With the season drawing to a close this week in most dynasty leagues, it's time to look back at my sage wisdom at the start of the season from Weeks 1-4. I hope this year went well for you. And who better to grade myself than... myself! It is possible for my biases to shift over the year, so I'll try to not pull any punches when I was wrong and curve the grade down when I made what probably was a relatively safe call.
Week 1: Isaiah Likely (buy), Jeff Wilson Jr. (buy), David Montgomery (sell)
This article was written ahead of Week 1 and things generally broke in my favor here even before the games began being played. Likely had built up some preseason steam and while he was far from reliable or consistent this year, rookie tight ends rarely are. There's still a mountain of upside in Baltimore given the inconsistencies among the receiver group beyond Rashod Bateman, who couldn't stay healthy this year. Grade: B-
Wilson jumped right in once Elijah Mitchell went down. Although the 49ers traded him away to the Dolphins, he's been productive there. Will that carry over to success in 2023? Probably not, as he's looking at a split role at best, if he's retained. Grade: A+
Montgomery has had an underwhelming 2022 season. You can certainly count on him for about 16-20 touches every week with middling yardage totals and a sporadic touchdown. Honestly, if you were expecting much more, that's your own fault. Volume keeps him relevant as an RB2, but not his talent. Who'd you rather have right now, Montgomery or Khalil Herbert? I hope your answer is Herbert, even though he missed about a month's worth of games due to injury. Monty will be an unrestricted free agent, that is if the Bears don't exercise his fifth-year option and an extension seems unlikely given the state of the position. A looming 2023 with more questions than answers doesn't strike me as a situation you want. Grade: B
