Week 4 Awards/Thursday Night Overview

Last Night's Browns-Bills game was expected to be a low scoring snore fest that all fantasy teams should avoid....well it was far from it. The Browns won 37-24 and there was some fantasy goodness to spread around. Ah Leland...C.J. Spiller was a game time decision and against the supposed great Cleveland run D and with Spiller struggling Leland logically sat him. So of course he scores a 54 yards TD. Just can't catch a break. Even worse, Fred Jackson STILL out played him and scored two TD's of his own (nice start again for Mayra). This timeshare is here to stay. Also bad news for Ryan as Stevie Johnson did nothing of note (2 pts) before getting hurt and missing most of the game. Jordan Cameron is human by the way. He was held to only a couple of catches and scored 4.5 points. Willis McGahee was a pleasant surprise for Albert. He scored a TD and gave Albert 13 points. Finally, Josh Gordon made amends after dropping a would be long TD score, by scoring a TD later in the game and finishing with 16 points. That Gordon draft pick is paying off big time. Best flex option by far. Now onto the Week 4 awards!

Wane McGarity Stud Of The Week

Tony Gonzalez (Passion ofthe Puente)

12 catches, 149 receiving yards, 2 receiving TD's, 32 points

 

Yep, the Old Man's still got it

Michael Wiley Dud Of The Week

Ray Rice (The Bad Robofies)

17 rushing yards, 1 point

  

He was healthy, the Ravens just totally abandoned the run for some stupid reason. These type of performances KILL any chance of winning for the week.

Drew Bennett Sneaky Surprise Award

Jake Locker (Bigger Balls)

149 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD's, 17 rushing yards, 18 points

With Aaron Rodgers on bye, Mayra entered week 4 with only Josh Freeman as her backup QB. Freeman lost his job, so Mayra plucked Jake Locker off waivers for a, what I thought, was a very questionable spot start. It ended up working. Locker threw for 3 1st half TD's and unfortunately had his amazing day cut short because of a rib injury. Still, despite missing the entire 2nd half, Locker put up 18 points in helping Mayra secure her 2nd win.

Week 5 Matchups And Predictions

Week 5 starts tomorrow...let's get to it.


Danny's Little Giants (3-1)   vs
The Bad Robofies (2-2)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: I lead series 2-1
Last Matchup: I beat Dad 137.5-104 in Week 13 of the 2012 Season

Key Players
Danny's Little Giants: Cam Newton (Cardinals) DeSean Jackson (Giants) Larry Fitzgerald (Panthers) LeSean McCoy (Giants)

The Bad Robofies: Colin Kaepernick (Texans) Andre Johnson (49ers) Anquan Boldin (Texans) Ray Rice (Dolphins) Jimmy Graham (Bears)

Wild Cards
Danny's Little Giants: No Garcon, RB Production

The Bad Robofies: DMC's status. Kaepernick/Boldin/Andre Johnson difficult matchups. Ray Rice fully back?

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Dad wins 97-95
I Say: I win...yeah...I'm actually going to pick myself. Classic Father vs Son rivalry so bragging rights go along with a victory. The matchups favor me (even David Wilson's) and I think I can pull of this victory. I do worry that Kaepernick will finally snap out of his funk, but hopefully the Texans D can contain him and Boldin (and vice versa with the 49ers containing Andre Johnson).

Not Even Lying (2-2) vs
Tebow4President (1-3)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Kenny leads series 3-2
Last Matchup: Kenny Beat Leland 116-85.5 in Week 13 of the 2012 Season

Key Players
Not Even Lying: Drew Brees (Bears) Demaryius Thomas (Cowboys) Randall Cobb (Lions) Chris Johnson (Chiefs)

Tebow4President: Matthew Stafford (Packers) Rob Gronkowski (Bengals)

Wild Cards
Not Even Lying: No Doug Martin or Antonio Brown
Tebow4President: No C.J. Spiller. Gronk's 1st game. Scoring from rest of team.

Predicitions
Yahoo Says: Kenny wins 91-90
I say: Kenny wins. I know he's down Doug Martin but I still think Kenny has enough fire power to take down Leland. Leland's got to get production from someone and I don't see where it comes from outside of Matthew Stafford,  Gronk, and maybe Lamar Miller.

Passion ofthe Puente (3-1) vs
Dr. Light's Robots (1-3)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Matt Leads 4-1
Last Matchup: Matt beat Mike 110-94 in Week 9 of the 2012 season

Key Players
Passion ofthe Puente: Tony Romo (Broncos) Wes Welker (Cowboys) Brandon Marshall (Saints) Arian Foster (49ers) Tony Gonzalez (Jets)

Dr. Light's Robots: Michael Vick (Giants) Reggie Wayne (Seahawks) Jordy Nelson (Lions) Jamaal Charles (Titans) Maurice Jones-Drew (Jets)

Wild Cards
Passion ofthe Puente: RB#2 production

Dr. Light's Robots: MJD's struggles. Reggie Wayne Tough Matchup.

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Mike wins 105-96
I Say: Mike wins. Matt's had Mike's number all time but I think Mike will get this one. I think Mike just has the better overall team.

I'm A Paul Heyman Guy (2-2) vs
Channel 4 News Team (1-3)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Albert Leads Series 4-2
Last Matchup: Albert beat Drew 126-110.5 in Week 13 of the 2012 Season

Key Players
I'm A Paul Heyman Guy: Andrew Luck (Seahawks) Reggie Bush (Packers) Jordan Cameron (Bills)

Channel 4 News Team: Peyton Manning (Cowboys) A.J. Green (Patriots) Frank Gore (Texans) Steve Smith (Cardinals)

Wild Cards
I'm A Paul Heyman Guy: No Peterson. Luck tough matchup. WR Production

Channel 4 News Team: No Alfred Morris. McGahee Production? TE Production.

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Albert wins 89.84-89.24
I say: Albert wins...wow this is tough. Both teams have key players out and anything can happen when you have guys like Marlon Brown, Kendall Wright, Willis McGahee and Rashard Jennings starting. I think Albert slightly has the edge with Manning and A.J. Green and that might be enough to pick up win #2.

Springville-Warrior (2-2) vs
Bigger Balls (2-2)

No Matchup Stats

Key Players
Springville-Warrior: Russell Wilson (Colts) Julio Jones (Jets) Eric Decker (Cowboys) Trent Richardson (Seahawks) DeMarco Murray (Broncos) Antonio Gates (Raiders)

Bigger Balls: Aaron Rodgers (Lions) Dez Bryant (Broncos) Calvin Johnson (Packers) Darren Sproles (Bears) Vernon Davis (Texans)

Wild Cards
Springville-Warrior: Russell Wilson finally get on track. Tough RB Matchups.

Bigger Balls: Fred Jackson production. Sproles tough matchup

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Eugene wins 101-97
I Say: Mayra wins. I just think the Cowboys might abandon the run early if they're getting blown out and  Trent Richardson hasn't done much against weak defenses, what will he do against the Seahawks D? Also Russell Wilson hasn't been great fantasy wise. Should be a close contest though.

Shock The Monkey (4-0)   vs
Hoosier Daddy (1-3)

No Matchup Stats

Key Players
Shock The Monkey: Matt Ryan (Jets) Victor Cruz (Eagles) Matt Forte (Saints) Jason Witten (Broncos)

Hoosier Daddy: Tom Brady (Bengals) Marques Colston (Bears) Marshawn Lynch (Colts)

Wild Cards
Shock The Monkey: Justin Blackmon's 1st game off suspension. Can Bilal Powell do it again? WR production from Hartline, Ginn Jr.

Hoosier Daddy: Will Stevan Ridley ever get it together? Weak TE.

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Mark wins 94-90
I Say: Ryan pulls of the upset. Heck why not. Remember last year when Dad and his bye week filled squad upset Matt for his 1st loss? It could happen here. Mark's got just as many questions on his team this week as Ryan does. I'm going to not jinx Mark and say Ryan ends the streak.

Week 4 Results: And Then There Was One

Week 4 has come and gone and we are now down to 1 undefeated team. Mark's Shock The Monkey team wins yet again and is the only undefeated team left at 4-0. It's crazy that he just keeps winning, no matter how bad the matchups look, his guys just keep performing. There's a good chance he goes 5-0 as he takes on Ryan's 1 win team next. Yes Ryan won, so that means no more winless teams in the league either. Here's the week 4 results.


Not Even Lying (2-2)                106.5
Danny's Little Giants (3-1)         83.5

The illusions of my team being a contender are officially crushed even though this was closer than I thought it would be....until Monday Night that is. I no doubt have the weakest 3-1 team in the league by far. Ryan Tannehill was a HORRIBLE start and Drew Brees was...well Drew Brees and Kenny's predictably (like I said) riding momentum and has turned that 0-2 start into a 2-2 record and is right back in the thick of things. This was basically Drew Brees and Kenny's Receivers just going off and carrying his team as Doug Martin and Chris Johnson were pretty bad. DeMaryius Thomas had 2 TD's, Drew Brees 4 passing TD's, Kenbrell Thompkins was solid again with 120 and a score, and Antonio Brown chipped in 15 points. This was with Randall Cobb on a bye by the way. I told Kenny he has the team that can overcome mediocre running back play and he does. -3,1, .5. Those are 3 of my 4 RB#2 games. It's not going to work....I'm not going far with only 1 running back. Especially when that one RB has a average meh game like he did. I had no Cam Newton which forced me to go with Tannehill which was beyond a joke (3 Interceptions and a fumble). I have no real depth, I lucked into an amazing Nate Washington game (over 100 yards and two scores) but it was for nothing naturally. Garcon was good, as was Fitz, but that was basically it. I have feeling this will be a bad string of games coming up as I'll take on my Dad next. Kenny's schedule once again goes his way as he takes on a reeling 1-3 Leland team who might not have C.J. Spiller to use. 

Game MVP

Drew Brees (Not Even Lying)

413 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD's, 32 pts

 

Passion ofthe Puente (3-1)             127.5
Tebow4President (1-3)                     52.5

It just keeps getting worse for Leland. 66, 58, 52.5. Those are the scores of Leland's team when he loses. Wow....just brutal. Lamar Miller saved what could've have been a record breaking performance as Leland had 40 points going into Monday Night. C.J. Spiller keeps making his case for worst 1st round pick of all time. He got hurt again, Fred Jackson outplayed him again, and now there's a chance he sits out Thursday night's game. Unbelievable. Mike nicely rebounds from last week's disappointing loss and puts up a crapload of points. Tony Gonzalez had been nonexistent pretty much all season, but BOY did he come out and play like the Gonzo of old. 12 catches, 149 yards, and 2 TD's. Arian Foster also showed flashes of the Arian Foster of old, with 171 total yards and a score. Wes Welker threw in two TD's for good measure and only Vincent Jackson and Pierre Thomas were disappointing. Mike needs a legit RB2, but the rest of his team is so damn good, that it's not an urgent need in my opinion. Leland takes on a red hot Kenny team next, while Mike takes on an underachieving Matt team in week 5.

Game MVP

Tony Gonzalez (Passion ofthe Puente)

12 catches, 149 yards, 2 receiving TD's, 32 points

 

Hoosier Daddy (1-3)           92
Dr. Light's Robots (1-3)     74.5

Ryan is in THE WIN COLUMN! Ryan becomes the last team to pick up a W as he beat Matt's underachieving team. It was sort of a must win for Ryan, as he didn't want to start 0-4 off the bat. FINALLY Tom Brady had a Brady like game with 316 passing yards and 2 passing TD's. Marshawn Lynch was great against a tough Texans Defense as he scored a TD and rushed for 98 yards. Torrey Smith was a pleasant surprise 5 catches for 166 yards and a TD. For Matt...74.5 points...not good. Reggie Wayne and Jamaal Charles were really the only ones who bothered to show up. MJD.....it's not looking good for him at all, but really it's all Matt has at that RB 2 position. Vick and Griffin once again had a similar games, which weren't great at all. It's gotta be frustrating to keep having to play this starting game week after week, but again, barring a QB injury, it's hard to trade QB's. It doesn't get any easier for Matt, he takes on Mike Posey's team next, while Ryan has the daunting task to try to take out the last undefeated team as he plays Mark week 5.

Game MVP

Torrey Smith (Hoosier Daddy)

5 receptions, 166 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD, 24.5 points

 

I'm A Paul Heyman Guy (2-2)              110
The Bad Robofies (2-2)                         86.5

Another team that is slowly going to start gaining momentum. Drew has only had his entire team healthy one week out of 4. When they're all back....look out cause it's pretty dangerous. Jordan Cameron....so far the steal of the year. He's been amazing all season as he added 10 catches for 91 and a score. 40 points from Reggie Bush and Adrian Peterson (3 TD's Combineds, 279 rushing yards combined...most lethal backfield in the league by far). Add a modest 18.5 Andrew Luck performance and it was enough to put away Dad this week. We talked about Kaepernick and Boldin's start on Friday, and unfortunately Dad needed a lot more. Ray Rice....wow....1 point. Horrible. Dad also lost DMC to an injury and right now there's no timetable for his return. Andre Johnson did his usual 100 yards no TD performance but how about Jimmy Graham once again carrying Dad's team. He's shown he was definitely worth that 2nd round pick. He scored 2 more TD's and had 24 points. Drew's got a tough matchup against Albert (Drew will be without Adrian Peterson who's on bye) while it's the Father-Son matchup as Dad takes me on next week.

Game MVP
Adrian Peterson (I'm A Paul Heyman Guy)

140 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD's, 26 points

 

Bigger Balls (2-2)                        117
Channel 4 News Team (1-2)        80.5

Mayra's team so far has reminded me of the Dallas Cowboys, inconsistent week to week. Her team doesn't show up, it shows up, doesn't show up, and this week showed up. What's impressive though is she did it without Aaron Rodgers. She made a gutsy call starting Jake Locker and he was on his way to what looked like an amazing game before he got hurt. He still managed 3 TD's in the first half. Another smart spot start was Fred Jackson who scored a TD. Calvin got another TD, Dez got 2, and what about Darren Sproles finally showing up in  HUGE way. He ended up leading the way with an amazing 26.5 points.  See how scary this team is capable of being? This is WITHOUT Aaron Rodgers...he's back the rest of the way. Albert just ran into a buzzsaw this week despite a great  Frank Gore start. Alfred Morris got hurt and though Peyton Manning was great (4 more TD's) he got a whole lot of nothin from the rest of his team including A.J. Green who only had 51 receiving yards. Albert will be without Alfred Morris and Le'Veon Bell next week who are on byes, so his matchup with Drew will be tough. Mayra will hope for another dominating performance as she takes on Eugene next week.

Game MVP

Darren Sproles (Bigger Balls)

28 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 fumble lost, 7 receptions, 114 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD, 26.5 points

 

Shock The Monkey (4-0)           114.5

Springville-Warrior (2-2)              98

 

He did it again. Mark's impressive debut season continues as he easily dispatches Eugene to over take 1st place with a 4-0 record. Mark took a semi risk with Matt Forte in the 1st round but it has paid off handsomely. Forte had another great game scoring a TD, and finishing with 19.5 points. The Giants may suck, but Victor Cruz has been nothing but money, playing like a WR #1 so far this season. 10 catches for 164 and a score. Matt Ryan had a career high 421 yards passing and 2 scores, and that was pretty much enough to seal the deal. Eugene's team wasn't even bad, he scored 98 points. Russell Wilson though, for the most part, has been a disappointing fantasy QB. His 77 rushing yards saved what would've been a putrid fantasy day. Still he finished with under 10 points. Julio Jones and Julian Edelman had great yardage days, just couldn't get into the endzone. T-Rich scored again, but he just can't get yardage as he finished with 60 yards. Antonio Gates was amazing and continues to produce like the Antonio Gates of old. 10 catches for 136 and a score to lead Eugene's team with 24 points. It would've been nice to get a little more out of Eric Decker and DeMarco Murray, but the Broncos have so many weapons, and the Cowboys are a pass first team, so it's safe to assume there will be some underwhelming performances. Mark has a great chance to extend that winning streak as he takes on Ryan next, while Eugene takes on Mayra's high octane scoring team.

Game MVP

Victor Cruz (Shock The Monkey)

10 catches, 164 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD, 27 points

 

Thursday Night Overview/Week 3 Awards

Thursday Night game is in the books and there's weren't too many fantasy relevant players out there so this should be short. Albert got a great start from Frank Gore. 153 rushing yards and a TD, safe to say the Rams Run D is horrendous. Vernon Davis was a letdown, but a TD salvaged his day..sorta. He only had 18 yards. At the TE position, that's ok, but it puts a lot of pressure on Mayra's RB's after Gore already dominated. Matt had the other tight end in the game, Jared Cook. He's been pretty irrelevant since week 1. This game was no different. 4 catches for 45 yards. For dad, Colin Kaepernick continues to be uninspiring. Yes, he had more points than the last two weeks combined, but still he only had 13. 167 passing yards, 2 TD's and a fumble. Luckily one of those TD's was to Anquan Boldin, who had a nice bounce back game with that TD and 90 yards. On to the Week 3 awards!

Wane McGarity Stud Of The Week

Antonio Brown (Not Even Lying)

9 receptions, 196 yards, 2 TD's, 35.5 points

 

This performance might be looked back as the turning point of Kenny's season. Kenny was beyond frustrated and the fact that he was down 18 points against a skeleton crew was the breaking point. Had somehow Antonio Brown and Demaryius Thomas failed, Kenny would have gone off the edge to say the least. Antonio Brown squashed all that worry real fast. A 35.5 point performance and quite possibly the beginning of a lengthy winning streak all the way to the top.

Michael Wiley Dud of The Week

C.J. Spiller (Tebow4President)

9 Rushing yards, 1 reception, 1 receiving yard, .5 points

  

Yes he got hurt, but he was doing nothing anyway. Week by Week it's looking like maybe Spiller isn't the new fantasy breakout star everyone hoped he would be. He certainly isn't living up to  #1 pick status. Even his "best" game in Week 2 he barely tipped over 100 yards and didn't score. Season is still young, and Spiller has a chance to turn it around..but at what cost to Leland's season?

Drew Bennett Sneaky Surprise Award

Bilal Powell (Shock The Monkey)

149 rushing yards, 2 receptions, 9 receiving yards, 15 points

 

Finally at Week 3, we have a Drew Bennett Sneaky Surprise Award to give out! There were actually some solid candidates this week. Joique Bell and Denarious Moore for Matt, and Stephen Hill for Drew, but at the end I'm giving to Mark and his Bilal Powell play. Why? Matt blew out Leland so Bad, that he didn't need the Bell and Moore performances, and Drew lost. Mark on the other hand, had his undefeated streak on the line and when Steven Jackson went down, it looked bleak for the #2 position. Mark also started the week terrible with a .5 point Dwayne Bowe performance. When I saw Powell in the lineup I thought, well might as well just pencil in 4-5 points for this play. Powell was a BEAST though. 149 rushing yards for a total of 15 points. Mark only won by 9 points. It was a shrewd play, it worked, and Mark won because of it. 

Tony Romo Bad Decision Award

Mayra Plays an inactive Vernon Davis

 

We also get to see the debut of the Tony Romo Bad Decision Award. Mike was the other candidate in this race. Playing Brandon Jacobs and Eli over Tony Romo and Ahmad Bradshaw. I would've still won regardless though of the switch. Mayra not only loses a closely contested game (12.5 points) by commits the cardinal sin of playing an inactive player. A guaranteed zero. Now would her replacement get 12.5 points, probably not, but the possibility of it is better than the absolute of taking a zero. 

 

 

Week 4 Matchups and Predictions

Time is flying as we're onto week 4 of the season. Here are this weeks matchups.



Danny's Little Giants (3-0)   vs
Not Even Lying (1-2)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Series is tied 3-3
Last Matchup: Kenny Beat me 78.5-71.5 in the semi-final of the Michael Wiley Loser Bowl

Key Players
Danny's Little Giants: Larry Fitzgerald (Bucs) Pierre Garcon (Raiders) DeSean Jackson (Broncos) LeSean McCoy (Broncos)

Not Even Lying: Drew Brees (Dolphins) Demaryius Thomas (Eagles) Doug Martin (Cardinals) Chris Johnson (Jets)

Wild Cards
Danny's Little Giants: Bye Week for Newton/Olsen. Who's going to play #2 RB this week

Not Even Lying: Bye week for Randall Cobb

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Kenny wins 96-89
I Say: Kenny wins. Kenny got the perfect rebound schedule after going 0-2. He played a depleted Drew team and he plays me without Cam Newton. I think he wins even if Cam played, but without Cam, it's pretty much a given I'll be 3-1

Passion ofthe Puente (2-1)      vs
Tebow4President (1-2)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Leland Leads Series 3-2
Last Matchup: Leland beat Mike 93.5-72 in the 1st round of the 2012 Playoffs

Key Players
Passion ofthe Puente: Tony Romo (Chargers) Brandon Marshall (Lions) Wes Welker (Eagles) Vincent Jackson (Cardinals) Tony Gonzalez (Patriots) Arian Foster (Seahawks)

Tebow4President: Matthew Stafford (Bears) C.J. Spiller (Ravens) Rob Gronkowski (Falcons)

Wild Cards
Passion ofthe Puente: Bolden as a #2 RB. Foster's tough matchup

Tebow4President: Running back production. Effectiveness of Gronk. Miles Austin's hamstring.

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Mike wins 94-91
I Say: Mike wins. I wanna see more of a consistent effort before I can pick Leland's team to win. I just think Mike has more weapons, though if Leland can win the Running Back battle, he could pull of the W.

Dr. Light's Robots (1-2)     vs
Hoosier Daddy (0-3)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Matt leads 3-2
Last Matchup: Ryan Beat Matt 138.5-100 in the 3rd Place of the 2012 Playoffs

Key Players
Dr. Light's Robots: Michael Vick (Broncos) Reggie Wayne (Jaguars) Jamaal Charles (Giants) Maurice Jones-Drew (Colts)

Hoosier Daddy: Tom Brady (Falcons) Marques Colston (Dolphins) Marshawn Lynch (Texans)

Wild Cards
Dr. Light's Robots: Vick over RGIII. Jordy Nelson bye

Hoosier Daddy: TE Production. Stevan Ridley production. Marshawn Lynch tough Matchup vs Texans

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Ryan wins 85-79
I say: Matt wins. I'm going to give Matt the slight edge, only because of Lynch's difficult matchup. With Ridley playing so bad, if Marshawn struggles, it could be the key in losing the game.

The Bad Robofies (2-1)  vs
I'm a Paul Heyman Guy (1-2)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Drew leads series 2-0
Last Matchup: Drew beat Dad 113.5-85 in week 12 of the 2012 season

Key Players
The Bad Robofies: Colin Kaepernick (Rams) Andre Johnson (Seahawks) Ray Rice (Bills) Jimmy Graham (Dolphins) Darren McFadden (Redskins)

I'm a Paul Heyman Guy: Andrew Luck (Jaguars) Hakeem Nicks (Chiefs) Adrian Peterson (Steelers) Reggie Bush (Bears) Jordon Cameron (Bengals)

Wild Cards
The Bad Robofies: Kaepernick's Struggles. Andre Johnson's Health. Ray Rice's Health

I'm a Paul Heyman Guy: Tough Matchups for Bush, Peterson, Cameron. Hope for good production from Shorts, Wright, Broyles.

Predictions
Yahoo says: Dad wins 99-90
I Say: Dad wins. I dunno..Dad ALWAYS finds a way to win. If Kaepernick redeems himself he'll have a great shot. He does have to worry about Andre Johnson though not only is his hurt but playing against that tough  Seattle Secondary. Peterson and Reggie Bush have tough matchups, and it might be difficult to overcome.

Channel 4 News Team (1-2) vs
Bigger Balls (1-2)

Matchup Stats
All Time Record: Series is tied 1-1
Last Matchup: Albert beat Mayra 120.5-76.5 Week 10 of the 2012 season

Key Players
Channel 4 News Team: Peyton Manning (Eagles) A.J. Green (Browns) Alfred Morris (Raiders) Frank Gore (Rams)

Bigger Balls: Calvin Johnson (Bears) Dez Bryant (Chargers) Darren Sproles (Dolphins)

Wild Cards
Channel 4 News Team: TE Production. WR #3/#4 Production

Bigger Balls: Rodgers bye. Vernon Davis questionable. Fred Jackson at RB #2

Predictions
Yahoo says: Albert wins 97-89
 I Say: Albert wins..no Rodgers is a huge blow to Mayra, as Jake Locker is a very risky play. Calvin and Dez better really go off for Mayra to have a chance. I think Albert's team rebounds from a bad loss last week.

Shock The Monkey (3-0)   vs
Springville-Warrior (2-1)

No Matchup Stats

Key Players
Shock The Monkey: Matt Ryan (Patriots) Victor Cruz (Chiefs) Matt Forte (Lions) Jason Witten (Charger)

Springville-Warrior: Russell Wilson (Texans) Julio Jones (Patriots) Trent Richardson (Jaguars) DeMarco Murray (Chargers) Eric Decker (Eagles)

Wild Cards
Shock The Monkey: Bilal Power Encore Performance? Production from Hartline, Bowe, Miller. 

Springville-Warrior- Russell Wilson Tough Matchup for Texans. Colts usage of Trent Richardson. Santonio Holmes production.

Predictions
Yahoo Says: Eugene wins 103-97
I Say: Eugene wins. I was wrong last time, but this has to be the week Mark loses...doesn't it? It's always sucks to play against someone who has your QB's receiver. For Matt Ryan to succeed, he kinda needs Julio Jones to do good. I give the slight talent to Eugene and his team this week and I predict there will not be anymore undefeated teams going into week 5.

 

Week 3 Results

It's only 3 weeks in and we're down to only 2 undefeated teams. Me and Mark are the last 3-0 teams standing. On the opposite end, Ryan is the only winless team left. Here's what happened in another unpredictable Week 3.

Danny's Little Giants (3-0)       108
Passion ofthe Puente (2-1)        69.5

This did not go the way I expected at all. I already posted about Shady's big day Thursday and Cam Newton FINALLY decided to show up in a BIG way. 3 Passing TD's and a rushing TD. THAT'S why I drafted him. I also finally got RB #2 production in Bernard Pierce who scored a TD, while playing for the injured Ray Rice. Julius Thomas also continues to be a late round gem scoring in his 3rd straight game. This week is a bla week for my receivers as none of them scored TD, and Pierre Garcon was the best one with 12 points. For Mike, two mistakes. Eli over Romo and Jacobs over Bradshaw. The Eli over Romo is defensible as Eli had a juicer matchup, he just was awful but Jacobs over Bradshaw?? Yes, T-Rich is there and it was the 49ers D, but Bradshaw is still the better option because he was due for a lot more touches. Bradshaw-17 points, Jacobs-0. Eli-3.5 Romo-20. It doesn't win the game, but points matter and to leave over 30 points off the board sucks. There is a silver lining though for Mike. Josh Gordon....STUD (or as Mike would say MONEY). He was worth the flier. Even with a suspect QB, he put up 27 points. He's the X Factor on Mike's team, and he's the 4th receiver on this talent heavy squad. He'll be a difference maker for sure. Arian Foster continues to be meh, which might be scary only because Ben Tate might continue to cut in to his touches. Mike will try to rebound next week against a reeling Leland team, while I take on a rejuvenated Kenny team who just got it's 1st win in dominant fashion.

Game MVP

Cam Newton (Danny's Little Giants)

223 passing yards, 3 Passing TD's, 1 INT, 45 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 28.5 points

 

Dr. Light's Robots (1-2)             124
Tebow4President (1-2)                 58

Matt is winless no more as he just flat out destroyed Leland's team this week. It started with the Jamaal Charles game and Matt's team never let up. Matt played smart and made excellent roster choices sitting both MJD and Roddy White and subbing in Joique Bell (20 points) and Denarius Moore (21 points). Gutsy moves that paid off handsomely. Jordy Nelson and Golden Tate had solid games as well. As for Leland....wow what can you say. 2nd week he's scored the least points of the week. He has the ultimate hit or miss team. Last week was great, this week..abysmal. Matthew Stafford and James Jones were really the only ones that decided to show up.  C.J. Spiller....it's only been 3 weeks, but he's not looking like a 1st round pick much less the #1 pick. Yes he got hurt, but he was doing nothing of note and Fred Jackson has looked better than him at times. He still has time to turn it around, but by the time he does it might be too late. Lamar Miller, another frustrating day for him, he just doesn't get the full workload you'd want out of your RB #2. It's damn sure hard to predict what team is going to show up for Leland..he better hope the Week version shows up against another team capable of huge points in Mike. Matt will have an excellent chance to get back to .500 as he takes on Ryan and his winless squad in week 4.

Game MVP

Jamaal Charles (Dr. Light's Robots)

92 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 7 catches, 80 receiving yards, 26.5 points

 

Not Even Lying (1-2)               131
I'm A Paul Heyman Guy (1-2)   99.5

Told you that 0-2 start was deceiving. THIS was the kind of game I knew Kenny's team was capable of. Now it was against a super depleted Drew team, but nonetheless 131 would've beaten ANYONE this week. It was hilarious though, because believe it or not, Kenny was down 18 going in to Sunday Night's Steelers-Broncos game. There was a small shot of quite possibly the biggest upset in league history....then ANTONIO BROWN HAPPENED. Talk about saving a season. 9 catches for 196 yards and 2 TD's (including a BEAUTIFUL 1 HANDED TD GRAB) for a week high 35.5 points. Just absurd and put a kabosh on all that comeback talk. Demaryius Thomas went ahead and added 10 grabs for 94 yards just to hammer the win down. Drew Brees...yep typical elite performance (300 yards passing, 3 TD's, 1 rushing TD...yawn..so predictable). The scary thing? The running backs can actually play better than they are! Doug Martin and Chris Johnson are still playing averagish by their expectations. Martin for sure, will get better. Kenny even FINALLY got production from Kenbrell Thompkins who scored two TD's. When Randall Cobb was your worst receiver...you've had a very good week. For Drew, hey valiant effort my man. This team shouldn't have stood a chance to win, yet despite two zeroes from Daryl Richarson and Hakeem Nicks, Drew took a lead all the way to Sunday Night thanks to Stephen Hill, Cecil Shorts, Adrian Peterson and Jordan Cameron (3 TD's). Cameron has proven to be a TE1 by the way. Excellent value pickup by Drew. Drew's not at full strength, but he'll get Reggie Bush back next week and Amendola might be coming back soon as well. If he can put up close to 100 with this squad, imagine a fully healthy squad! He'll take on Dad next week, while Kenny faces me in a prime matchup to even up at 2-2.

Game MVP

Antonio Brown (Not Even Lying)

9 catches, 196 receiving yards, 2 TD's, 35.5 points

 

 
The Bad Robofies (2-1)       74
Bigger Balls (1-2)                61.5

Just look at the score and you know who played in this game....but to win with only 74 points?? Yep.....Dad does it again. I find it really strange and odd how no matter what group of players Dad drafts they all manage to score low points...yet he STILL wins. It's crazy. Mayra's team had another brutal game. Aaron Rodgers was awful, Dez didn't do much, no RB production really, and Mayra committed the fantasy cardinal sin of starting an inactive Vernon Davis. I doubt it would've mattered, but you never know. For Dad, Jimmy Graham is the only one worth mentioning. 2 more TD's and 134 yards receiving. Colin Kaepernick had another horrible game and it was against the Colts. This could be very alarming as Dad is counting on Kaepernick to be huge for him. Dad and his low scoring brigade face Drew next week, while Mayra has to play Albert without Aaron Rodgers who's on bye.

Game MVP

Jimmy Graham (The Bad Robofies)

9 catches, 134 receiving yards, 2 receiving TD's, 29.5 points

 

Shock The Monkey (3-0)         82.5

Channel 4 News Team (1-2)    73.5

I thought for sure Mark was going to lose this one, especially after the .5 Bowe performance. Nope though, Mark wins a 9 point affair that was actually not decided until Monday Night. Peyton Manning almost pulled off another miracle, and the lead was dropped to 12 points by half, but Manning and the Broncos slowed down passing wise in the 2nd half, and Albert could cut the lead to 9. Matt Ryan was his usual consistent self as was Matt Forte, but how about Bilal Powell? Excellent spot start by Mark, and he'll be able to ride him until Steven Jackson comes back. Powell had 149 rushing yards. Brian Hartline scored a TD, and was really the only other notable player on Mark's team in a low scoring matchup. Albert's got to be disappointed in 73.5 points. He lost Jermichael Finley to a concussion, and A.J. Green was unspectacular though he scored. Peyton Manning needed help, and didn't really get much. Alfred Morris and Frank Gore both scored double digits but it just wasn't enough to get the job done. So Mark survives another week and remains undefeated. He'll take on fellow newbie (and 2-1) Eugene next, while Albert takes on Mayra and tries to rebound from this bad loss.

Game MVP

Matt Forte (Shock The Monkey)

87 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 4 catches, 24 receiving yards, 18 points

 

 Springville-Warrior (2-1)                122.5

 Hoosier Daddy (0-3)                          82.5

How about Eugene bouncing back from a bad week 1 loss with back to back dominant wins? Can't sleep on this team as he's now 3rd place thanks to this blowout win against Ryan. Russell Wilson FINALLY had a great game and it could've been even better had he not been pulled in the 3rd quarter. He threw for 4 TD's passes against a horrible Jaguars defense. I'm sure Eugene would love DeMarco Murray to play the Rams every week. Murray came to PLAY this week as he gashed the Rams for 175 rushing yards and a TD. Trent Richardson didn't do much but did add a TD. Where was this Antonio Gates LAST YEAR?!? Remember when I owned him and he was old as shit and sucked?? He seems to be back as he had another productive game with a TD. Eric Decker is more than making amends for that awful game 1 start. 8 catches for 133 yards and a TD. Another disappointing week for Ryan. Tom Brady had another averageish game with 15 points. Marshawn Lynch BLEW a great opportunity against a shitty Jacksonville team. I mean he scored 3 TD's against the 49ers, but only managed 69 yards against this Jacksonville Defense? Stevan Ridley? BUST. When LaGarrette Blount gets more touches than you...it's just not good. Believe it or not, Ryan's best player was Sidney Rice. He had 21 points. Sidney Rice being your best player is NOT a vote of confidence. I know it's early but I believe Ryan is in "must-win" mode already. Can't afford to go 0-4.  He'll play Matt in week 4. Eugene can make some noise by beating Mark and stopping his undefeated streak.

Game MVP

DeMarco Murray (Springville-Warrior)

175 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 3 receptions, 28 receiving yards, 26.5 points

 

 

 

Week 2 Awards/Thursday Night Overview

 

In fantasy football, the WORST feeling in the world is to watch your star player, your #1 pick suffer a serious injury. Last night.....I ALMOST had to experience that feeling. In the 2nd quarter, McCoy seemed to suffer a knee injury that looks pretty bad. To say I overreacted was an understatement, but seriously, there's no other way to put it, if you lose your #1 player in a 12 team league and he happens to be a running back...YOU'RE FUCKED. Period. Season is over. And for 20 or so minutes it really seemed like it was for me. My history with Thursday Night games is laughable. Last year was a circus of bad luck in these games and it looked like it was going to strike again. Luckily though, not only did McCoy come back, he was a beast finishing with over 150 yards and a TD. Now he gets to rest that ankle 10 days and hopefully that's enough to get him back to full strength. McCoy did the heavy lifting for me, as the Eagles offense was for the most part terrible. They shut down DeSean Jackson pretty much all night. Jackson finished with only 3 catches for 62 yards. Terribly disappointing in a week I need all the points I can get against Mike's Squad. Ryan's going the lazy way with his tight end position by starting Brent Celek once again. He did nothing of note and he's not a reliable fantasy starter at all. Even worse though was Dwayne Bowe. Just wow.... putrid performance. Mark won't stay undefeated if Bowe keeps getting ignored like that. Bowe caught one pass in the 4th quarter and that was it. Half a point. Matt was the other team who had Thursday night games and he played QB Carousel and finally bit on playing Michael Vick over RGIII. We won't know if this was a great decision until Sunday, but Vick was awful. Luckily, his 95 rushing yards salvaged his performance, but he threw two picks and a lost a fumble. Matt just can't win with that QB situation. Luckily for Matt, Jamaal Charles blew up. 92 rushing yards, 80 receving yards and a TD for 26.5 points. He had a couple chances at adding one more TD late, but the Eagles stuffed him at the goal. On to the awards for week 2!

Wane McGarity Stud of The Week

Aaron Rodgers (Bigger Balls)

480 Passing yards, 4 passing TD's, 35 points

 

Two weeks in a row, a QB takes top honors. Rodgers threw for a career high 480 yards and added 4 TD's. A no brainer for this week's award.

Michael Wiley Dud of The Week

Colin Kaepernick (The Bad Robofies)

127 Passing Yards, 3 Interceptions, 87 rushing yards, 1 fumble lost, 6.5 points

    

Dad was down 30 going into the Sunday night game with Kaepernick and Anquan Boldin still to go. Very doable between the two, even against a brutal Seattle Defense. What a nightmare. Kaepernick was beyond bad. It's a good thing he had rushing yards to pad those stats because he committed 4 turnovers and finished with a measly 6.5 points. You don't mess with that Seattle D.