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Week 3 will forever be remembered as the week of the ref, as dozens of blown and faux-calls led to upsets, astronomical scores, and immense frustration across the NFL.  The Packers, Patriots, Lions, and a few other teams fell to their opponents thanks to some of the most ridiculous calls I have ever seen.  I won't harp on the refs as there will be enough of that in the media until the ref lockout ends, but notice an interesting trend in defensive fantasy scoring.  The top nine defensive and special team performances have come by home teams through the first three weeks, further proof that the replacement officials are easily intimidated by home crowds.  It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.... Top Weekly Performances through 3 Weeks of the 2012 NFL Season

Dwayne Bowe's two fourth-quarter TD's in Week 2 helped Sean capture a share of 1st place. The results can obviously be seen within the league page, but below are quick-reference comparisons of how each team fared in the first two weeks of the season.  Thus far, Hopkins' team has far overachieved, but he stands in first with Sean at 2-0.  Sean won in week 2 despite having Mike Vick on the bench.  However, coming off a crappy week 1 performance and facing Baltimore, no one can blame him for opting to start Matt Schaub instead.  Graham and Pat occupy the cellar, and with key injuries (Fred Jackson, see my biggest reach prediction), Graham's team will surely continue to spiral downward.  Stay tuned.

Yahoo has their own "predictions" for what the final standings will look like, which can be seen in the below image.  However, everyone knows the excitement of the NFL can be attributed to its unmatched parody.  Injuries, breakouts, and a variety of contributing factors  skew the initial outlook into a newly shaped league year to year. Anyone can analyze a draft in terms of steals, reaches, successes and lack-thereof.  So prior to the season start, here are my initial superlatives for the 2012 Draft.  These will be reassessed after Week 17 of the season, and although I have the utmost confidence in the predictions, history shows you just never know.... Biggest Reach - RB Fred Jackson taken by Graham - Round 2, Pick 17 There are a few contributing factors here.  The first is that there were a plethora of running backs available at this point with a higher ceiling than Jackson.  Adrian Peterson, Steven Jackson, Michael Turner, Jama...

With the reformatting of the QB scoring from 6 points for a passing touchdown to 4, here is a list of the top 101 overall point scorers for fantasy in 2011.  I have also broken down the top 101 by position to show the value of each position based on how deep each skill position is in the league.  Even with the scoring changes, 18 quarterbacks made the top 101, a number that is likely to rise in 2012 with the probable emergence of Andrew Luck, RGIII, and Russell Wilson.

The NFL and KPAFFL 2012 Season is now in full swing, beginning (and for some, ending) with the annual draft extravaganza.  The draft results can be seen below, as well as the depth charts for each of the 12 teams.  This year's pot is $2400, with the final 2 teams determining payout prior to the championship.  More to come, and welcome to the most exciting 5 month-period of the year.