Saturday, December 19, 2015

Thursday/Saturday Night Overview/Round 1 Playoff Awards

St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley scores on a 3-yard touchdown run in the second quarter against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. The Rams won, 31-23. 
Well, I waited to do this since there was a Saturday night game as well this week. Only two relevant players played, but both gave good starts to their respective teams. Todd Gurley was good but not great. He scored a TD but had only 79 total yards and was stuffed 3 times in a row late in the game. Leland will take the nearly 15 points, but it could've been reallllly good. Meanwhile, as predictable and paint by numbers as you can get, naturally Darren McFadden destroys the supposed #1 run defense in the Jets and picks up 100 yards and had 12.3 points beating his projections by nearly two points. Guys, if you're in other leagues, take a look at Mark's team and see who you have because I promise you since they are playing against me, they'll do GREAT. Every single "expert" was fading McFadden so of course he does better than advertised. Everyone hates Eli Manning too, but he's on my team, so I'm sure we'll get 195 yards, 1 TD and 3 Picks because that's how it usually rolls. I'm just seriously ready to be over and done with this. Anyways, onto the awards.

Wane McGarity Stud Of The Week
Todd Gurley (No Soup For You)
Todd Gurley #30 of the St. Louis Rams carries the ball in the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at the Edward Jones Dome on December 13, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri. 
Against a highly potent team like Drew, Leland needs all hands on deck and then some. He got a great performance from Gurley, who had struggled recently. 140 yards and Two TD's. Gurley's going to be a big reason Leland has a chance to win his 2nd Wane McGarity Bowl Championship.

Michael Wiley Dud Of The Week
Amari Cooper (Sons Of The Harpy)
Chris Harris (25) of the Denver Broncos breaks up a pass intended for Amari Cooper (89) of the Oakland Raiders in the second quarter. The Broncos played the Oakland Raiders at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, CO on December 13, 2015. 
Doesn't matter if it's from injury or ineffectiveness, zeroes KILL your chances of succeeding. Cooper's had a great rookie season, but he came up as small as small can get in a huge playoff game for Drew. Cooper had zero catches for....0 points. Just a total team killer from a great young receiver. 

No Jay Cutler Bad Decision Award or Drew Bennett Sneaky Surprise Award this week
 

 

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