It was only a matter of time, but this week, my teams went completely winless.

Coupled with the Browns' loss to my hated Ravens, and it made for a long and miserable weekend.

The best chance I had at winning was in my work league, where my team has been mediocre for the most part. Starting Ronnie Brown on a whim, with his five touchdowns that translated into 39 fantasy points in my league, I was off to a big lead over my opponent.

However, when the dust settled, I had been beaten, 104-102. I had the second-highest score in the 12-team league, and all I get out of it was another digit in the loss column.

Sad, but that's fantasy.

In my other leagues, terrible performances out of Ben Roethlisberger and Braylon Edwards really did me in. In the league where I was projected to finish in first place, my team had the lowest point total in the entire league and I was beaten soundly by a team that, I thought, would be the patsie of the league.

It's too early to panic, however. Bye weeks seperate the men from from the boys a lot of times, so I'm still confident I can turn the ship around.

Do you have a similar story in your league? Please feel free to post a comment and vent. That's what this is for.

Through two weeks of the season, I own two 2-0 teams and two 1-1 teams. I'll take it.

One of the 2-0 teams is the club I co-own with my buddy Kos (the team with all the Cowboys on it). This week, we defeated the current league leader by a handy margin and are now a mere point off the league lead.

The other 2-0 team is in the league I'm in with my family. I've broken the century mark in both weeks, defeating the two teams I thought would be the toughest teams in my conference. My chances are good for a playoff berth and for a Super Bowl berth as well.

The 1-1 teams, one I'm happy to be that record, the other not so much. The first one is in my Morning Journal league (the one where I lost Tom Brady), and I was able to squeak out a victory with Chad Pennington at QB. I made a trade, giving up Willie Parker and Jeff Garcia for Ben Roethlisberger and DeAngelo Williams, so that solidifies my QB position for next week.

The other, I had five players going in the Sunday night game, and only two of them performed decently at all. That cost me, since the team I played had the high score for the week. Hopefully, they turn it around next week.

Folks will also be happy to know that I finally got Internet access at my house, so now I won't have to travel all over the place to update my teams. That should be bad news for my future opponents.

So, if you're like me and you spent a first round pick on Tom Brady, you know what today feels like.

In case you've been in a cave, Brady was injured on a pass only 10 minutes into the opening game vs. the Chiefs. It was later determined that Brady will miss the entire season this year.

If you're like me, you probably neglected the QB position for many rounds after snagging Brady in the first round. Right now, my only healthy quarterbacks are Jeff Garcia (mediocre) and Brady Quinn (not playing).

That's not good.

Right off the bat, I will say that it's worth trying to land Matt Cassell off the waiver wire. The cast of characters in New England's offense is still the same, and they did pretty well with Cassell at the helm. Now, I know they're working out Chris Simms, Daunte Culpepper and any other reject QB out there, but Cassell will start unless is completely falters. He knows the offense.

Other QBs to seek out that may be out there include Chad Pennington, Jason Campbell, J.T. O'Sullivan, Matt Ryan, Tarvaris Jackson and Joe Flacco. Pennington is the No. 1 choice at the moment.

Check out Thursday's column for more on this and other happenings in the fantasy world.

Here's my projections for Week 1 (normally, this would be in my normal column. However, my recap of the weekend took up too much space):

FIVE UP
1. Cowboys QB Tony Romo vs. Browns: So, the Browns defense has improved. Well, their secondary seems to be pretty weak, with no depth and injury problems. Romo should come out firing Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, and he should put up some big numbers.
2. Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald vs. 49ers: The 49ers do have Nate Clements, but not much else in that secondary. Expect the Cards to throw a lot vs. San Fran, and Fitzgerald should be the recipient of most of those throws.
3. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger vs. Texans: Houston's defense has improved, but it's secondary is pretty weak. Its pass rush could have its way over Pittsburgh's revamped offensive line, but Big Ben should still be able to put up big numbers.
4. Giants RB Brandon Jacobs vs. Redskins: Jason Taylor may be out for tomorrow night's game, so that should be huge for Jacobs and New York's run defense. The Giants will be playing with something to prove after not having a lot of respect for winning last season's Super Bowl, and the respect will start with establishing Jacobs.
5. Jets RB Thomas Jones vs. Dolphins: Jones has one of the greatest quarterbacks ever lining up in front of him and he'll be playing a defense that lost it's best players to free agency (and wasn't very good with them). This will be a good game for all you guys who took a flier on Jones, so start him.

FIVE DOWN
1. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers vs. Vikings: The Vikings defense is notoriously stingy. This is Rodgers' first career start. Not a good equation for Green Bay. If you have him, keep him on your bench this week.
2. Buccaneers QB Jeff Garcia vs. Saints: The Saints may be a bit distracted because of the latest hurricane scare, but I don't think it will have an impact on this game. Their defense, plus a lack of Tampa Bay weapons, should make for a long day for this whining quarterback.
3. Bengals RB Chris Perry vs. Ravens: Baltimore will have a terrible season this year, but it still has a defense to respect, especially against the run. If you took a flier on Perry, don't dust him off this week.
4. Dolphins WR Ted Ginn vs. Jets: Ginn is the top target for Miami this season. But that won't mean much this Sunday against New York. With Chad Pennington still getting used to the Miami playbook, leave the pride of Glenville on your bench.
5. Saints RB Reggie Bush vs. Buccaneers: Bush is probable with a quad injury. Even still, quad injuries aren't very good for running backs. Bush may see his time decreased for Pierre Thomas and Deuce McAllister this week, plus the Bucs are a strong run defense. Start him at your own risk.

Here's my round-by-round selections for each of my four drafts. The second draft I did with a co-owner, and I am the "minority partner." Let me know what you think:

Burn Survivors, Lombardi's League of Legends/GridIron Greats (start a QB, two RBs, two WRs, a flex (RB/WR/TE), a K and a Defense. Tight ends are considered receivers. Bench players can be any position. I picked 1st out of 10 teams):
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, RB
2. Braylon Edwards, WR
3. Ben Roethlisberger, QB
4. Jamal Lewis, RB
5. Wes Welker, WR
6. Thomas Jones, RB
7. Hines Ward, WR
8. Roddy White, WR
9. Jonathan Stewart, RB
10. Brett Favre, QB
11. Ricky Williams, RB
12. Vernon Davis, TE
13. N.Y. Giants, Defense
14. Green Bay, Defense
15. Jeff Reed, K

Carribean War Pirates (w/ David Kos), Fantasy Football League of Beers (start a QB, two RBs, two WRs, a TE, a flex (QB/RB/WR/TE), a K, two DLs, two LBs, two DBs and a defensive flex (DL/LB/DB). Have to carry two QBs, four RBs, four WRs, two TEs, two Ks, four DLs, four LBs and four DBs, along with two "practice squad" players) We picked 5th out of 10 teams:
Offensive keepers -- Tony Romo, QB, Terrell Owens, WR, Marion Barber, RB
Defensive keepers -- DeMeco Ryans, LB, Julian Peterson, LB, London Fletcher, LB
1. Torry Holt, WR
2. Matt Hasselbeck, QB
3. Antonio Gates, TE
4a. Ronnie Brown, RB
4b. Jonathan Stewart, RB
5. Roddy White, WR
6. Nick Folk, K
7. No pick
8. Champ Bailey, DB
9. Robert Mathis, DL
10. Elvis Dumvervil, DL
11. Laron Landry, DB
12. Ben Watson, TE
13. Atari Bigby, DB
14. A.J. Hawk, LB
15. Albert Haynesworth, DL
16. Glenn Dorsey, DL
17. Michael Huff, DB
18. Devin Hester, WR
19. Mike Nugent, K
20. Felix Jones, RB
21. Deuce McAllister, RB (practice squad)
22. Brady Quinn, QB (practice squad)

Burn Survivors, Morning Journal Fantasy Football League (start a QB, two RBs, two WRs, a TE, a flex (RB/WR/TE), a K and a defense. Roster consists of two QBs, four RBs, four WRs, two TEs, two Ks, two defenses and two "practice squad" players. I picked 6th out of 12 teams):
1. Tom Brady, QB
2. Maurice Jones-Drew, RB
3. Braylon Edwards, WR
4. Willie Parker, RB
5. Roy Williams, WR
6. Chris Cooley, TE
7. Ronnie Brown, RB
8. Joey Galloway, WR
9. Justin Fargas, RB
10. Ted Ginn, WR
11. Seattle, Defense
12. Felix Jones, RB (practice squad)
13. Jeff Garcia, QB
14. Mason Crosby, K
15. Ben Utecht, TE
16. Baltimore, Defense
17. Martin Gramatica, K
18. Brady Quinn, QB (practice squad)

Burn Survivors, National Football League (start a QB, two RBs, three WRs, a TE, a K and a Defense. Bench players can be any position. You can keep one player taken after the 10th round for next season. I picked 1st out of 12 teams):
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, RB
2. Ryan Grant, RB
3. Ben Roethlisberger, QB
4. Hines Ward, WR
5. Kellen Winslow, TE
6. Dwayne Bowe, WR
7. Santana Moss, WR
8. Chester Taylor, RB
9. Donte Stallworth, WR
10. Chicago, Defense
11. Justin Fargas, RB
12. Josh Morgan, WR
13. Tony Sheffler, TE
14. Stephen Gostkowski, K
15. Pierre Thomas, RB
16. J.T. O'Sullivan, QB