Season is flyin by fast, as we're already into week 8. Amazing. Can Dad and Ryan hold their top positions for another week?? Here are this week's matchups.
The Bad Robofies (5-2) vs
RuggedRaymontHarris (4-3)
Matchup Stats
Never played each other
Overview: Oh yeah here we go. I had this week circled the minute I asked my dad to play. It's the father-son rivalry game. Now I never thought that A) My dad would have a better record than me and B)That record would be 5-2, but here we all in what's not just a battle of family bragging rights, but also a crucial regular season game. Now again, on paper, week after week, I look at Dad's team and his opponents and think, no way he pulls it off and this week is no different. On paper, my team should absolutely destroy my dad's team. David Nelson, Victor Cruz, and Brandon Lloyd, might have good matchups, but none of them is a true #1 fantasy receiver and in fact Cruz and Nelson are borderline #3's at best, but there they are in Dad's lineup. The problem is, it's never been about Dad's guys going off, cause they really don't, it's about the other's teams guys sucking HARDCORE. Check out his opponents scores when he wins, 79, 56, 68, 75, 65. No one scores over 80 points!! In those wins, Dad's highest score was 89! It's really crazy how that has worked out. It has to stop sometime right??? Now this week I am scared about Drew Brees facing a horrid Rams Defense, the Saints defense facing the same shitty Rams and Chris Johnson who has to bust out now, and he gets the winless Colts. Those are frightening plays to say the least, and if Brees and CJ live up to their expectations, Dad might not need much more to win this week. Of course Mr. Reliable Jason Witten gets the Eagles, and Romo should be looking to him very often. Brandon Jacobs is always scary because basically his points come from vulturing TD's at the goal line and they are playing the shitty Dolphins. Now my team is not exactly a slouch, but I'm worried because of a couple things. One, no Greg Jennings, my best WR is on bye. Two, inconsistency at the other two receiver positions. DeSean Jackson is too boom or bust, and Vincent Jackson is just too bust period. You would think against the Chiefs on Monday night, he HAS to finally go off, right?? Ray Rice had A HORRIBLE GAME against the Jags, so that has me nervous as well, even though I know, every great player can have a stinker of a game every now and then. He gets Arizona this week. I think the whole "teams play shitty against Dad" has me really paranoid, cause I'm just not feeling my team this week. Two big decisions Big Ben or Romo (went Big Ben) and Antonio Brown or Manningham (went Antonio Brown). Last time I played Big Ben over Romo it was DUMB and Romo had a nice game, but a couple things have changed. I think the Boys will try to establish a running game and that Philly Secondary is a little intimidating. Big Ben has been on fire and how can I sit him against the Pats and their last ranking pass d?? Same with Antonio Brown who might be primed to have a good game. LeSean McCoy also scared me because the Cowboys are also good against the run, but I mean no way I don't start him. Vernon Davis was a bust two weeks ago (0 pts), we'll see how he does this week and I'm using the Bengals D against Seattle.
Yahoo Says: I win 100-87
I Say: I win, I have to believe I win this week, it's all in the cards and there should be no excuse for this team not to beat Dad's team...yet most weeks, the unlikely ends up happening.
Hoosier Daddy (5-2) vs
Take Dat Wit Chu (4-3)
Matchup Stats
Last Match: Kenny beat Ryan 96-81 in week 12 of the 2010 season
All-time Stats: Kenny leads the series 2-1
Overview: Kenny was verrrrrrrrrrrrry close to being 3-4 and losing to Cindy last week. This week it doesn't get any easier as he takes on the #1 team in the league. No Aaron Rodgers this weeks means Kenny's gonna roll this dice with Tim Tebow against the Lions. How goes is Tebow?? No one really knows, but I'm sure Kenny will take the points Tebow put up last week. Ryan of course is going with Cam Newton who has been outstanding and has another good matchup against the Vikings. Receiver wise, Kenny's going to have to bank on Deion Branch again, at least that game against the Steelers has the potential to be a shootout. Fitzgerald has a tough match against the Ravens, and Miles Austin faces that tough Philly Defense. Things look even shakier on the RB front as Kenny is going with Demarco Murray (one week after his record setting performance) and Ryan Mathews. Both have great matchups, but both are still question marks, especially when it comes to Ryan Mathews' health. Fred Davis was an excellent pickup with both Cooley and Santana Moss out and he should be John Beck's main go to guy against the Bills. On Ryan's side, Mike Wallace against that Pats D is verrrrrrrrrrrrry scary, and in the same game he'll have Mendenhall, who has been so disappointing so far. We'll see if he can back on track. MJD against the Texans isn't scary, if he can just finally get into the end zone for once. Anquan Boldin against his former team the Cardinals should be good ,but it all depends on Flacco's performance. Braylon Edwards is bla, but I guess that's all Ryan could find on the waiver wire. Jimmy Graham, just wow, what more can you say about the guy and he gets the Rams this week! Houston was a sneaky good D play last week and against Blaine Gabbert and the Jags probably is worth the roll of the dice here too.
Predictions
Yahoo says: Ryan wins 98-96
I say: Ryan wins, trust me Tebow and Murray could both blow up, or not. I just don't know, they don't have a proven track record. Add the bad matchups for Miles and Fitz, and I think Ryan has a tad more safer matchups and I can see Ryan keeping that #1 seed after playing this week.
Salt & Vinegar Chips (2-5) vs
Da Boyz (2-5)
Matchup Stats
Never played each other
Overview: This is Mike Posey's chance to become a player again. Bottom line as of right now no QB, no RB's and no defense. She has no backup QB (Cutler and Ryan both on byes) and only one RB to plug in (Marshawn Lynch). She's made exactly zero moves this season and even if she makes moves now just to plug in guys the pickings are slim. This one could be ugly. Wes Welker is still on her bench as well. Mike has to like the matchup this week and he needs it with Michael Turner on bye and Beanie Wells hurt. I think the Sproles/Moreno combo is intriguing, they should both be very active. Flacco couldn't thrown against the Jags, but Matt Schaub is a tad better, but with Arian Foster, the Texans have turned into to more of a running team, so Schaub's numbers might be modest. Colston against the Rams and Steve Smith against the Vikings, nice matchups with the potential for huge games. If Gates holds up, he can be a great play against the Chiefs. Percy Harvin, eh, too inconsistent and too injury prone for my liking, but you go with what you got.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Mike wins 80-34
I say: Mike wins, even if Cindy scrambles and finds replacements, there's not a lot out there, I think Mike easily wins this one.
Channel 4 News Team (4-3) vs
Shredders (2-5)
Matchup Stats
Never played each other
Overview: Albert's team woke up last week, led by Arian Foster and his 40 pts. This week he faces Zach and with Tom Brady back to go along with Arian Foster and Megatron, I think Albert has a good shot of winning yet again. Brady gets the Steelers, and it never matters who Foster or Calvin have both are matchup proof . Steven Jackson gets the Saints, and he did pretty good against the much better run D of the Cowboys, so I think he'll be good to go. I like the Jake Ballard play at TE, I think he's a sleeper. Dez is a wild card, I mean you can't sit him, he's too talented, hopefully for Albert's sake he can make some plays against the Eagles. Sidney Rice faces a tough Bengals D, and both Taveris Jackson and Charlie Whitehurst aren't exactly ideal QB's. When you face Mike Vick, anything is possible, and you always have a shot to win. He'll face the Cowboys and odds are he'll be in line for a great game Sunday night. Zach also has Jeremy Maclin in the same game, and he should be good as well. The rest of Zach's team though, is a big time crapshoot. You just don't know what you're gonna get. Benjarvus vs Pittsburgh, it depends how pass first the Pats are going to be, Mike Tolbert still has Ryan Mathews ahead of him, Aaron Hernandez splits time with Rob Gronkowski (though Hernandez has been more active since he returned fron injury), Steve Breaston has shown flashes, but hasn't been consistent at all, and Stevie Johnson is the Bills #1 WR, but Fred Jackson dominates that offense. I do like that Giants Defense against the horrible Dolphins.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Albert Wins 99-88
I say: Albert wins, too much firepower to lose this week. Unfortunately for Zach he has the same problem my dad (lack of quality starters) has except he doesn't have my dad's luck.
The_Twin_Killers (4-3) vs
Dr. Wily's Robots (3-4)
Matchup Stats
Never played each other
Overview: Both guys have been screwed by amazing comebacks (Matt losing to te Wes Welker led team of Cindy's in week 1, Leland in a heartbreaker to my dad by 1 pt last week). Unfortunately for Leland, the bye weeks once again decimate his roster as there will be no Matt Forte nor Roddy White this week. Last week's Choice play was a disaster so this week Leland will roll with Jonathan Stewart. Stewart has the talent, there's no doubt about it, it's just splitting time with Deangelo Williams and Cam Newton rushing in the red zone hampers his effectiveness. Still, he has performed well despite all of that, and as a desperation play, it's not bad. Leland at least gets Ahmad Bradshaw back, and though he probably won't score 3 TD's in a game (Brandon Jacobs is back) he still has a great matchup against Miami. Gronk has a good matchup against the Steelers, but he has been really quiet as of late and with Aaron Hernandez back and re-emerging who knows how many targets he'll see. The receiving core outside of Hakeem Nicks is suspect. Nate Burleson continues to do absolutely nothing in this offense, we will see if his luck changes against Denver. Emmanuel Sanders is nice sleeper in what should be a shootout against the Pats. How effect will Matt Stafford be with his injury? We'll see tomorrow. Matt, tired of Philip Rivers and his horrible play is going back to Eli Manning and I don't blame him. I think until Rivers gets some consistent good games under his belt, Eli should be the QB to use and he has a great matchup against the Giants (of course Leland having Hakeem Nicks will eat into some of those points). Matt has such a solid team and depth (Fred Jackson and Peterson this week, Gore on the bench) that when it all comes together it's hard to beat. Brandon Marshall, Dwayne Bowe, and A.J. Green all are tremendously talented and can all have big games just like that. Marshall might be the most inconsistent cause of Matt Moore at the helm, but Bowe and Green should be able to pickup the slack if all Marshall does is gain yardage. This week, Matt has to use Dallas Clark, which isn't too big of a deal because it's not like Dustin Keller has been tremendous by any means.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Matt wins 98-83
I say: Matt wins, byes are going to hurt Leland this week, especially playing against a team as loaded at Matt's
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