NFL WEEK 3 REVIEW

There was a lot of different ways to play this slate. It was tough to make a lineup and actually feel good about it. I thought last week was weird when I made 4 viable lineups. This week, I made 5! When all the smoke cleared and it was time to make a decision, I went with a Vikings stack with a bring back of Amon-Ra St. Brown (The Sun God).

For Week 3, I played on DraftKings. Let's dive in.

Contest: NFL $30K Wildcat (3 Entry Max)

Buy-In: $333

1st Place Payout: $10,000

Min-Cash: $500

Result: 57th Place.

QB: Kirk Cousins. I liked Cousins coming off of a pretty bad loss to the Eagles. I felt like this was the classic bounce back week against a pretty good team in the Lions. Cousins didn't play bad but he also didn't break the slate either. He threw for 260 yards, 2 TD's, 0 INT's, and got 18.3 DK points. Not bad.

RB1: Leonard Fournette (Uncle Lenny or Fat Lenny). This was one of my favorite plays of the slate this week. Tampa Bay had a TON of injuries including Chris Godwin and Julio Jones. Mike Evans was suspended so Brady's top 3 WR's were out. I felt like this was a good spot for Uncle Lenny to explode in the ground game and through the air. However, TB looked terrible and Lenny ended with 35 yards receiving and rushing respectively for 12 DK points. Not what we were looking for and certainly not what we expected. This was a miss.

RB2: David Montgomery. I initially wanted to write this blog and blast off on Montgomery. But, I'll take the high road and just say "Hey David, you suck!" David Montgomery (for me) is a lot like Big Mike Williams. When I roster him, he sucks. When I don't, he scores 2 TD's in the first quarter and my lineup is toast for the chance to win 1st place. This week, he didn't suck. Worse. He got hurt after just 3 carries for 11 yards and 1.1 DK points. I texted Ryan (my co-host who writes about the Circa Million) 10 minutes before lineup lock that I changed some things up and went with Montgomery. His reply? "Montgomery...really?" That should have been all I needed to read to go back to what I had. It's like Ryan saw the future because as soon as he got hurt, I got a text saying "Told you, Montgomery is a bum."

WR1: Romeo Doubs. Green Bay has no receivers to throw to. Their number 1 guy is Allen Lazard. With a few injuries to GB's wideouts, their head coach said that Doubs needs to have a bigger role. He actually wasn't lying as Doubs had 8 catches for 73 yards and a TD for a total of 21.30 DK points. For only $3,800 in salary, this was a smash and we couldn't be happier with this performance.

WR2: Justin Jefferson. This young talent is arguable one of the best receivers in the league. But, as soon as UnitedWeZag rosters him, he plays like a Division III walk-on. Jefferson ended with 3 catches for 14 yards. This was probably the worst game of his young career. Obviously, with a Vikings stack, you will never leave off Jefferson. Nor would you want to. It just didn't work this week. You watch, next week, he will go for 10-180-2.

WR3: Amon-Ra St. Brown. This dude can downright BALL. Known as the Sun God, St. Brown has tied Antonio Brown and Michael Thomas for most consecutive games with 8 catches or more (8). This was a great bring back opportunity. What I mean by that is since I stacked the Vikings, we want someone from the Lions as well. Look no further than the Sun God himself. Another great play that just didn't work out this week though. St. Brown ended with 6 catches for 73 yards for 13.3 DK points. Not ideal.

TE: Kyle Pitts. I like Pitts a lot. I liked him when he was playing for Florida. However, it seems like the Falcons don't. At least that's what it looks like. This guy is a freak of nature but for some reason, the Falcons don't funnel him with targets each week. He should essentially get 10+ targets a week. This week he did have 5 catches for 87 yards but that isn't good enough. He did break away from the Seattle secondary on a big play but Mariota overthrew him which would have been a 70 yard TD and he would have broken the slate.

FLEX: Irv Smith Jr. Who? I didn't love this play but I figured if I'm stacking the Vikings and the game turns into a shootout, Smith Jr. might get a decent amount of targets. Smith Jr. ended with 2 catches for 32 yards for 5.2 DK points which is just God awful.

DEFENSE: Carolina Panthers. It looked like the Jaguars were hot defense of the week so I wanted to pivot off of them into something else. The Saints offense is garbage so I thought Carolina would be a good play. And they were. They were basically the one bright spot of my team this week as they had 1 sack, 2 INT's, and a defensive TD for 16 DK points. That's a great number for a defense. I'll take that every week.

Results: 57th place out of 100 for $0.

As you could have probably guessed by my recap of my players, it wasn't a good week. Only Cousins, Doubs, and the Panthers defense worked for us this week. The rest were just hot garbage. I finished the week with 105.30 points. A min-cash needed 119.22. We actually weren't too far out of the money as it was a hard week for everyone it seemed like. But, it's back to the drawing board for Week 4. Hopefully we can get another cash under our belt and get this season rocking and rolling!

Best Finish: 10th (Week 2)

Worst Finish: 151st (Week 1)

Cashes: 1/3

Weekly Numbers: -$333

Yearly Numbers: +$577

• Week 1: -$535

• Week 2: +$1,445

• Week 3: -$333

Jerseys Purchased: Tyreek Hill

Leave a comment if you'd like! See you all next week for Week 4!

-UnitedWeZag