Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Week 3 Rewind: Jamaal Charles, y'all.

No. 1 Packers 148.90, No. 3 Decatur Staleys 120.22
The Packers kept rolling through the schedule by rolling the Decatur Staleys, winning 148.90-120.22 to earn the label of the only undefeated team left in the the league. A.J. Green had a 79-yard touchdown catch and run on Cincinnati's first offensive snap and ended up going for a monster 30.40 points. Drew Brees had 26.50, Heath Miller had 18.00 (a league-high for tight ends in Week 3) and Stephen Gostowski had a 12.00-point performance. The top-ranked Packers have went over their projected points as a team three times in three weeks and average a league-high 154.42 points per week. 

Decatur's Week 3 face plant begins and ends with Tony Romo, who had a 5.32-point outing against Tampa Bay. That's right. Count 'em on one hand — well, almost. Ugh. The Steelers D/ST had a grand total of 3.00 points, to continue its pace of underachieving its projected points in each of the first three weeks of the season. Roddy White had a equally pitiful 5.50 points, Marshawn Lynch had a let-down 9.90 points and the always disappointing Jermichael Finley had his regular 6.00 points. Welcome to Dropsville, Jermichael. Also, your first name is stupid and confusing.

NEXT UP: No. 1 Packers vs. No. 10 Bear Down Brawlers
NEXT UP: No. 3 Decatur Staleys vs. No. 2 Boondock Saints

No. 2 Boondock Saints 141.52, No. 7 Patriots 117.90
Boondock Saints didn't have any huge performances, but eight of 13 starters scoring double digits was good enough for a 141.52-117.90 win to give the Patriots their first loss of the season. Eli Manning (18.02), Andre Johnson (13.20), Andrew Hawkins (14.20), Cedric Benson (12.40), Jared Cook (13.70), Santonio Holmes (16.70), Jets D/ST (11.00) and Curtis Lofton (13.00) all scored in dub-figs for Boondock, who moved up to No. 2 in the Week 3 Power Rankings.

The Patriots had some big point days, but too many underachieving point totals cost Amy the matchup. Tom Brady (22.10) and Wes Welker (16.20) got back in a groove and Nate Washington (19.20) had a big outing for the Titans. Alfred Morris and his 14.80 points and Eric Decker's 15.60 points were other big totals for The Patriots. Eight of 13 starters, though, had 6.00 points or less. The five starters in double digits combined for 87.90 points. The eight others combined for a grand total of 30.00 points.

NEXT UP: No. 2 Boondock Saints vs. No 3 Decatur Staleys 
NEXT UP: No. 7 Patriots vs. No. 8 Stairway to Seven

No. 4 Da Bears 152.62, No. 9 Gronk Smash! 123.08
A lot like the Patriots in Week 3, a few big performances lifted Da Bears to a 152.62-123.08 win over Gronk Smash! MJD had 30.30 points in Indianapolis (remember when Rashard Jennings was relevant?), Matthew Stafford had 20.32 points in the OT loss in Nashville and the Bears D/ST nearly dropped a 30-burger with cheese, scoring 29.00 points, which that included an interception returned for a touchdown. Chad Greenway had 17.50 points at the LB spot. Jordy Nelson had 1.90 points and Demaryius Thomas had 1.40 points in the two WR spots for Da Bears. Shonn Greene had 4.90 points in the flex and Antoine Bethea went for a single point.

Gronk Smash! couldn't keep the momentum from Week 2 despite Joe Flacco's best effort. Wacco for Flacco had a team-high 30.30 points and the Seahawks D/ST (a clutch midweek acquisition) went for 20.00 points against Green Bay (including a ridic eight first-half sacks) as Smash! got double-figure days from just three starting spots. Demarco Murray had an 11.50-point day in Dallas. Smash's namesake, Rob Gronkowski, went for just 2.10 points, Vincent Jackson (after going for 128 yards and a touchdown last week) had just 2.90 points and Brent Celek was under his projection with 3.60 points.

NEXT UP: No. 9 Gronk Smash!, No. 5 Ben There Raped That 
NEXT UP: No. 4 Da Bears vs. No. 6 Sawyer Shinobi's

No. 5 Ben There Raped That 173.44, No. 11 49ers 113.58
Ben There Raped That put up huge numbers up and down the starting line-up, scoring a second-best in the league 173.44 points in a 59.86-point win over the 49ers. The Commish bounced back from last week's who-wears-the-pants-in-this-house loss to Amy with a quadruple 20-burger with extra cheese in Week 3. RGIII had what's becoming a usual performance for the rookie, scoring 27.34 points in a loss to the Bengals. Torrey Smith had an emotional and inspiring 26.70 points roughly 18 hours after his brother passed away in a motorcycle accident and Darren McFadden woke up from his off-season/preseason hibernation with 20.50 points. The Cardinals D/ST tied the Bears for a league-high 29.00 points. Other dub-figs included Donald Brown (10.10), Jason Hanson (16.00) and Daryl Washington (11.50).

The 49ers had some big-time performances and some big-time disappointments in Week 3, but it really wouldn't have mattered against Brock's 173-point day. Mikel LeShoure burst onto the scene for Detroit, running for 21.40 points in the Titans thriller. Larry Fitzgerald got back on track with 19.40 points and Adrian Peterson went for 10.70. The Dallas D/ST and Matt Prater each had 12.00-point days and Vernon Davis went for 11.30 in San Francisco's loss at Minnesota. Free agent pickup Calais Campbell had a single point and Patrick Peterson went for even less than that, with 0.60 points. Michael Vick continues to be all over the board. This week it was 7.48 points in another turnover-filled performance.

NEXT UP: No. 5 Ben There Raped That vs. No. 9 Gronk Smash!
NEXT UP: No. 11 49ers vs. No 12. Chiefs

No. 6 Sawyer Shinobi's 101.68, No. 10 Bear Down Brawlers 87.72
Jamaal Charles. Went. HAM. The dude had 43.80 points in Week 3, single-handedly accounting for 47 percent of Shinobi's points by rushing for 233 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries and catching six passes for another 55 yards. The other 12 starters for Shinobi's combined for 57.88 points. Cam Newton was the only other starter in dub-figs, with 10.28 points. Mark Ingram, Jason Witten, Greg Jennings, Ladarius Webb, Clay Matthews and the Ravens D/ST all scored four points or less in Week 3. 

Bear Down, like Shinobi's, had just two players in the dub-figs. The problem? Neither of those cats dropped a 40-burger. Arian Foster had 18.80 points in just another outing for the proven RB1 and Tony Gonzalez continued his blazing start to the season with 16.10 points. Philip Rivers, Marques Colston, Mike Williams, Matt Bryant, the 49ers D/ST and Jon Beason all had 4.00 points or less for the Brawlers who had a league-low 87.72 points in the loss to Jamaal Charles, err, the Shinobi's.

NEXT UP: No. 6 Sawyer Shinobi's vs. No. 4 Da Bears
NEXT UP: No. 10 Beardown Brawlers vs. No. 1 Packers

No. 8 Stairway to Seven 175.16, No. 12 Chiefs 92.82
Stairway to Seven had to take a dump on the commissioner's 173 points in Week 3 with a 175.16 performance of his own in a Ben Roethlisberger-like sexual assault of those lowly last place Chiefs. Three 20-burgers for Stairway included Megatron (27.40), Mike Wallace (20.40) and waiver-wire acquisition Andre Brown's 27.00 point night against the Panthers. Stairway's three defensive starters all went dub-figs and combined for 36.50 points (Roman Harper 11.50, J.J. Watt 14.00 and James Laurinaitis 11.00). Beanie Wells continued his season-long crap fest with 1.80 points in Arizona's win over the Eagles.

The Chiefs got a goose egg from the Lions D/ST in Nashville, a 2.70-point day from straight-cash-homey Randy Moss and a 3.40-point blunder from 250-pounds-of-flaming-garbage Steven Jackson  in the beat-down-received loss to Stairway. The highlights: Rob Bironas had a team-high 14.00, Trent Richardson showed some consistency with 11.10 and Martellus Bennett provided some value with 13.30 points. Discount-Double-Suck Aaron Rodgers continued to disappoint while running for his life in Seattle on MNF, finishing the Packers win loss with 10.62 points. 

NEXT UP: No. 8 Stairway to Seven vs. No. 7 Patriots 
NEXT UP: No. 12 Cheifs vs. No. 11 49ers


POWER RANKINGS
Pl. Team | Record | Points For | Points Against
1. Packers | 3-0 | 463.26 | 375.08
A.J. Green is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
2. Boondock Saints | 2-1 | 411.24 | 383.50
Eight players in dub-figs in Week 3? That's gross consistency. Welcome to No. 2 in the Power Rankings.
3. Decatur Staleys | 2-1 | 417.94 | 406.60 
Tony Romo is gay.
4. Da Bears | 2-1 | 410.32 | 391.80
Remember that MJD contract holdout? Yeah, me neither.
5. Ben There Raped That | 2-1 | 405.66 | 326.06
RGIII is a fantasy dream. Skittles on the reg.
6. Sawyer Shinobi's | 2-1 | 362.06 | 341.26
JAMAAL CHARLES.
7. Patriots | 2-1 | 337.38 | 353.90
Welcome back Wes Welker. Fantasy owners around the country missed your 5-foot-9 awesomeness.
8. Stairway to Seven | 1-2 | 428.14 | 401.08
Andre Brown balled like a first-rounder with a free agent price tag.
9. Gronk Smash! | 1-2 | 398.82 | 402.12
Has the former sophomore-sensation Rob Gronkowski smashed into a third-season slump? (See what I did there?)
10. Bear Down Brawlers | 1-2 | 348.22 | 335.08
Tony Gonzalez is pulling down TDs like it's Madden 2002.
11. 49ers | 0-3 | 332.40 | 375.08
It's Toilet Bowl, Week 4 edition when the lowly 49ers face the even more lowly Chiefs.
12. Chiefs | 0-3 | 301.40 | 443.20
If you're still reading at this point, see Toilet Bowl reference above. 

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Week 2 Rewind: Eli Manning goin' WHITE BOY HAM



No. 7 Sawyers Shinobi's 142.22, No. 5 Boondock Saints 131.30
Sawyers Shinobi's rode some monster performances to down Boondock Saints 142.22-131.30. Among those performances, Cam Newton had 27.22, Victor Cruz had 28.90 and Clay Matthews went for 17.00. Darren Sproles (14.80) and Garret Hartley (10.00) were other solid contributors. The Baltimore D/ST had 12.00 in a loss at Philadelphia. Disappointments were Knowshon Moreno had -0.60, Jamal Charles had 2.20 and Greg Olseon had 1.30 points.

Boondock Saints had the high-point man in the league in Week 2 with Eli Manning (37.20) who threw for 510 yards and three touchdowns in a come-from-behind win over Tampa Bay. Andre Johnson went for an uncharacteristic 2.10 points in a Texans' loss. Kevin Smith had a pedestrian 7.00 points and Dexter McCluster went for 3.20. Willis McGahee had a 27.40 points on 113 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
NEXT UP: No. 7 Sawyers Shinobi's vs. No. 6 Bear Down Brawlers; No. 5 Boondock Saints vs. No. 2 Patriots


No. 3 Decatur Staleys 131.34, No. 12 Chiefs 108.86
Miles Austin (12.30), Roddy White (18.20) and Marshawn Lynch (20.20) saved Decatur from a rather bad weekend. Tony Romo went for a pedestrian 13.94, but his only touchdown pass (and the Cowboys only score in a 27-7 loss at Seattle) was to Miles Austin and good enough for Decatur double points. Mason Crosby had 12.00 in the kicker slot, the Cincinnati D/ST (a midweek match-up pick up) had 12.00 against Cleveland and London Fletcher had 10.00 for the Redskins, including a forced fumble and an interception. Jermichael Finley (1.60), Lance Moore (3.00) and Michael Bush (5.40) didn't show up. Injury Update: Bush, though, should become the Bears every-down back with Matt Forte out up to a month with a high ankle sprain.

The Chiefs put up 108 points despite the Chiefs D/ST, James Jones, Randy Moss, Rob Bironas and Aaron Hernandez scoring a combined 1.30 points. It didn't help that No. 1 overall pick Aaron Rodgers had just 12.16 points in a win over the Bears on Thursday Night Football. Trent Richardson (28.50), Dewayne Bowe (24.20) and Desean Jackson (13.40) accounted for a combined 66.4 of the Chiefs 108 points. Injury Update: Hernandez is expected to miss 4-6 week after suffering a high ankle sprain in the Patriots loss to the Cardinals.
NEXT UP: No. 1 Packers vs. No. 3 Decatur; No. 10 Stairway to Seven vs. No. 12 Chiefs

No. 4 Gronk Smash! 141.88, No. 10 Stairway to Seven 104.14
Gronk Smash! bounced back from a disappointing Week 1 by smashing Stairway to Seven in Week 2. Hakeem Nicks went off 30.90 points after Eli Manning went off on Tampa Bay. The Smash! roster wasn't top heavy, though, as double-figure starters filled the roster from top to bottom. Even Percy Harvin (13.70 points) had double figures. Rob Gronkowski was the fourth-best TE in the league in Week 2, scoring 13.50 points. More of that to come, too, after Aaron Hernandez went down with an injury Sunday. The WR group combined for 47.70 points for Smash! D'Qwell Jackson had a monster 16 points at the LB spot. Injury Update: Hakeem Nicks has been ruled out of tonight's game against the Panthers.

Stairway to Seven was already beat by the time Monday Night Football rolled around, but Peyton Manning throwing three interceptions in his first eight pass attempts against the Falcons didn't help. Manning finished with a very un-Manning like 9.54 points. Ahmad Bradshaw had to be the biggest disappointment of the week, scoring just 1.60 of his projected 15.51 points in Week 2. Seven got 61.40 of its 104.14 points from Reggie Bush (36.70 points), Mike Wallace (13.40 points) and the Houston D/ST (12.00 points). Injury Update: Ahmad Bradshaw has been ruled out of tonight's game against the Panthers.
NEXT UP: No. 4 Gronk Smash! vs. No. 8 Da Bears; No. 10 Stairway to Seven vs. No. 12 Chiefs

No. 6 Bear Down Brawlers 145.26, No. 11 49ers 95.44
Bear Down Brawlers got the second-highest point total in The League in Week 2 and crushed the 49ers in the process, winning by a league-high 49.82 points. Philip Rivers had 28.26, Arian Foster had 22.70 and Tony Gonazalez scored a touchdown for a second-straight week, scoring 13.00 points to help led The Brawlers in the win. The Brawlers' 43.60 points from it's three running backs was the
second-highest combined total at the position in Week 2.

Michael Vick (26.24 points) and Vernon Davis (19.30) did their best to get the 49ers in the win column. The Niners wide receiver corp did the least in Week 2, combining for just 7.80 points. The most disappointing of those wide outs was Larry Fitzgerald, who had just 0.40 points with Kevin Kolb at quarterback. Stephen Hill was scoreless. Of the 13 49ers starters, nine scored under projection.
NEXT UP: No. 6 Bear Down Bralwers vs. No. 7 Sawyer's Shinobi's; No. 11 49ers vs. No. 9 Ben There Raped That

No. 1 Packers 169.00, No. 8 Da Bears 121.00
Danny Amendola, another non-drafted acquisition, went White Boy HAM, scoring 25.00 points (that's 318.8 percent above his projection) for the top-ranked Packers. C.J. Spiller, who, through two weeks of the seasons, averages more yards PER CARRY than first-round draft pick Chris Johnson averages PER GAME, had 31.00 points. Drew Brees went for 23.00, Steve Smith had 13.00 and Frank Gore had 16.50. In total, the Packers had seven starters go for double figures.

Da Bears didn't start its team-leader in Week 2 points, Josh Freeman, who had 17.72 on the bench. Robbie Gould was outscored 14-4 at the kicker position, thanks in large part to Chicago's anemic offense in Green Bay. Matthew Stafford was another disappointment, scoring just 14.20 of a projected 21.22 points.
NEXT UP: No. 1 Packers vs. No. 3 Decatur Staleys; No. 8 Da Bears vs. No. 4 Gronk Smash!

No. 2 Patriots 97.24, No. 9 Ben There Raped That 94.26
The Commissioner losing to his wife is bad enough. Hell, anyone losing to their wife in fantasy football is bad enough. But Amy's Patriots beat Brock's Ben There Raped That with just the 10th-highest point total (and had just one touchdown on its roster) in the league in Week 2 — and Amy won in the closest game of the week, getting the W by just 2.98 points. The Packers D/ST (26 points) accounted for over 25 percent of the Patriots points after terrorizing The Ambiguously Gay Duo of Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall on Thursday Night Football. Three of the 13 starting roster spots (Antonio Gates, John Abraham and Robert Meachem) for the Patriots each had goose eggs — yep, zero points. Only four of the 13 starters went over projection. Let that sink in.

Robert Griffin III had 32.44 points on Ben There's bench. Ouch. Mike Goodson, a midweek acquisition, was also on Ben There's bench, where he had 14.70 points. That's 366.7 percent over his projection. Marshall was held to 2.40 points in the loss at Green Bay, which included a dropped touchdown pass. Eight of Brock's 13 starters scored below their projection. Ben There's running backs had just 11.40 combined points in Week 2. No doubt, it's been a fun week in the Commish's house.
NEXT UP: No. 9 Ben There Raped That vs. No. 11 49ers; No. 2 Patriots vs. No. 5 Boondock Saints


POWER RANKINGS
Pl. Team | Record | Points For | Points Against
1. Packers | (2-0) | 314.36 | 254.86
Who saw this coming from C.J. Spiller? No way he can keep up this pace, right?
2. Patriots | (2-0) |  219.48 | 212.38
Second-ranked team in The League. Third-lowest point total. Go Figure.
3. Decatur Staleys | (2-0) | 297.72 | 257.70
Matt Forte's injury gives Decatur three every-down backs going into a huge Week 3 match up against the top-ranked Packers.
4. Gronk Smash! | (1-1) | 275.74 | 249.50
Vincent Jackson woke up and settled in with Tampa Bay in Week 2. Will V-Jax could be an X-factor for Gronk Smash?
5. Boondock Saints | (1-1) | 269.72 | 265.60
Eli Manning threw all over the yard last week. Expect more of the same without Ahmad Bradshaw in Week 3 when the Giants take on the Panthers on Thursday Night Football.
6. Bear Down Brawlers | (1-1) | 260.50 | 233.40
How long can Tony Gonzalez remain a red zone threat at the tight end position? Arian Foster continues to prove himself as RB1.
7. Sawyer Shinobi's | (1-1) | 260.34 | 253.54
Victor Cruz could be in for a big Week 3 without Hakeem Nicks in the Giants' lineup.
8. Da Bears | (1-1) | 257.70 | 268.72
Matthew Stafford needs a bounce-back performance in Week 3 after a un-Stafford like 14 points in Week 2.
9. Ben There Raped That | (1-1) | 232.22 | 212.48
Matt Ryan or RGIII? That's a fun decision to make every week.
10. Stairway to Seven (0-2) 252.98 308.26
Which Peyton Manning will show up in Week 3? Can Week 2 Reggie Bush become a consistent big-point man?
11. 49ers | (0-2) | 218.82 | 283.68
The Michael Vick gamble has paid off. Has Larry Fitzgerald proven that even great wide receivers need a competent QB?
12. Chiefs | (0-2) | 208.58 | 268.04
The 2012 Aaron Rodgers just hasn't been the same as 2011 Aaron Rodgers. He certainly hasn't been No. 1 overall pick worthy.


Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Week 1 Rewind: Welcome to The League

Brock's House Fantasy Football — Week 1



Performer of the Week: Decatur
Decatur Staley's 166.38, Stairway to 7 148.84
Everyone welcome the rookie to the league — or don't, it doesn't matter to him because he's No. 1 overall after scoring a league-high 166.38 points in Week One. Oh yeah, that 'he' is me. It started with Tony Romo and his three touchdown, 31-point performance Wednesday night in the Meadowlands. It ended with Lance Moore, who was shut out for almost three quarters in New Orleans Sunday before going for 20 points as Drew Brees tried to rally the Saints past the Redskins. Decatur had 10 of 13 roster spots exceed point projections.

Stairway would've beaten anyone in the league this week — except Decatur. In hindsight, Beanie Wells was awful, accounting for 1.40 points (14 yards rushing) after being projected to go for 7.45. Other than that, a good week for Stairway, but an unfortunate draw of opponents. Stairway wasted a league-best in wide receiver production with Julio Jones (24.80), Megatron (13.10) and Mike Wallace (9.70) combining for 47.60 points in the loss.

NEXT UP: Decatur vs. Chiefs; Stairway vs. Gronk Smash!

Upset Special of the Week
Packers 145.36, Gronk Smash! 131.86
The Packers were projected as a 24.58-point underdog heading into Week 1's match-up with Show Me Your TDs (which has since changed to Gronk Smash!), but Scott picked up where he left off in the opening week of last year's playoffs — with a flop. Drew Brees (29.56) was the No. 4 quarterback in Week 1 and C.J. Spiller went HAM, scoring 28.40 points, that's 446.2 percent above his projected numbers going into Sunday for those scoring at home. Alcoa's own Randall Cobb gave the Packers some more surprise points with a 13.70-point performance that included a punt return for a touchdown.

TDs has Hakeem Nicks (3.80 points) to thank for the face plant. Jared Allen, the Rhinestone Cowboy himself, put up a goose egg. Was he even in the lineup for Minnesota? The losing effort wasted the efforts of wacko-for-Joe Flacco's 23.86 points and Rob Gronkowski (12 points). DeMarco Murray had 16 points but didn't score a touchdown in Wednesday's win over the Giants.

NEXT UP: Gronk Smash! vs. Stairway to 7; Packers vs. DaBearS

Just Got Beat by the Kicker and a Dude Named Alfred Upset of the Week
Patriots 122.24, Sawyer's Shinobi's 118.12
Nate Kaeding had a league-high 16 points to bring the Patriots from behind in the late Monday Night Football game. Oh, and this guy named Alfred Morris — a sixth round pick by the Redskins in the NFL Draft and a 15th round WRITE IN pick in the fantasy draft — also went off, scoring 21.60 points in the win. Nate Washington went for 11.30, that's 118 percent better than his projection. Yeah, that shit stings.

Shinobi's bench QB, Ryan Fitzpatrick, scored more points than the team's keeper QB from 2011, Cam Newton, who had 16.52 points in a loss at Tampa Bay. Somebody didn't have their Cammy Cam Juice in pregame. Victor Cruz (5.80) had the dropsies Wednesday night and Greg Jennings (3.40) underperformed against San Francisco. Jennings is 'doubtful' (according to the Packers) for Thursday night's game against Chicago. Toby Gerhart had 2.60 points. But who can blame him, I mean, it's Toby Gerhart for God's sake. Baltimore's D/ST balled out, going for 22 points (including 10.50 points from Hagoti Nagata on the individual defenders side and a pick-six from Ed Reed). Reggie Wayne went above and beyond with Andrew Luck, going for 15.50 points.

NEXT UP: Sawyer's Shinobi's vs. boondock saints; Patriots vs. Ben There Raped That

GOIN' HAM PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK
Ben There, Raped That 137.96, Bear Down Brawlers 115.24
Matt Ryan went HAM and was the highest scoring fantasy player in the league in Week 1 with 38.46 points. Jimmy Graham (14.50)had the league-high in points for tight ends. That was enough for the commish to get off to a 1-0 start against Don and his Bear Down Brawlers. Brandon Marshall had 19.90 points in his first game back playing with his 'life partner', Jay Cutler. And expect more of the same the rest of the season from the Incredibly Gay Duo. Marshall caught nine passes and was targeted no less than 15 times, double teams be damned. Donald Brown went for a nice 10.82 to help the winning effort.

Don, I warned you. Matt Forte had a decent day for Chicago, but Michael Bush stole his goal line touchdowns (at one point Sunday Bush had three carries for two yards and two touchdowns). But it's not like anyone saw that coming … wait. Forte still went for 18 points, the ninth-best among fantasy running backs. Arian Foster was the eighth-best in the league with 19.54 points. Tony Gonzalez had a touchdown in his return to Kansas City, where he got to play in front of his grandkids. It was Grandpa's quarterback, though, that made the difference. Ben There outscored Brawlers 38.46 to 15.04 in a match-up between Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers. Carson Palmer had a team-high 19.50 points … on the Brawlers' bench. Ouch.

NEXT UP: Ben There Raped That v. Patriots; Bear Down Brawlers v. 49ers

'CAUSE BENCH POINTS MATTER TOO LOSER OF THE WEEK
Boondock Saints 138.42, 49ers 123.38
Kevin Smith, ladies and gentlemen. Smith had the third-best RB performance in the league Sunday, going for 23.10 points in Detroit's win over St. Louis. Andre Johnson was another third-best, among wide receivers, with 19.90 points. Jeremy Maclin added 15.60 points for Saints. Rex Ryan's Jets D/ST went for 19 while Mark Sanchez destroyed the Bills.

What kind of league are we playing in where Toby Gerhart gets a start and Adrian Peterson goes for two scores and 20.70 points … on the 49ers bench? Remember when everybody loved them some Rashad Jennings? Yeah, not so much anymore. Maurice Jones-Drew caved on his contract holdout and Jennings caved in fantasy value, going for just 4.00 points behind MJD. Bright spot for the 49ers? Michael Vick went for 23.88 points in a rather forgetful win over the Browns. And Pierre Garcon went off with RGIII at quarterback, scoring 18.90 points, including an 88-yard touchdown catch.

NEXT UP: Boondock Saints v. Sawyers Shinobi's; 49ers v. Beardown Brawlers

SCREWED BY A ROOKIE RB, WELL, BY ALL MY RBs of the Week
Da BearS 136.70, Chiefs 99.72
Demaryius Thomas picked up where he left off in last season's playoffs with Tim Tebow at quarterback, except this time it was Peyton Manning running an actual sustainable offense for the Broncos. Thomas went for 19 points with Manning at the helm, including five receptions for 110 yards and a 71-yard touchdown grab. Da BearS won despite Felix Jones and his goose egg. All three running backs for Da BearS performed under their projections.

The Chiefs were the only squad that didn't crack triple digits, finishing Week 1 with a pedestrian 99.72 total. Randy Moss had 10.70 points including a touchdown catch and an awesome end zone celebration. Breaking News: Trent Richardson is overrated. Richardson had 4.40 points in his fantasy debut. The Chiefs three running backs went for a combined 15.2 points in the loss. And the Chiefs making a homer pick, taking the Kansas City D/ST, went for -2.20. Who saw that coming? Oh yeah, everyone.

NEXT UP: Da BearS vs. Packers; Chiefs vs. Decatur Staleys

Saturday, September 8, 2012

And Boredom Ensues...

While sitting here on a rainy Saturday and regretfully flipping through the channels at least three times I had a idea.  Why not entertain myself by insulting the other members of my fantasy football league by picking apart everyone's drafts.  It's a win win for everybody.  So lets start with the first team and work our way down.  Since team names continue to change we'll just use owner names and to avoid this being a long winded article I'll just hit the highlights of each team's draft.

Mathew-  A-
Hull raised his game this year with a very solid draft.  He took Dwayne Bowe a bit early for my tastes but barring any injuries or lemons (ex. Johnson, Chris circa 2011) I see Hull with a legitimate playoff team.
Strongest Pick- Aaron Rodgers
Weakest Pick-  Kansas City Defense
Sleepers-  Dwayne Allen, Titus Young, Randy Moss

Amy-  C
It started so well and then the train wreck known as Amy showed up.  With Brady, Welker, and Gates in the first 3 rounds, Amy looked poised to make a playoff run this year.  But obviously in a strategy move to make the league more of a challenge, since apparently she has back to back Superbowls, she decides to keep everyone guessing by picking Ridley, Stewart, and Tate.  But who knows maybe all her picks will pay off.
Strongest Pick-  Tom Brady
Weakest Pick-  T.J.  Houshmandzadeh (Is still active, but injured)
Sleepers-  Throw a dart, any of those unknowns could be a surprise

Grant-  B+
A solid draft for the rookie here.  He was a little lacking on running back depth, but made up for it in wide receivers.  I thought that Romo was a bit of a reach in the 4th round but managed to get a solid back up in Jay Cutler later.  Which I can see him starting as the season progresses.  Depending on how the season plays out Grant could make a playoff appearance in his first year.
Strongest Pick-  Ray Rice
Weakest Pick-  James Starks
Sleeper-  Tim Tebow????

Don-  B
Stocking up early on Running backs he left himself weak at wide receiver.  Not to say that any three of his wide receivers couldn't end up in the top ten each week.  It's just guessing which ones they will be.  I really liked his late pick of Owen Daniels and can easily see him replacing Tony G. in his lineup.Unfortunately unless things fall Don's way this year I still see him on the outside looking in for the playoffs.  But what the hell do I know.
Strongest Pick-  Arian Foster?  ( Any of his RB's I can see in the top 3 at the end of the year)
Weakest Pick-  Mike Williams  (I see another year of Mediocrity from him)
Sleeper-  Owen Daniels

Johnathon-  B-
Oh Johnny, Johnny, Johnny...  I kid, I kid.  Johnathon stepped up this year by managing not to draft a single retired or IR player this year.  However it was a bit of a shock to see Jamal Charles go 5th overall.  You just couldn't take C.J. off my hands could you.  Johnny's team has true potential this year and while I don't think he is quite playoff bound.  He could easily knock out somebody else or sneak into a wild card spot.
Strongest Player-  Cam Newton
Weakest Player-  Ryan Fitzpatrick (When you already have Luck..Why??)  Oh yeah Beer Goggles
Sleeper-  Jason Witten

Eric-  B
In Mike Wallace he trusts.  Fetter put a lot of faith in his wide receivers this year.  He has a strong WR corps  and decent running backs.  I just don't know if I could pin all my playoff hopes on Alex Smith or Peyton Manning.  Especially if I wanted my team to break his neck in week one.  I believe Fetter will be ridding the pine this playoff season, but only time will tell.
Strongest Pick-  Julio Jones
Weakest Pick-  Mike Wallace ( I just hate that pick in the 2nd round)
Sleeper-  Peyton Manning (Could make or break his season)
 
Brandon-  B
It will be an interesting for Brandon this year.  After drafting almost the entire Green bay Packers team last year, he was only able to get Randall Cobb this year.  So we'll see if he can find diamonds in the rough across the league instead of having one team carry him to the playoffs.  This year I believe Brandon will hit his sophomore slump and be a strong contender for the golden plunger.
Strongest Pick-  Drew Breeeees
Weakest Pick-  Nick Toon
Sleeper-  Robert Turbin  (Really liked this one)

Todd-  B+
The Gambler.  Todd's draft has a lot of potential and a lot of questions.  I'm sure that he was relieved to see MoJo report to camp, but will the rest of his bets pay off?  The ceiling of his team could lead him to the Superbowl or the floor could leave him in the basement.
Strongest Pick-  Mathew Stafford
Weakest Pick-  Felix Jones (Too early for me)
Sleeper-  Brandon LaFell (Could Pay off Big)

Scott-  A
The first Irish Jew I've ever met.  He has to have 4 leaf clovers shoved up his ass to have McCoy fall to him. The only part of his draft that I don't like is his QB situation, But we'll see if Flacco or Rapelesberger can step up for him.  Barring injuries or the Voodoo that I'm practicing on him I believe that he will make another playoff appearance this year.
Strongest Pick-  Rob Gronkowski
Weakest Pick-  Ben Rothliberger ( Biased:  I think he won't have time in the pocket)
Sleeper-  Justin Blackmon

Brock-  B+
Like Todd I took some gambles this year.  The biggest in the 1st round betting on which C.J. will show up this year.   My team is a bunch of injury risks or possible sub-par performers this year.  But according to P I have been on a down hill slide for the past two years and need to turn it around.  So we'll see if my gambles pay off, but i believe I will still sneak into the playoffs
Strongest Pick-  Jimmy Graham
Weakest Pick-  Nick Collins  (was on IR)
Sleeper-  Torrey Smith, Jacquizz Rodgers

Patrick-  B
I don't love his draft, but I don't hate it either.  But as I have learned over the years Patrick and I evaluate players differently.  We forced him into taking the gamble on Vick's health, but he has a potentially strong back up in Russell Wilson.  He has a solid receiving corps, but what I liked most about his draft was Doug Martin in the 4th, because he wouldn't have been there in the 5th.  Patrick's team will start off rough but will come on strong later and possibly sneak him into the playoffs.
Strongest Pick-  Doug Martin
Weakest Pick-  Montario Hardesty
Sleeper-  Mikel LeShoure  (Love It)

Corey-  C
Ehh... He's a rookie so I'll set the bar low.  I like some of his players, I just hate where he picked them.  He was reaching for a lot of them, but him being a last minute fill in he managed to put together a decent team.  I think that we all can agree that he will be an improvement over some past league members.  I don't think he will make the playoffs this year, but it is the NFL and anything can happen.
Strongest Pick-  Jeremy Maclin  (Great Value)
Weakest Pick-  Dexter McCluster  (Too many mouths to feed in KC)
Sleeper-  Pierre Thomas

So for those of you playing at home my predictions for the playoffs are:
Hull          Johnny
Grant       Scott
Brock      Patrick

Above is just my opinion and something to fill my time while waiting to go see my Titans tomorrow.  If you felt that I was unfair then go write your own damn blog and rank your team at the top of the league.  In the end it won't matter because it's all guessing until it happens.
But what the Hell do I know, my Superbowl win came against Johnathon.

Disclaimer:  My grading might have been harsher depending on my Blood alcohol level at the time.