Week 1 Grand Prize Winner - Doug Battles - 259.75 pts.

First off, congratulations on a fantastic week! Did you follow anyone's advice (do you use a content site), did you go with your own players, or was it a combination of both?
 
Thanks you. I go by my own personal favorite matchups but I do take into account the injury reports from various sites.

What key players at higher salaries were you counting on to perform and why did you choose them?

I thought L. Jordan was a steal with the Raiders being so bad. I figured they would dump off the ball to him several times and that worked out. I also like Santonio Holmes, Schaub and Eric Johnson as 3 guys that would out perform their salaries.

What sleepers did you throw in and why did you think they would make good plays last week?

Like I said, Shaub was a sleeper for me and I used the connection with Andre Johnson. I just think he can throw the ball much better than Carr could so I expect big things out of them. I picked Houston's defense too. Their 1st rd pick from last year finally came through. I just didn't think the Chiefs could stop from turning the ball over and taking sacks. Outside of those 2 I love Santoio Holmes this year because of his skills and the new pass first coaching style.

When did you feel confident that you had the Grand Prize wrapped up?

I never felt comfortable. I had a 2 point lead with teams that had James, Fitzgerald and Rackers near by. Gore wasn't helping me as much as I had thought. When Leinart threw the interception I knew I had won, but that was almost the last play of the game. There was alot of sweating going on, trust me.

What do you think of the "weekly contest" concept?

I love it. I am in some high stakes leagues but there is nothing like knowing I can win cash THIS week instead of waiting out the entire season. I also love the strategy of putting together my own team, I am hooked.

Did you enjoy the live scoring and the live leader board and did you monitor it throughout the day?

It was awesome watching my team climb with every reception or touchdown. I am in several other leagues so I had 4 browsers open and I was watching each one, but with Big Daddy's you know where you stand at all times and that is really exciting.

$2,500 is a nice chunk of change the first week of the season....do you have any plans for it?

I will probably use it to buy another laptop or maybe another plasma to watch the games on. I really don't know yet.

Even though you win the weekly Grand Prize, did any players disappoint you on your team?

Yes. Devery Henderson and Owen Daniels. I thought they would have much better games. When Henderson played the Thursday night game and did nothing I though my team was done. But Manning to Wayne gave me hope. And I guess Schaub doesn't like to check down to the tight end but I am glad he found Andre Johnson!

Do you play in several other contests?

I play in the Fantasy Jungle and have for years. Great contest run by great guys. I also have a high stakes local league that is taken very seriously for pretty big bucks.

Will you be signing up for future weeks at Big Daddy's?

Are you kidding? I am already signed up for week 2 and unless you kick me out you have a customer for life!

Congratulations again, Doug and good luck in the upcoming weeks.

Thank you very much. I know it will be tough to repeat but I am sure going to try!