Beginning of 2015 Season!!!

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FOOTBALL.

So the 2015 season is set to begin this Thursday with a matchup that's sure to excite, Steelers @ Patriots. Two high scoring teams set to battle it out in a fantastic style, featuring a plethora of talent (not named Leveon Bell).  But I know that in fantasy football those matchups come second so I'd like to take a moment and just give a beginning of the year post that's dedicated to mostly just matchups.


DRAFT RANKINGS (auto-generated by ESPN)

Conventional wisdom tells me that whatever is on this list is largely not likely to be true, but what do I know?   What I do know is that typically, players near the bottom don't end up quite as bad as it shows here (except for Yuriy that one year).  I also know that D Smith always puts up a good draft grade, so kudos.  There's too much speculation going on so I'll leave it be for now and just do a quick section on....

WEEK 1 MATCH-UPS

Gronkin' Up Somethin' Good (N. Meyer) 123 vs Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood (Smith) 118

     

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What to watch out for:  Manning vs. Luck.

                                      Joique vs. Forte

                                      Dez vs. Edelman

                                      Gronk vs. Graham

Greenbowl Packers (Shishkin) 136 vs MAC 10 (Andrew G-mos) 115

What to watch out for:  Matt Ryan vs. Roethlisberger

                                      "Fat" Eddie Lacy vs. Carlos Hyde

                                      "ODB" Beckham vs Jeremy Maclin

                                       Demaryius Thomas vs. T.Y. "don't call me ty" Hilton

                                       Fitz vs. Cruz (TIME MACHINE)

Always Runny in Philadelphia (O. Yaslinskiy) 121 vs Keenan and Bell (Yorke) 124

This team image idea is not going to work.  ESPN thing vs..... BLANK SPACE.  GG.

What to watch out for:  Cincinatti RBS

                                      Demarco "1,000,000 carries" Murray vs. Lamar "Water water everywhere not a drop to drink" Miller (don't ask)

                                     

Unprotected Soup Kitchen (Alex Gomez) 116 vs Ruckers Rip Some Lips (G. Meyer) 133

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What to watch out for:  The other Manning vs Brees
                                       Dallas run game?  vs  Lesean Mccoy
                                      JJ + AJ vs Steelers WR corp 2011 Brown and Wallace
                                      Jordan "I played basketball" Cameron vs Travis "Baby-gronk" Kelce

Kendall Fire (Burke) 129 vs Dog Don't Mind (Grube) 139

What to watch for:  Philip "The River" Rivers vs Tom "deflategate" Brady

                                CJ Anderson vs AD

                                Cobb and Olsen vs a Sea of WRs.

God 777 (Yedinak) 131 vs Yaro Y (Yaro Y) 128

What to watch for:  Romo vs Mr. Rodgers 

                                Lynch vs Charles 

                                Gore vs Ingram

                                Megatron vs Tate

So, interesting to note that Andrew's team right now is projected the lowest week 1, and Jared's team is projected the highest.  Also interesting is I now know how many of you guys use ESPN chosen avatars.  That's cool, just doesn't work for the blog bit.  You live and learn right? 

Anyway, which one of you guys wants to be the next trophy holder?  Can any of you manage?  Good luck and on Thursday it's all going live.