This will be my sports/fantasy/life blog. Hello all. I would like to remain a little in the dark for now, you guys will get to know me as my blog goes on. I am going to be doing a number of things in this blog, but being as it was mainly inspired by the fantasy football season and the lack of free help, i figured i would dive in there.
Disclaimer- Do not get mad at me if you listen to my advice and it is wrong. This is merely opinion and obviously the fun of fantasy football is the unpredictability.
First category: Where have you been?
There were a number of players who hadn't lived up to their preseason billing that managed to step it up this weekend.
Roddy White- 8 rec 210 yards 2 tds- Roddy White had been severely disappointing so far, averaging 5.2 points per through 3 contests. But in reality the only matchup he looked good against was the Dolphins, as both the panthers and patriots rank 7th and 8th in the pass coming into todays game. He got at the SF defense early and often and really put up monster numbers. He does not face an easy schedule as far as opposing passing defenses are concerned, however he remains a must start and top 10 wr for sure.
Tony Romo- 351 2 tds, 1 fumble lost...Sure he had the turnover, sure it looked ugly for a little bit there, and yea it did take an extra quarter (during which he threw a 60 yard td pass), but this was it people. The bounce back game we had all been hoping for. I read a mattew berry article the other day (he's alright sometimes) and he was talking about going against your stupid feeling, well i went with my gut and started Romo instead of Garrard (i have MSW starting also) and it paid great dividends. It was nice to see him tossing the ball around like he did when George W. Bush was still president. The boys were without Roy Williams, but it did not seem to bother him as Miles Austin had a breakout game. With Romo's schedule only getting tougher from here this is definitely the week to try and trade him.
Donovan McNabb- 264 yds, 3 tds, 30 rushing yards- It probably isnt his fault that he is even on this list but he looked great against tampa. The eagles were fortunate to have the bye and this soft match up to ease McNabb back. Look for him to continue to post monster numbers. And he possibly found a new friend in Jeremy Maclin.
Marshawn Lynch- 125 total yards, the game was a total bore, and he didnt have the flashiest of games but the bills did show who is going to be the primary back in this duo and that is Marshawn Lynch. He got the majority of the touches and looked pretty good in his second week back.
Jamal Lewis-117 yards rushing, this was the most carries he has gotten this season by far, and also the best he has looked. His average yards per carry was almost 4, which is great for him. He still needs to find the promised land this season, but i have a feeling he wont enjoy the same performance against the stout pittsburgh run defense.
Kellen Winslow- 102 yards 2 tds... in the two weeks since the end of the short lived Byron Leftwhich era in tampa bay, Winslow has not put up any numbers worth any note at all. However this week he was the lone gem on an offense that otherwise struggled to move the ball. He looked like him and Johnson developed somewhat of a rapport and often the best friend of an inexperienced qb is a veteran tight end. I like this and expect Winslow to continue to produce for the rest of the year.
Eddie Royal- 10 rec 90 yds- He did not reach the endzone but at this point it does not matter. Eddie Royal has been a huge fantasy letdown thus far in the season. However according to an espn article i read he and Kyle Orton have been staying after practice and working on their timing/chemistry/ect. Orton said, "I would love to throw it to him more, it just hasnt worked out that he has been open, but hopefully this could be his week." Hopefully this is a sign of things to come. I would pick him up if available, and hang on to him for another week or two and evaluate the situation later. (after seeing whther or not this week was just a fluke)
Matt Cassel- 253 yds 2 tds, He hadnt been "that bad" but definitely a far cry of from the career back up that shone like the sun when he got his chance last year, posting 3700 yards and tossing 21 tds in the process. Now with a starting job all to himself he has looked average at best. He did a good job today, however, and really put his team in position to win and looked amazing in that overtime forcing drive that was capped off beautifully by a strike to Dwayne Bowe in the end zone. Look for his numbers to keep up some, although maybe not next week the Redskins the only thing the skins have done right is defend the pass. They are number 3 in yards allowed.
Clinton Portis- 57 yards rushing 17 receiving, 2 total td's Ok, his numbers were not spectacular, but he found the end zone twice and thats been a lot more than anything else he has done recently. Use this weekends stock bump to get rid of him while you can get the most. He is hurting and he is on a bad team. Dating back to last year he has only had 1 game with over 100 yards rushing in the last 13 contests. Weak sauce. They do play the cheifs (8th worst in rushing ypg, and have given up more than a score a week) so maybe he will have a big game next week at which point he will be a must sell.
Wake up!-
There were a number of players that people hit the snooze button on this weekend and it came to bite them in the ass.
Those players-
Miles Austin- 10 catches 250 yds 2tds- Amazing breakout game for Austin. With the absence of Roy Willaims, someone had to step up, many thought it would be Crayton, but he was eclipsed by the play of this young star. He showed a glimpse of this with his 42 yd td reception against tampa in week 1. Romo clearly has not been comfortable so far this season, maybe he and Austin will settle down and put up some numbers together. The reason this looks like it was not a fluke (like say massaqoui), is the way he put up his numbers. The one where he went up and snatched the ball from the mits of the cheifs defender was one of the best catches of the year. He also showed he is a tough runner and not afraid to catch the ball in traffic over the middle.
Jeremy Maclin-6 rec 142 yds 2tds- wow. Not quite as good as Austins game but monstrous none the less. In his first start he put up a measly 3 catches. Many thought with McNabb coming back from injury he was going to go to someone that he was more familiar with, but that proved not to the be case as Maclin converted big play after big play. Definitely pick him up, especially if you have leagues where you get points for long plays. Maclin could well be the bona fide number 2 wr in philly which should be great for future flex starts and dealing with bye week wr's.
Austin Collie- 8 rec, 97 yds, td...Everyone was in a frenzy when at last minute MSW was ruled out for the Jags. They turned to the 8:30 game and monday night in desperation trying to avoid the costly goose egg in the scoring column. Collie was one of these replacements, and boy were those who picked him up relieved when he not only filled in, but excelled. I do not know how much he will play when Anthony Gonzales comes back (he will be the number 4 wr, behind wayne, gonzales, and garcon. (oh yea and dallas clark)). But for one week this was sure impressive. In deeper leagues i would consider him the next week or two, especially pprs.
Hasselbeck- 241 yards 4 tds....its not that i didnt think he was capable of these numbers, but i definitely didnt see it happening fresh off of injury with no offensive line. At one point in the game i think the seahawks were playing a 4th string OL. However he made both Burleson and Houshmanzadeh owners extremely happy, spreading out two touchdowns to each of them. While it is obvious that playing the jaguars porous passing defense made this a lot easier, i think if he can stay healthy he could still have quite a season. look to pick him up if you are resorting to the QBBC approach.
Well this did it folks, i hope you enjoyed. I will post those who pissed me off sometime tomorrow.
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