If you are a fantasy football enthusiast like myself, you may at this time be cursing the rotten luck that has decimated your lineups this year.  Staring down the latter half of the season may be a horrid proposition as you may have had several of your precious early draft picks either injured for the season or have been relegated to the fantasy abyss.  My teams are currently not out of playoff contention, 4-3, 4-3 and 3-5. The prospects after this week 7, however, are a bit grim.  I was not one with the omniscience to draft Peyton Manning but I did hold on to Tom Brady in my keeper league.

The point is not to bemoan what could have been. It’s already too late for that. Given how rampant injuries have been this year, I wish to just take a quick look at espn’s pre-season top 50 players and see what everyone got for their money.

1. Adrian Peterson – Meh
2. Arian Foster – Who knew the Texans would be this bad?
3. Marshawn Lynch – Dependable Beast
4. Ray Rice – Still waiting….
5. Doug Martin – Likely done for the year
6. Jamaal Charles – Always liked this guy, pity I didn’t draft him in any league
7. C.J. Spiller – HaHahahahahaha! People took this guy #2
8. Trent Richardson – New team, same potential, fail
9. Alfred Morris – Washington has clearly forgotten the run
10. Calvin Johnson – It’s not last year but who could complain?
11. LeSean McCoy – I applaud your draft pick
12. Aaron Rodgers – Well, yeah, he’s out there every week?
13. A.J. Green – Colossus
14. Drew Brees – Remember when you said Drew Brees was going to throw for 400 yards and 4 touchdowns every week?
15. Steven Jackson – Didn’t this guy actually play football at some point?
16. Dez Bryant – Consistent, nice solid production.
17. Matt Forte – Wow, didn’t think he’d be this good
18. Steven Ridley – He’s getting there….?
19. Tom Brady – Post game interviews are clearly more of a priority over in game production. (Nope, I’m not bitter at all.)
20. Brandon Marshall – Been good so far, the loss of Cutler may hurt a bit
21. Frank Gore – Not sexy, but solid
22. Julio Jones – OUT FOR THE YEAR
23. Chris Johnson – CJ2YPG says enough
24. Demaryius Thomas – Thank you Peyton
25. Peyton Manning – MVP? At least in the fantasy world
26. Percy Harvin – He’s coming back, any day now….
27. Maurice Jones-Drew – Butt Sauce
28. Cam Newton – You like having him in your lineup every week
29. Roddy White – Hmmmm…Mr. Dependable should have taken a few weeks to heal instead of rushing it.
30. Jimmy Graham – Not all that he was hyped to be, still you are glad he’s on your team.
31. Vincent Jackson – He’s great now that Mike Gleanon(?) is throwing him the ball
32. David Wilson – Who?
33. Andre Johnson – Hope your league is a PPR
34. Darren McFadden – New year, same McFadden
35. Randall Cobb – He’ll be back just in time for you not to use him because the fantasy season will be over
36. Larry Fitzgerald – Once we get Carson Palmer in the Fitzgerald is going to be lights out and…..
37. Montee Ball – Milk Carton Photo
38. Wes Welker – There are too many mouths to feed in Denver he won’t be worth much
39. Darren Sproles – Yeah, sure he’s on your roster
40. Victor Cruz – It’s amazing that this guy has maintained value given the presence of Eli Manning
41. Rob Gronkowski – He’s Back!!!! Brady will finally have some fantasy relevance!! Patriots will crush the Jets!! *sigh*
42. Marques Colston – Yep, on your roster
43. Michael Crabtree – Umm, he’s on the list. So I put the name here.
44. Matt Ryan – Harry Douglas is the new weapon in Atlanta. Harry Douglas.
45. Colin Kaepernick – There are times this season where it appears Kaepernick has zero clue how to play football
46. DeMarco Murray – He’s playing great and is going to be healthy all year and…
47. Russell Wilson – Go Seahawks!
48. Reggie Wayne – Down at the schoolyard with Julio
49. Jordy Nelson – He’s on my team. Yep, I got him.
50. Mike Wallace – At least the weather is nice in Miami