Hannah Wilkes – confident of winning at the start of the 2021 NFL season – says look out for the sleeping Detroit Lions selection for Fantasy; Watch NFL Extra Time with Wilkes and Josh Denzel and guests Kay Adams and Will Blackmon every Thursday from 9pm on Sky Sports NFL
Sky sportsNFL fantasy football guru Hannah Wilkes helps you navigate the 2021 season in her weekly column, reflecting on winning your first weekend, thanks to Dibo Samuel’s intuition.
Personally, I am very grateful that we will no longer play Pick ‘Ems this year, as games that I confidently posted on social media ahead of Sunday’s event allowed me to return a score of 7-7 (in fact, 7-8 as I would call the Baltimore Ravens all day to win Monday Night Football – even without the back field). But that’s why we love sports. Any Sunday is really someone’s game to be won.
However, it spawned a lot of things to ponder in terms of fantasy, with unexpected highs (give yourself 10 extra confidence points if you had Dibo Samuel), shocking busts (Aaron the “ one-point ” Rogers) and genuine approval. about the transformative effect laser eye surgery has on a quarterback’s ability to run soccer …
First, in the most important of my five (!) Fantasy Leagues, I got a “W”. And also in some style!
Greatest Show on Paper vs. Light Kamara Action. Also known as the Overtime Bowl, I took and completely beat my co-host Josh Denzel to open the Sky Sports Fantasy league season. I’ll make sure I’m the most unpleasant when we see you in the studio on Thursday.
HAPPY FOOTBALL SUNDAY! I woke up pumped up and dizzy, so here are my game predictions that absolutely no one asked about.
(As a reminder, these are Steelers @ Bills & Browns @ Chiefs on @SkySportsNFL 👍) pic.twitter.com/M9x20M5YjV
– Hannah Wilkes (@hannahjwilkes) September 12, 2021
Rating: colossal 142.76 against 75..22 victory in the category “The Greatest Show on Paper.” BOOM!
And, sensationally, I won despite having Ja’Maar Chase, Sidi Lamb, Cooper Kupp, and Nick Chubb on the bench *, and in no small part because of my second humble brag: my accidental GENIUS move. in the draft. Dibo Samuel over Brandon Ayuk.
There were a lot of disaffected Fantasy managers on social media during the San Francisco 49ers victory over the Detroit Lions, but luckily I was not one of them. I don’t remember the exact reasons for my decision, but it definitely had something to do with intuition. I know this is useful, but I pass it off as some kind of fantastic foreboding and lean towards the title of “self-proclaimed fantasy guru,” which I seem to have claimed as my own.
(* Perhaps this indicates a) the advantages of a league of 8 teams; and b) the fantastic knowledge of my rivals in the league.)
