Fantasy Insanity Drew Loftis The fantasy football revelations of Week 1 running back workloads By Drew Loftis Published Sep. 15, 2026, 7:00 a.m. ET Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving (7) breaks away on a run for a touchdown. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Perspective is a funny thing. Like, take the overturned Saints fumble return touchdown against the Lions on Sunday, overturned as an incomplete (yet backward) pass on review.
From one perspective, the officials are stupid. From the other perspective, it is the rulebook that is stupid.
It is possible to have more than two perspectives. But that would require a different topic. Take the reaction to the workloads of some running backs in Week 1. There are basically three perspectives fantasy managers could have on certain outcomes, and they are completely dependent on which player is on their rosters. The three views are: 1. Booyah! 2. Uh-oh. And 3. Whyyyyyyy?!?!?
Here’s hoping you had more “booyahs” than “whys?!”
