Thursday Night Overview/Week 7 Awards

Cardinals/Panthers only provided 5 fantasy relevant starters this week so here's the breakdown. Cam Newton was tremendous yet again. 221 passing yards, 2 passing TD's and an addition 50 yards rushing with a rushing TD. Cam has been in grove for Ryan since I traded and he did it here again with 27 points. Kenny had no choice but to go with Deangelo Williams and Mike James this week and well...it could've been worse. DeAngelo at least found the end zone. He only got 17.5 combined from the two, and it could be a bad sign of things to come this week. Leland had Steve Smith and he didn't do much just 4 catches for 42 yards. I had Vincent Jackson and though he ended up with garbage yards to finish the night with 79 yards, it was disappointing. I need all the points I can get against Mark, and V-Jax was one of my few reliable players, so for him to underperform is a big blow to my chances at winning this week. Onto the Week 7 Awards!

Wane McGarity Stud Of The Week

Calvin Johnson (Not Even Lying)

9 receptions, 155 receiving yards, 2 receiving TD's, 31.5 points

 

When you trade for a superstar like Calvin Johnson, this kind of production makes it allllll worth it. The biggest reason why Kenny was able to upset Mike this week.

Michael Wiley Dud Of The Week

Adrian Peterson (I'm A Paul Heyman Guy)

28 rushing yards, 2 receptions, 28 receiving yards, 5 points

 Going into Monday night with 3 players left including Adrian Peterson, it was a almost a given that Drew was going to comeback and beat Mark as he cut Mark's lead down and Mark was down to Victor Cruz. In fact, Peterson was expected to do most of the heavy lifting and do it on his own. That's why the games are played on the field, not on paper. Peterson had his worst game of the season, as he was held to under 30 rushing and had only 5 points total. Victor Cruz almost outscored all three of Drew's guys on his own, and he wasn't even that great. Very disappointing performance to led to Drew's 5th loss of the season.

Drew Bennett Sneaky Surprise Award

Ryan Mathews (Danny's Little Giants)

110 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 17 points

 

Going into week 7 after trading Marshawn Lynch, I knew my RB 2 would once again by shaky. I actually made a flier trade, trading Andre Ellington to Leland for Lamar Miller who's been shit but I was hoping he maybe would turn it around. I had Lamar Miller ready to play, but decided to go a with Ryan Mathews who despite splitting time with Danny Woodhead and Ronnie Brown, had a terrific matchup against the winless Jags. It was the right move. Mathews was actually 2nd on my team in scoring, while Lamar Miller once again had a disappointing game. See, every once in a blue moon, I can be a genius!

Tony Romo Bad Decision Award

Matt Plays Nick Foles over RGIII

 

Matt and QB Controversy go hand and hand this week. When you have Michael Vick and RGIII, it's easy to chose the wrong one. Matt made it even harder on himself when he picked up Nick Foles when Vick went down thus created a QB controversey WITHIN the QB Controversy. Matt decided to go with Foles who looked great the previous over RGIII, thinking Foles would tear up the Cowboys crappy secondary. Nope didn't happen. While RGIII did that to the Bears, Nick Foles was horrible and ended up getting concussed. Matt Lost By 4 points. With Vick in he easily wins by double digits...and this week? Well it's between Vick and RGIII again....it never ends.