(S18) - PT2 - Wha-What’s your Fant-ta-tasy!

[ven_knight]

After being in the top 3 of my groups for the last three fantasy seasons, I came into S18 expecting to maintain the good streak. Looking at how things are going so far, my number one pick, RB Gump has not disappointed; during draft day, I wanted to grab Torenson again, since last season he was one of the best players for my team. Obviously, he was off the list pretty early. I was glad that with the 5th overall pick Gump was available and he has been a stud with the crazy numbers he has been producing which put him into MVP discussion (1017 yards and 9 TDs, first in the league for both stats. 139 fantasy points); he has quickly become the centerpiece of my team. For draft day, I like to follow a strategy of adding one good player for each position between RB, WR, TE and QB per round. So to compliment Gump, I added WR Maddox (8th overall) and QB Havran (14th). Maddox is performing similar to last season but who really surprises me is his quarterback, taking into account that before the start of the season both Bigsby and Reese were considered the top options at the position. At this point, Havran is at the top 3 on yards, touchdowns and passer rating, with a fantasy score close to the one of Gump.

Of course, not everyone on my team looks good and I have to say that I'm a bit disappointed in my flex player and defense. RB Taffy had a decent S17 season, so I thought he could have similar numbers this time around; it hasn't been good for him with just 503 rushing yards and 1 touchdown, as well as 300 passing yards and a touchdown so far (56 fantasy points). Also, it doesn't help that he's sharing the position with fellow rookie RB Vincent. The other underperformer is the SaberCats defense, which has pretty solid players but their offense just doesn't produce much after QB Christ retirement. I hope that fantasy wise, my team can maintain its pace for at least a victory in my group.