Kicking myself for dropping Watson earlier this year.
I nearly canceled my waiver claim for him at the last minute. I wasn't crazy about spending my #1 priority on a WR who had only had one good game all season. It's not uncommon to see random WRs explode for a big game then not do anything else the rest of the season. However, given the context (heavily-hyped rookie who had struggled early with injuries/miscues finally getting healthy and gaining more experience on a team with a great QB in desperate need for playmakers), I was hopeful that his big game wasn't an anomaly but a coming-out party. Watson has now followed up his 30-point explosion with back-to-back 19-point games. Even if I don't start him most weeks, I'd rather him be on my bench than in my opponent's starting line-up.
He also proved to be the difference for me in that game against WhentheLe'VeonBreaks. With Godwin and Lockett on byes that week, I would've likely started Kadarius Toney against the Chargers since the Chiefs were without multiple WRs that game. Toney didn't register a single catch before exiting early with a hamstring injury. Replace Watson's 19-point performance with Toney's doughnut, and I would've lost by half a point.
Gonna lose a crazy nailbiter to Spaulding, barring some scoring change.
Was even closer than it looked, Packers were an inch (and a blown PI call) away from scoring late which would've swung it, too. That and like half a dozen things from Thursday onward.
I was definitely stressed. I felt great about my chances going into the Sunday night game but worry started creeping in as the RBs continually kept scoring TDs early on instead of Hurts. When Rodgers left the game, I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that my defense was about to feast on Love, since he's looked rather hapless in previous stints that I've seen. After the long TD to Watson, when the Packers found themselves in scoring position again, I checked the settings and saw that I would lose 3 points for my defense if they gave up another TD, which at the time would've put you in the lead by decimal points. Even after the Packers settled for a FG, I was still worried that Sanders would break a long run to seal it for you. The notion that our match-up might become so close that I'd mess around and lose because of a couple kneel downs from Hurts frighteningly flashed through my mind as well. Fortunately Sanders got just enough for the first down and not much more.
I was already kicking myself all day for benching Godwin. It didn't bother me that Brian Robinson or Garrett Wilson had big games because they were never in consideration, but I'd had Godwin in my FLEX all week until Saturday night. He's had a nice floor this season, but Montgomery was coming off a near 20-point performance and with Fields ruled out and Herbert on IR, I knew the Bears would lean heavily on him against the Jets. If someone told me before the game that Montgomery would score 12.8, I'd have been pleased to start him, but with Godwin scoring 10 points higher on my bench, that proved to be the wrong move and it nearly cost me.