For the first time this year, I went unbeaten with my fantasy teams on a weekend. This used to be a fairly common occurance in the past, but it took until Week 7 for it to happen for me. Coincidentally, it occured when the Browns were on a bye, and the Tribe lost Game 7 of the ALCS (I think the Indians need to replace the entire left side of their infield, but this blog is about fantasy football. Forgive me for the baseball tangent). I'd trade the 3-0 performance for a Tribe victory any day of the week, but oh well. Maybe the purging of my struggles in my actual fantasy column helped exorcise the demons that had been plaguing me, I don't know. But it sure seems coincidental. In one league (a league I run with some of my fellow writers), my team was in dead last place, but yet I outscored all 11 other teams (Kenny Watson rules!). Is it a comeback for me? I don't know. But suddenly, I feel much better about my chances at the playoffs and a Super Bowl berth. Plus, I'm finally getting Steven Jackson back.

After two blogs, and one full week of this, I received exactly one question. What gives?? Come on, people. I can help you help yourselves. Just give me a shot.

Back when someone else was writing this fantasy column, I used to joke that if you did everything the exact opposite of what he suggested, your team would be awesome. Most of the time, that was the case. I hope what I say in my column isn't given the same treatment as his was, but you know what, I'm still helping you out with the reverse psychology method. If benching everyone I say to start and starting everyone I say to bench works for you, hey, more power to you. Glad to see it's working. If that's the case, ask me a question, and to exactly what I said not to do. I won't be offended.

Finally, if you are seeking a defense this week thanks to the bye, you might be inclined to pick up the Giants unit (if, for some chance, they are available). Not only are they playing well, but they should excel against the patchwork, pathetic Miami offense. Other defenses to snag are Tampa Bay's vs. Jacksonville, Philly's vs. Minnesota, and Minnesota's vs. Philly.