A question I love asking in song with David Lee Roth and the boys rocking it out in the background, circa 1982 (Diver Down album, Kinks remake). However, when it comes to fantasy football in the NFL, it is a sign that my season is going to Hell quickly. Let’s review our games and look for signs of the fantasy apocalypse.

Survivor Pools: I was knocked out with Cincinnati in the first week when I refused to take the gimme call of the week; the New Orleans Saints. My rationale was that I had one Rebirth and I should save the Saints and use them on a difficult week with the Bungals being almost a sure-thing at home against Denver…which appeared to be validated with 18 seconds left, though for 59 minutes, there was no guarantee. So, what happens next? I make almost the same pick in Week 2 on Washington and sweat that one out to the very end. Of course, I could have been like countless others and picked Green Bay to beat the very Bungals that hosed me in Week 1. My question now is whether or not I roll the dice on the Packers in Week 3 against St. Louis to give the Rams another chance to put me out of my misery and end my season without picking the Saints once?

Pick ‘em Pools: My strategy of picking the point-spread victor based on a fight between the real-life mascots is not working out for me. Examples: in Week 1, the Falcons covered over the Dolphins, Eagles over Panthers, Seahawks over Rams, and so on. In Week 2, Falcons over Panthers, Rams over Redskins – oh, come on! Didn’t the Redskins live off the land? How hard is it to slay a Ram? Argh, I think I am going to switch to the manliest team color strategy.

Confidence Pools: I give up on these pools. I use the defaults to rank home teams by the largest point spread and hope the oddsmakers continue to be much smarter than I could ever hope to be. This strategy seems to be the only one working so far.

Fantasy Leagues: Who would have thought a RB tandem of Clinton Portis and Brandon Jacobs would get less on a weekly basis than Michael Bush and Fred Taylor? What about Byron Leftwich putting up better number than Jay Cutler? Don’t even get me started on the Haves and Have Nots found in the receiving corp – all of Have Nots seem to be on one of my teams; Anquan Boldin, Antonio Bryant,.. No matter how good my team seems to be on paper, it doesn't matter since I am matching up against teams with Drew Brees and either Frank Gore, Chris Johnson and/or Andre Johnson. Only two weeks down….

All Pools aside, I maintain that it is still TOO EARLY to give up on players you ranked highly. So, if you are in my leagues and are trying to get Matt Forte, Clinton Portis or Brandon Jacobs for cheap, think again! I am not interested in Willis McGahee, Julius Jones and Kerry Collins with the justification that “they have far more points combined than your whole team” or the classic “Willis McGahee is the 4th ranked running back so far this year”. I may sink with this dead weight, but I am going to wait another week or two before jumping ship. Of course, waiver wire finds are crucial to treading water in the meantime, so let’s see what is out there this week.

QB: Kevin Kolb (PHIL) – It sounds as if Donovan McNabb will be out another week, so if you have Matt Hasselbeck or Brett Favre, Kolb could give you a nice bump this week with Brian Westbrook out. He put up big numbers last week and is at home against Kansas City this weekend.

RB: Justin Forsett (SEA) – The injury bug has bit Seattle with Hasselbeck most likely being out next week and Julius Jones with a wrist injury abd not getting the job done on a regular basis anyway. With Seneca Wallace most likely stepping in this weekend against the Bears, Forsett could repeat his role as part-time ball-carrier and the main source of swing passes out of the backfield.

WR: Johnny Knox (CHI) - With Mario Manningham getting the obvious press and Steve Smith largely drafted or picked up already, turn your attention to Knox. He is a burner, but was projected to be Jay Cutler’s 4th option or so and occasionally run back a kickoff. However, he really caught Cutler’s eye last week. Methinks he will occasionally disappoint, especially when Matt Forte gets rolling, but he could be a nice 3rd receiver/bye-week fill-in.

WR: Pierre Garcon (IND) – If you blinked and missed the Colts’ possessions Monday night, Garcon made strides as Manning’s third option with Anthony Gonzalez on the shelf. In that offense with his speed, he could be a very nice fill-in and is being largely overlooked right now.

WR: Julian Edelman (NE) – If you are a Wes Welker owner, you were probably caught off guard by the very tactic I have complained about numerous times and that is the league-wide abuse of the Injury Report. Welker had a great game against Buffalo in Week 1 and was listed as Questionable all week by the Patriots, only to be Inactive late Sunday morning. Edelman filled his role admirably and may be called upon again this weekend. Anyone that fills Welker’s role so nicely (8 catches for 98 yards) has to merit serious consideration if Welker is still Questionable this week.