Yeah..last night was as ugly as ugly can get. What a brutal game by the Bucs against Atlanta. Just the worst football beyond belief and it almost took a couple teams in our league down. First of all for the good, Julio Jones was a MONSTER and Eugene is up big after 161 yards and 2 TDs. Jones was open all night long and had an amazing 2nd TD to cement his big 32.5 point game. Matt Ryan was also back to form with nearly 300 passing yards and 3 passing TD's before he left in the mid 3rd because the game was just way out of hand. Unfortunately for Ryan, Roddy White was a late scratch, which led me to pick up and spot start Harry Douglas. Douglas scored on the very first drive and things looked promising, however in the 2nd quarter Douglas suffered a foot injury and never came back. The 8 points are disappointing, but it could've been way worse and Douglas was my flex play anyway. Matt's lucky he got 9.5 points from Bobby Rainey considering he fumbled, briefly was benched, and the fumbled AGAIN. Garbage time saved the day there. Then there was the plight of Kenny with Vincent Jackson. For a nerve wrecking 3 quarters had 0 catches. Nothing. Things were looking super bleak. Thanks to a late TD though, Jackson salvaged his day with 8 points. The only bright spot is, Mike Glennon should boast his value going forward. So now onto the Week 2 Awards
Wane McGarity Stud Of The Week
Brandon Marshall (Arturo's Beans)
This was a tough choice as Jordy Nelson was OUTSTANDING as well. The tie breaker being though you can take away Jordy's 30.5 points and Matt actually would've still beaten Ryan. Brandon Marshall was supposed to be inactive in the Sunday Night Game, and not only did he play, he scored 3 TD's. Marshall was a big reason I was able to comeback from behind and win by half a point.
Michael Wiley Dud Of The Week
Matt Forte (Shock The Monkey)
When you only lose by 7 points, a dud game from your best player really stands out. Forte just never got going Sunday Night finishing with just 36 total yards. One of the main reasons Leland was able to pull of the major upset.
Drew Bennett Sneaky Surprise Award
Bobby Rainey (Dr. Light's Robots)
Obviously this doesn't cover Rainey's horrible Week 3, but Matt was observant enough Sunday to see that Doug Martin would be out week 2 and he quickly put in Rainey for Trent Richardson. After losing both Jamaal Charles and RGIII to early game injuries, Rainey stepped up to the plate big time with 174 total yards. A big reason Matt still ended up beating Ryan despite the big injuries.
Tony Romo Bad Decision Award
Drew Plays Jake Locker over Jay Cutler
Our first Bad Decision award, but honestly it was totally defensible. With rumors being that both Alshon Jeffrey and Brandon Marshall would be inactive in Sunday night's game against the 49ers, Drew felt he couldn't risk and went with a guy who fantasy experts salivated over because of the matchup against the Cowboys Defense, Jake Locker. Locker was a noon player, and Drew's hand was forced and Locker was terrible, throwing 2 picks and finishing with a mere 10 points. Marshall and Jeffrey ended up both playing and Cutler was great with 4 Passing TD's and 25 points. Luckily, Drew won despite the decision.
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