Well, Thursday Night's game between the Colts and Texans was a lot more entertaining than I thought it would be. With the crappy QB play on Houston's side, and Andrew Luck not playing for a 2nd straight week, I expected a low scoring, slow paced, run-based kind of game. Instead, we got a semi shootout that included a Texans hail mary TD at the end of the 1st half. We saw at least for one week, Andre Johnson, rise from the ashes, and produce like the Andre Johnson of old (against his old team, naturally). Albert didn't start him (and rightfully so, as Johnson has been beyond awful), but it's nice to know he's still capable of games like that (77 yards and 2 TD's) just in case Albert gets in a bye week pinch. As for guys who actually played, Frank Gore had another terrific game (98 and a TD) and is finally looking like the guy Ryan drafted in the 3rd round. I'm telling you, Ryan's got a legit chance to turn his season around if all his guys start coming around, he's got the talent to do it. Not all was rosey on the Colts side though. Donte Moncrief was held to one catch for 3 yards. .8 points for Moncrief...not at ALL the start Matt wanted from his struggling team. The main thing of course I was looking at, was how Kenny's top guns Arian Foster and T.Y. Hilton would perform. I also had DeAndre Hopkins going in the same game. Knowing that Luck was out again, I was hoping it would slow down Hilton. Things were looking reallllllly good for me going into the 2nd half of the game as Arian Foster had looked like he was done for the day with a concussion, and Hilton was shut down pretty much. Foster ended up being fine, and Kenny survived a huge scare and thanks to a last second 43 yard catch from Hilton, both guys basically met their projections. Foster may not have scored or had a huge game rushing wise, but because he's so heavily involved in the passing game, his 77 yards on 9 catches more than made up for the less than 50 rush yards. I was pretty bummed about that, as I wanted to go into the weekend with a commanding lead, but at least they didn't go totally off. My guy Hopkins though? Dude is a BEAST. Yet another 20 point performance (without scoring a TD) as he went for 11 receptions and 169 yards. If only the TD's were there, he'd be hands down the #1 receiver in Fantasy, but still I'll take 22 point games any week. All in all good start in my quest to stay undefeated. Here are the Week 4 Awards.
Wane McGarity Stud Of The Week
Devonta Freeman (Hoosier Daddy)
Freeman's HUGE game, helped Ryan beat Mayra by five points and gave Mayra something nobody could give her last season, a second loss.
Michael Wiley Dud Of The Week
Jimmy Graham (Winter Is Over)
How deflating, as Alex had made the most miraculous comeback you can make, when the previous night the OT Brees to Spiller 80 yard TD brought him all the way back from being a blowout casualty to being nearly tied. All it was going to take was for Jimmy Graham to outscore Doug Baldwin to win....and it didn't happen. Jimmy Graham was once again non-existent in the game against the Lions and only had 4 catches for 29 yards. To add insult to injury, Doug Baldwin scored a TD...basically rendering the previous night's heroics worthless.
Drew Bennett Sneaky Surprise Start
Gary Barnidge (Shock The Monkey)
Ah yes...as Drew bitterly named him..."Gary Barnfuck". Here's one of the reasons Mark was able to upset Drew and get his 1st win thus saving his season for the time being. People thought Barnidge's performance two weeks ago was a fluke, but it proved not to be as he had 75 yards and a TD. Mark had enough faith to plug him in, and he was rewarded for it.
Nothing stands out for a Jay Cutler Bad Decision Of The Week.
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