3-1 after 4

Well, after four weeks my fantasy football team the "Bama Humbuckers" is 3-1 and has moved (for now anyway) in as one of the elite teams in my league. This comes after starting 0-1, drafting two of the biggest busts so far this year: Larry Johnson (my first pick) and Drew Brees (my third pick), and sustaining a serious injury to my star player (Andre Johnson, my 4th pick). So is this stellar record luck or great coaching? I am not sure yet. I will say I have made some moves that have been interesting. First off, I've been camping out on the waiver wire week-to-week for favorable match-ups and up-and-comers. This has paid off, as my pickups Nick Folk, Dewayne Bowe, Marcedes Lewis, along with Jeff Garcia and the Bucs D have paid off. I also have secured insurance to mitigate the risk of my stars getting injured: I own the entire Redskins, Panthers, and Chiefs backfield. And I simply own a lot of running backs to begin with, which usually pays off, as backs tend to be more consistent than receivers, and the flex league I play in lets me play up to 4 of them. Who knows what the next few weeks entails, or what moves I will make next. One thing for sure, it is a lot of fun playing fantasy football again after being out of action since 2002.

My team week 4 (won 103-74)

QB: Jeff Garcia
RB: Larry Johnson
RB: DeShaun Foster
WR: DeWayne Bowe
WR: Vincent Jackson
TE: Owen Daniels
K: Nick Folk
DST: Bucs

Reserves (many of these are starters--my bench stepped up this week due to their BYEs)

QB: Drew Brees (BYE)
RB: Clinton Portis (BYE)
RB: Ladell Betts (BYE)
RB: DeAngelo Williams
RB: Chester Taylor
RB: Michael Bennett
TE: Marcedes Lewis (BYE)
DST: Jags (BYE)
WR: Andre Johnson (Injured)

What is a Humbucker?