It's official; Hollywood is now the equivalent of a zombie. It may be walking around and grunting but make no mistake about it, the movie capital of the world is dead.
While there have been many signs of Hollywood's passing over the past 15 years, from the heavy dependency on CGI — the movie equivalent of a face lift and liposuction — to the inexplicable popularity of Channing Tatum — the male version of Megan Fox; eye candy without the filling — nothing has said dead industry walking quite like the recent announcement that they are making a Fifty Shades of Grey movie.
For those of you not familiar with the Fifty Shades series — and if you're not a bored housewife in your mid-thirties, good chance you're not familiar with it other than name recognition — it's basically soft-porn fan fiction based loosely on the Twilight movies. The theme of the series — and I thank my own mid-thirties spouse for this knowledge — is a man and a woman entering into a contract based relationship that emphasizes bondage, dominant/submissive behavior and a ton of smacking.
Oscars, take notice, because outside of this article, I won't. Even casting Sons of Anarchy stud Charlie Hunnam (who plays a passable Eminem-style biker thug) as the lead isn't enough to convince me to waste an hour and a half of my life next year.
What I will waste, er, devote my free time to is fantasy football.
What I will also devote to fantasy football is the slow shaving of life and sanity that participating in it slowly takes out of me. If week 1 is any indication of how this season is going to shape up, then I will definitely need to look into getting medication for my soon to be appearing stomach ulcers; I saw a 100 point fantasy lead shaved down to just ten points from just one game — the Giants/Cowboys offensive extravaganza. Thankfully, Monday night did not follow form and I ended up with the W by four points.
In an attempt to help alleviate similar potential situations for you, here is my Love/Hate list for week 2. Unlike Hollywood, there's still plenty of life to be found in the NFL, and maybe even in my picks.
And there you have it! Make sure to come back next week for another round of fantasy football love/hate and keep tuned in to CraveOnline for other great fantasy football coverage that is sure to ease you back off the ledge after another stressful weekend.
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Fantasy Football Week 2 Love/Hate
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Love: Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
(@ BUF) – Looking for a big bounce back game after throwing for only 125 yards against Seattle in week 1.
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Love: Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins
(@ GB) – Did his best work in the fourth quarter where he passed for over 150 yards and two touchdowns. With the rust off, he should explode.
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Love: Terrelle Pryor, QB, Oakland Raiders
(vs. JAC) – Solid dual threat QB facing off against the Jaguars. Recipe for a good day.
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Hate: Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
Tom Brady, New England Patriots (vs. NYJ) – Ok, play him no matter what, but on a short week against a solid Jets D, don't get your expectations up.
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Hate: Colin Kaepernick, QB, San Francisco 49ers
Colin Kaepernick (@ SEA) – Love Kaepernick but don't love this matchup against the Seahawks. Like Brady, he's a must play but be prepared for a game quite different than week one.
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Hate: Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals
(vs. PIT) – Stingy Pitt D will make it a long day for Dalton.
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Love: Steven Jackson, RB, Atlanta Falcons
(vs. STL) – Will be extra motivated to perform against his old team.
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Love: Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars
(@ OAK) – Oakland didn't look great against the rush in week 1 which should translate into better numbers for MJD. Jags offense must start passing better for long term MJD success.
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Love: David Wilson, RB, New York Giants
(vs. DEN) – It's put up or shut up for Wilson after a pair of fumbles knocked him out of the game against the Cowboys. My money is on put up.
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Hate: Jamaal Charles, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
(vs. DAL) – Charles is nursing a bum leg that will limit his carries if he plays. This negates a great matchup against the Cowboys.
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Hate: Trent Richardson, RB, Cleveland Browns
(@ BAL) – Cleveland will have to prove it can pass before Richardson is going to be effective. In a divisional game against Baltimore, it's going to be tough sledding.
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Hate: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Denver Broncos
(@ NYG) – Denver is a running back by committee team at the moment. Stay away!
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Love: Hakeem Nicks, WR, New York Giants
(vs. DEN) – The Giants will need to air it out against the Broncos and with most of the attention on Cruz after his three TD day in week one, Nicks is in line for a couple himself.
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Love: Dwayne Bowe, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
(vs. DAL) – Alex Smith looked solid and the Cowboys defense didn't. Good chance Bowe has a great day.
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Love: Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
(@ CIN) – Brown and the Steelers offense looked befuddled in week one. That has to change in week two if they are going to have any chance of not going 0-2. Brown is their biggest play-maker and he will make the plays.
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Love: Michael Floyd, WR, Arizona Cardinals
(vs. DET) – Floyd will continue to benefit from the attention Larry Fitzgerald is going to receive from defenses.
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Hate: Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots
(vs NYJ) – Patriots great Tom Brady doesn't play favorites so expect Edelman to come back to Earth after a great week one.
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Hate: Chris Givens, WR, St. Louis Rams
(@ ATL) – Atlanta will take away the deep threat, forcing Givens to work for his catches. Hard to see him having success against the Falcons.
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Hate: Mike Wallace, WR, Miami Dolphins
(@ IND) – Wallace struggled big time in week one with just one catch for 15 yards. While he will eventually adapt to life without Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, Indianapolis is too good a team to let that happen this week.
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Love: Julius Thomas,TE, Denver Broncos
(@ NYG) – Thomas will prove that his two touchdown performance against the Ravens was a breakout game and not an aberration.
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Love: Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers
(@ BUF) – The Carolina offense will produce more against the Bills than they did against the Seahawks and Olsen will play a big part in this.
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Love: Owen Daniels, TE, Houston Texans
(vs. TEN) – Daniels showed in week one that he is a big goal-line threat for the Texans with a pair of touchdowns. Expect Shaub to look his way again against the Titans.
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Hate: Jordan Cameron, TE, Cleveland Browns
(@ BAL) – Baltimore isn't going to leave Weeden's safety valve anywhere near open.
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Hate: Tyler Eifert, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
(vs. PIT) – Points are scarce in divisional games. Don't see Eifert contributing much to this one.
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Love: Matt Prater, K, Denver Broncos
(@ NYG) – Should be a high scoring game between the Broncos and the Giants, leading to big points for Prater.
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Love: Phil Dawson, K, San Francisco 49ers
(@SEA) – The 49ers may have to rely on field goals against a stingy Seattle D.
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Hate: Steven Hauschka, K, Seattle Seahawks
(vs. SF) – Solid leg but don't see him with many opportunities to show it against the 49ers.
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Hate: Blair Walsh, K, Minnesota Vikings
(@ CHI) – Not sold on the Vikings ability to consistently move the ball. Thus, Walsh's chances to score points will be limited.
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