about. I really wanted to draft 4th or 5th ideally to get the best chance at a good top to bottom roster. I drew the 8th spot for the draft, which I found out 9 minutes before the draft. *gulp* That changed my draft strategy completely.  Instead of going conventional I drafted Wide receivers with my first two picks, Andre and Calvin Johnson.
   That move worked perfectly, not only did I get the top two receivers, but it spooked a few other managers into going early and drafting WR's with their next picks leaving me a pair of really solid running backs with my next two picks.
   I ended up with most of what I wanted, though I got there unconventionally, I drafted Peyton Manning in the mid rounds, thinking he'd be out a month at most, so a QB wasn't a big priority, I also snagged Tony Romo, whom I have no confidence in, but though could manage until Manning was back.
   Just days later we found out that Manning will most likely miss the entire season, so I chose to spot start his replacement week one, whom I had to pick up off the waiver wire.  It was a mistake. I thought the team would be down a lot and he'd get a ton of yards in the second half, they were, and he did, but he also tossed 3 interceptions making his score low.  Luckily I finally beat my buddy and won week 1.
   Week 2 I started Romo, and he missed half the game with an injury, but came back in to throw for a TD and well over an extra 100 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime.  That injury turns out to be cracked ribs and a punctured lung. He may play Monday night, but I can't start him.
   So again I was scouring the waiver wire.  I picked up Joe Flacco, who would be fine in a pinch, but I don't have confidence in him either.  Finally I decided to spot start Ryan Fitzpatrick, playing against the Patriots.  My thinking the same as week one again, that he's throw for a ton of yards while trying to make up a huge deficit.  It worked once again, the stats aren't in for the week completely, but I have a big lead heading into the afternoon games and Fitzpatrick scored 21 fantasy points for me, and lodged a comeback to beat the Patriots from down 21-0.
   Still in the fickle world of Fantasy Football, I have no idea what I'll do for a quarterback next week.  I guess life ain't easy for "A Boy Named Suh"


League standings going into week 3:
Division A

1.	A Boy Named Suh	2-0-0
5.	Strange Daze	1-1-0
6.	Team T-M-T	1-1-0
7.	MotorCity Gearheads	0-2-0

Division B

2.	D Fence	2-0-0
3.	Dickens Cider	1-1-0
4.	4th & Chuck Long	1-1-0 0-2-0
8.	Billys Bombers

Ndamukong Suh, the inspiration for my team name.