How time flies!

Hello All,

Wow, how time has flown since the last post! Here’s what has happened in this 49er household during the last few weeks.

Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
Straight	Straight	Straight
Falcons	Giants	Packers
Chargers	Bills	Giants
Bengals	Packers	Bills
Ravens	Lions	Panthers
Rams	Titans	Browns
Lions	Dolphins	Cowboys
Jaguars	Steelers	Colts
Patriots	Panthers	Rams
Saints	Chargers	Saints
Texans	Falcons	Steelers
Redskins	49ers	Cardinals
49ers	Saints	49ers
Broncos	Patriots	Chargers
Dolphins		Bengals
Panthers		Seahawks*
Bears
8-8	6-7	11-3

These picks were put in because I put them in back in July. As I update you, I have the Monday night game on, but I feel confident the Hawks will win this one.

I, unfortunately, have not touched my fantasy team, either. I am not sure who is hurt or who should have been starting. Anyway, here is my starting lineup for the last three weeks, and the points my team accumulated.

	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5
QB – Drew Brees (Saints)	22	24	22
RB – Toby Gerhart (Jaguars)	6	9	2
RB – Mark Ingram (Saints)	0	0	0
WR – Demaryius Thomas (Broncos)	5	-Bye-	36
WR – Michael Crabtree (49ers)	15	4	1
WR – Allen Hurns (Jaguars)	12	6	2
FLEX – Shonn Greene (Titans)	9	1	3
DT – Justin Smith (49ers)	0	2	1
DE – Carlos Dunlap (Bengals)	2	-Bye-	1
DE – Justin Tuck (Raiders)	1	1	-Bye-
LB – Curtis Lofton (Saints)	1	2	1
LB – Alec Ogletree (Rams)	3	-Bye-	2
LB – Von Miller (Broncos)	2	-Bye-	1.5
LB – DeAndre Levy (Lions)	4	2	2
CB – DeAngelo Hall (Redskins)	4	0	-Bye-
CB – Janoris Jenkins (Rams)	3	-Bye-	0
S – Eric Weddle (Chargers)	2	2	0
S – Bernard Pollard (Titans)	1	0	0
D/ST – Seattle Seahawks	0	-Bye-	In Progress
K – Mason Crosby (Packers)	1	8	6
P – Andy Lee (49ers)	2	2	1
HC – Carolina Panthers	0	0	1
	Loss 96-117	Loss 63-74

Lesson for today: always update your fantasy football lineup, and pick your spread games. Northern Borealis is now 1-3 and is looking at going 1-4. I am going to get back into the groove.

Right now it’s 10-0 Seattle with 8:30 left in the 2nd Quarter. I have Seattle winning, by 6 points. Unless Washington can “wake up” and start playing, Seattle is going to win by a lot more than the 6 points I predicted. I’ll update you on the Monday night game, my pickems, and Northern Borealis tomorrow.

Talk to you later!

Week 1 – NFL

Hello All,

Like I said, I will keep you guys updated on what I say and what happened in the world of the NFL. Since I am getting this out to you the Friday after football season has officially started, I will give you the picks I made, the lineup of my fantasy team, and the results of it all. So, this will be a longer post than normal.

Week 1 Picks

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Teams I have to win this week

• Seattle Seahawks
• New Orleans Saints
• Chicago Bears
• Baltimore Ravens
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Kansas City Chiefs
• New York Jets
• St. Louis Rams
• New England Patriots
• Philadelphia Eagles – My Lock of the Week
• Houston Texans
• San Francisco 49ers
• Carolina Panthers
• Denver Broncos
• Detroit Lions
• Arizona Cardinals

Green were picked correctly, Red I missed on. My total for the week was 10 out of 16.

Fantasy Team

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QB – Drew Brees (Saints)

RB – Toby Gerhart (Jaguars)

RB – DeAngelo Williams (Panthers)

WR/TE – Demaryius Thomas (Broncos)

WR/TE – Alshon Jeffery (Bears)

 WR/TE – Michael Crabtree (49ers)

FLEX – Kyle Rudolph (Vikings)

DT – Kyle Williams (Bills)

DE – Julius Pepers (Packers)

DE – Carlos Dunlap (Bengals)

LB – Curtis Lofton (Saints)

LB – Alec Ogletree (Rams)

LB – Von Miller (Broncos)

LB – Jerrell Freeman (Colts)

CB – DeAngelo Hall (Redskins)

CB – Janoris Jenkins (Rams)

S – Eric Weddle (Chargers)

S – Eric Reid (49ers)

D/ST – Lions

K – Mason Crosby (Packers)

P – Andy Lee (49ers)

HC – Panthers

Total points for the week were: 70 while my opponent gained 116. Some changes are coming up for my team…

Week 2 – NFL

Welcome back,

I am almost done playing catchup with providing my football picks and giving fantasy football updates for my team, Northern Borealis. That being said, let’s just dive right in.

Northern Borealis

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First off, I made a few changes to my fantasy roster:

	Position	Player	Team
Dropped	RB	DeAngelo Williams	Panthers
Added	RB	Mark Ingram	Saints
Dropped	DE	Chris Clemons	Jaguars
Added	DE	Justin Tuck	Raiders
Dropped	RB	Bishop Sankey	Titans
Added	RB	Shonn Greene	Titans
Dropped	RB	Carlos Hyde	49ers
Added	RB	Terrance West	Browns
Dropped	WR	Kenny Stills	Saints
Added	WR	Allen Hurns	Jaguars
Dropped	WR	Mike Williams	Bills
Added	WR	Mohamed Sanu	Bengals
Dropped	K	Jay Feely	Cardinals
Added	K	Brandon McManus	Broncos

My starting lineup this week:

	Northern Borealis
Position	Player	Team
QB	Drew Brees	Saints
RB	Toby Gerhart	Jaguars
RB	Mark Ingram	Saints
WR/TE	Demaryius Thomas	Broncos
WR/TE	Alshon Jeffery	Bears
WR/TE	Michael Crabtree	49ers
FLEX	Jordan Cameron	Browns
DT	Justin Smith	49ers
DE	Carlos Dunlap	Bengals
DE	Justin Tuck	Raiders
LB	Alec Ogletree	Rams
LB	Von Miller	Broncos
LB	Jerrell Freeman	Colts
LB	DeAndre Levy	Lions
CB	DeAngelo Hall	Redskins
CB	Janoris Jenkins	Rams
S	Eric Weddle	Chargers
S	Bernard Pollard	Titans
P	Andy Lee	49ers
K	Mason Crosby	Packers
HC	Buffalo Bills
D/ST	Seattle Seahawks

Picks

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Straight	Spread
Ravens*	Steelers
Bengals	Falcons
Bills	Bills
Saints – Lock of the Week	Saints
Titans	Titans
Panthers	Lions
Patriots	Patriots
Cardinals	Cardinals
Jaguars	Jaguars
Rams – Upset of the week	Rams
Seahawks	Chargers
Broncos	Broncos
Packers	Packers
Texans	Texans
49ers	49ers
Colts	Eagles

* I made my picks back in July, so if you read on here that I picked the winning Ravens, it was because I chose them back in July and not the morning after the Thursday night game against Pittsburgh.

As of 2 this Friday afternoon, Northern Borealis is down 0-3, Straight Pick was correct, Spread Pick was wrong.

Happy football weekend! I will be watching the Chicago Bears visit my beloved 49ers on TV (living in Northern Ontario kinda dampers the ability to go see live games). What games are you guys making a point to watch? Do you agree/disagree with my picks? Do you think I have a fantasy player who should come off the bench? Let me know in the comments.

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Fantasy Football season is upon us!

Hello All,

I know I am late in posting this (see http://outdoorsbike.com/2014/09/12/long-time-no-see/). I am a huge football fan. I always joke that when I was born, the doctor put a ball cap on my head and a football in my hands before I was given back to my mother. But then again, growing up in the States, who is not like that. At least, in Small-Town, America it was like that: town shutting down on Saturday morning to watch the high school football game (my Junior year we got lights installed and had our first Friday Night Lights, it was bigger than if the President of the United States were to visit), college football on all day on Saturday, Sunday was entirely devoted to the NFL (my family was odd in town, we would flip back and forth between football and NASCAR), and at the end of Monday’s football practice Coach giving you homework of watching your position during the Monday Night Football game.

Sorry, got caught up there. Anyway, this year I am no longer going to be a passive fantasy football fan (is it fan? team owner?). I joined a league on ESPN and I went all out. The league I am in has more than the standard 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 FLEX, 1 K, and 1 DEF/ST. This league requires a full team: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR/TE, 1 FLEX, 1 DT, 2 DE, 4 LB, 2 CB, 2 S, 1 D/ST, 1 K, 1 P, and 1 HC. I thought this would be the most fun because it does not focus on just the offense, instead it makes you build a full team.

Here was my draft:

9	Drew Brees, NO QB
12	Demaryius Thomas, Den WR
29	Alshon Jeffery, Chi WR
32	Toby Gerhart, Jac RB
49	Bishop Sankey, Ten RB
52	Michael Crabtree, SF WR
69	Jordan Cameron, Cle TE
72	Seahawks D/ST D/ST
89	Matt Ryan, Atl QB
92	Kyle Rudolph, Min TE
109	Eric Weddle, SD S
112	Curtis Lofton, NO LB
129	Carlos Hyde, SF RB
132	DeAngelo Hall, Wsh CB
149	Mason Crosby, GB K
152	Eric Reid, SF S
169	Alec Ogletree, StL LB
172	Von Miller, Den LB
189	Bernard Pollard, Ten S
192	Jerrell Freeman, Ind LB
209	Julius Peppers, GB DE
212	Justin Smith, SF DT
229	Carlos Dunlap, Cin DE
232	Aqib Talib, Den CB
249	Panthers Coach HC
252	Andy Lee, SF P
269	Brian Hartline, Mia WR
272	Heath Miller, Pit TE
289	Janoris Jenkins, StL CB
292	Chris Clemons, Jac DE
309	DeAndre Levy, Det LB
312	Kyle Williams, Buf DT
329	Jay Feely, Ari K
332	Bills Coach HC
349	Lions D/ST D/ST
352	DeAngelo Williams, Car RB
369	Brad Nortman, Car P
372	Mike Williams, Buf WR
389	Marqise Lee, Jac WR
392	Kenny Stills, NO WR

To sum up here is my team:

QB

Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints)

Matt Ryan (Atlanta Falcons)

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RB

Toby Gerhart (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Bishop Sankey (Tennessee Titans)

Carlos Hyde (San Francisco 49ers)

DeAngelo Williams (Carolina Panthers)

Mark Ingram (New Orleans Saints)

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WR/TE

Demaryius Thomas – WR (Denver Broncos)

Alshon Jeffery – WR (Chicago Bears)

Michael Crabtree – WR (San Francisco 49ers)

Jordan Cameron – TE (Cleveland Browns)

Kyle Rudolph – TE (Minnesota Vikings)

Brian Hartline – WR (Miami Dolphins)

Heath Miller – TE (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Mike Williams – WR (Buffalo Bills)

Marqise Lee – WR (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Kenny Stills – WR (New Orleans Saints)

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Defensive Tackle (DT)

Justin Smith (San Francisco 49ers)

Kyle Williams (Buffalo Bills)

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Defensive End (DE)

Julius Peppers (Green Bay Packers)

Carlos Dunlap (Cincinnati Bengals)

Chris Clemons (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Justin Tuck (Oakland Raiders)

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Linebacker (LB)

Curtis Lofton (New Orleans Saints)

Alec Ogletree (St. Louis Rams)

Von Miller (Denver Broncos)

Jerrell Freeman (Indianapolis Colts)

DeAndre Levy (Detroit Lions)

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Cornerback (CB)

DeAngelo Hall (Washington Redskins)

Aqib Talib (Denver Broncos)

Janoris Jenkins (St. Louis Rams)

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Safety (S)

Eric Weddle (San Diego Chargers)

Eric Reid (San Francisco 49ers)

Bernard Pollard (Tennessee Titans)

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Defense/Special Teams (D/ST)

Seattle Seahawks

Detroit Lions

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Kicker (K)

Mason Crosby (Green Bay Packers)

Jay Feely (Arizona Cardinals)

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Punter (P)

Andy Lee (San Francisco 49ers)

Brad Nortman (Carolina Panthers)

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Head Coach (HC)

Carolina Panthers

Buffalo Bills

I wanted to have at least one backup for every slot. Every Tuesday I will post my result from the previous week, Wednesday my player transactions, and Thursday my lineup for the coming week. In addition to this, I will be posting another post with my picks for the week, lock of the week, upset game, and spread picks (for the gambling folk out there wanting another voice in the crowd). These will be posted on: Tuesday will be results from the previous week, Thursday will be the upcoming predictions.

Happy Football Season everyone!