Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Week 4 Results: Injuries, Injuries and More Injuries

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Well this week was certainly a bloodbath when it comes to injuries. It all started Thursday with Ty Montgomery and Devante Adams and continued on the Sunday games as the injuries to major fantasy stars just kept piling up. The worst news was Dalvin Cook tearing his ACL. Cook had been having an amazing start to his rookie season and was a huge reason Drew's team has been overachieving to start the season. His loss is going to be HUGE for Drew, who also lost a possible replacement for Cook as Chris Carson also was lost for the year with a season ending injury. Julio Jones got hurt for Eugene, and Derek Carr is looking at a 2-6 week timetable to comeback from a fractured back he suffered Sunday as well, yet another setback for Albert's squad. So who survived the injury massacre? Here's the Week 4 Results.

Catch My Javelin! (1-3)            106.92
Easy Beasley (2-2)                      84.24

FINALLY. After ridiculous shitty losses, I finally get my first W of the season and it's all thanks to one big play. I know this game is 99.7% luck, but it DOES feel good when you make a gut call that works. It validates that you know a little something about this game. That's exactly what I did when I picked up Deshaun Watson off waivers, not to be my backup this week, but to START over Big Ben who's been a bla as bla can be. It was definitely a risk, but I just felt I had to take it. THANK GOD I DID. Watson was unbelievable with 5 total TD's and 38.22 points. By far my best QB performance in a LONG time. The question of course is how sustainable is this going to be..but it's a ride I'm willing to go on for the time being. Seriously, if it wasn't for Watson, I lose because honestly nobody on my team was outstanding. Beckham and Hunt got yardage but no TD's and Jordan Howard ended being my 3rd best play when it was said and done. For Kenny, another frustrating game for his Dolphin players. Playing against the shitty Saints, I expected big points for Landry and Ajayi. Neither one of them did much and it's got to be a little worrisome that it's the 2nd straight game the Dolphins offense completely sucked. Combine that with another off Antonio Brown day, Christian McCaffrey not doing much (gotta be worried here too) and Marcus Mariota getting hurt after a strong start and it was just too much for Kenny to overcome. Travis Kelce made it a little closer than it had any right to be (nearly 21 points) but my lead was just too much to overcome. For me, it's good to get back into swing of things, but I need to keep winning to stay competitive. I'll take on Leland next week, while Kenny gets a possible "get right" matchup against Mike.

Game MVP
Deshaun Watson (Catch My Javelin!)
283 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD's, 1 INT, 24 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 38.22 Points
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Hoosier Daddy (4-0)            106.10
BigBadBob (1-3)                    88.66

Ryan keeps rolling and is looking to break the curse of those who make the Finals the year before and then miss the playoffs the next year. Ryan is still undefeated as he easily defeats Dad this week. Once again led by his running back combo of Zeke and Fournette (Zeke went off for nearly 28 points, while Leonard Fournette had 22.5) and a nice flex start in Wendall Smallwood (put up nearly 16 points), Ryan has been able to mask his WR play (no Crabtree this week and AWFUL production from his 3 receivers) because of superior running back advantage. He better hope Zeke doesn't get suspended this year, because that would be a huge blow. Kirk Cousins has also turned it around after a slow start and he put up nearly 23 points as well. As long as his RB's keep producing like they are, Ryan won't need huge games from the rest of his players to pick up wins. For Dad, it was a great start, but his team just doesn't have enough firepower outside of Rodgers, Freeman, and Hopkins. They once again scored the bulk of his points as nobody else scored double digits. Isaiah Crowell is a BUST..period. He's borderline unstartable which sucks as he was Dad's 2nd round pick. Ryan has a huge matchup next week against Drew in the battle of the undefeateds, while Dad takes on Marc next week.

Game MVP
Ezekiel Elliott (Hoosier Daddy)
85 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 54 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD, 27.9 Points
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BABY CARROTS (4-0)                  105.88
Channel 4 News Team (1-3)               58.02

The good news is that Drew just keeps rolling as he destroys Albert's team to pick up his fourth straight win. The bad news is that he lost one of his best players for the season in Dalvin Cook, who suffered a torn ACL and is done for the year. This is a BRUTAL loss as along with losing Chris Carson for the season, Drew's running back depth is super terrible. I have no idea where he's going to go at RB now. The only silver lining is, Todd Gurley is a BEAST (yet another 30 point game, this time 31) and mayyyyybe Cam Newton can turn around his season as he had a MVP type performance with nearly 37 points albeit on Drew's bench. Still, it's great to see just how good Cam can be and Drew's going to need all hands on deck if he wants to survive the Cook injury. He also got a great Cameron Brate game with 16 points, but Brate is basically a crapshoot like every other tight end in the league. For Albert...man..the ship just keeps sinking. He can't even put up 60 points this week and he loses both Ty Montgomery and Derek Carr to injury which also affects his receiver Amari Cooper. Speaking of Cooper, he too, has been a big time bust and it's not going to get any better without Carr. Carlos Hyde and LeSean McCoy had average games, but they really need to step it up with all the potential scoring Albert will lose in the upcoming weeks. Also, Jason Witten has faded away big time and he's once again becoming an unreliable starter. It's been a rough go, but Albert has a winnable matchup next week against Matt to hopefully stop the bleeding, while Drew takes on Ryan in the battle of the undefeateds. 

Game MVP
Todd Gurley (BABY CARROTS)
121 Rushing Yards, 7 Receptions, 94 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD,  31 Points
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Woe Is You (1-3)                      131.38
Light's Broken Bots (2-2)       105.68

This is why Fantasy Football is Fantasy Football. Mike, coming off a top 3 league history worst performance with only 35 points, scores nearly 100 MORE points this week and led the entire league in scoring this week. There was just nothing Matt could do, it was just a week where Mike's team just all went off. Jameis showed why Mike traded for him and Evans as the duo combined for almost 45 points. Bilal Powell had the kind of game that made Mike draft him so early. He exploded for 27 points and you gotta think the Jets are going to make it a point to get him more involved again. Tyrell Williams is so fluky but he went off this week with 20 points and even TERRELLE PRYOR SCORED A TD..that's how you know your team is just on fire. Now is sustainable? Probably not, but it just goes to show you that you can't take any matchup for granted, it can happen any week to any team. For Matt, you know you're spoiled when a Tom Brady 22.48 point game is considered "disappointing". Him and Jordy continue to do the heavy lifting as Jordy scored two more TD's and had 21.5 points as well. Matt actually got solid production from his Duke Johnson/Tevin Coleman combo as both got over 16 points a piece and Dez added 12.5, but it was just a week where you throw your hands up and just focus on the next week. Mike will see if his guys can stay hot against Kenny next week, while Matt takes on Albert's injury riddled team.

Game MVP
Jameis Winston (Woe Is You)
332 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD's, 29.48 Points
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No Soup For You (2-2)         95.58
SCLSU MudDogs (1-3)        95.52

I have NEVER seen so many games being won by less than a point in our league's history but here we are again. This actually nudges my .08 loss as Alex loses by .06 because Jamison Crowder did nothing until the very last play of the game where he lost 7 yards on a lateral. Unbelievable. Leland escapes a super close call. Luckily for Leland, Lamar Miller FINALLY woke up and had a brilliant game with over 27 points. Look, obviously Miller won't get over 20 consistently, but Leland needs at the very least 15 or more from him a week as he's the defacto #1 RB on his team. At least it was encouraging to see that Miller is fully capable of having a great game. Leland's strong part of his team is his receiving group and they were once again dominant. If Keenan Allen can stay healthy all season, Leland's going to be a factor based on his WR alone. Allen was brilliant again with 138 yards on 5 catches, while Michael Thomas has come around after a slow start, with 8 catches for 89 and a score. A.J. Green is A.J. Green as he had a TD and nearly 15 points. Matt Ryan hasn't been that great so far this season, and he lost both Sanu and Julio in this game, but luckily Leland still won and the Falcons get a bye so Julio can rest up. The rest of Leland's team...ugh. Joe Mixon couldn't take advantage of his opportunities and really the only flex/bench depth Leland has is Alvin Kamara. For Alex, it was a return to the norm for his receivers. Fitz was bailed out by a OT TD, but did nothing of note besides that, while Sammy Watkins was shut down. At least Chris Hogan was good with 60 and a score and Le'Veon Bell FINALLY woke up with a 32.60 point performance. Marshawn Lynch was dreadful, and Carr being knocked out for multiple weeks certainly won't help his standing. Zach Ertz has been a pleasant surprise which is good for Alex as Jimmy Graham has been a complete bust. Tough loss for Alex, as he now drops to 1-3, but remember...last year Alex was 2-4..and who won it all? He'll take on Eugene next week, while Leland takes me on. 

Game MVP
Lamar Miller (No Soup For You)
75 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 4 Receptions, 56 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD, 27.10 Points
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Shock The Monkey (3-1)             79.80
Rocket Man (2-2)                         57.46

It seems like Marc always wins ugly this season (look at his points, they're pretty low) but hey..a win's a win and Marc's now 3-1 after easily dispatching of Eugene this week. Seriously nobody did anything of note but Charles Clay (5 catches for 112) and Russell Wilson (nearly 31 points). The rest of his team was basically shut down. He just got lucky he played Eugene who had a big time off week. Not even 58 points. Julio Jones left the game early with an injury and just disappointing play from Matthew Stafford and Melvin Gordon. It'll be interesting to see how Eugene manages his team as he does have some decent depth on his bench (Funchess, Abdullah, not to mention a healthy Kelvin Benjamin back). Marc will look to keep the wins coming against Dad next week, while Eugene takes on Alex.

Game MVP
Russell Wilson (Shock The Monkey)
295 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD's, 2 INT's, 38 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 30.60 Points
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