So I actually didn't watch this game last night because outside of the Cowboys, football is irrelevant to me now that I'm toast in our league, but just by looking at the box score I can definitely tell this game, like most Thursday games, sucked MAJOR balls. I think it's probably the most disappointing Thursday Night Game this SEASON, as it looks like EVERY STARTABLE PLAYER UNDERPERFORMED. There was not one good performance...and there were a TON of plays last night. What a joke...what a stupid joke football and fantasy football is. So let's survey the damage shall we. I had a player go, so naturally Brandin Cooks sucked against a supposedly shitty ass Carolina Run. You know what's hilarious and TOTALLY PREDICTABLE? Brandin Cooks played this exact team in Week 6 when he exploded for 175 and a TD and had 27 points....he did it for Leland...and guess who Leland played Week 6? So naturally now that I own him he can't even put up 9 points against the SAME EXACT DEFENSE. Yup...I'm quitting this shit for sure. Unreal how every little thing has to blow up in my face. NOTHING can EVER go my way. On the other side, Mike got a TD from Jonathan Stewart but only finished with 39 total yards. At least he got a TD and no worries Mike you're still going to win because my team will self destruct like it does every fucking week. So who else got fucked? Not a good start for Ryan and even worse news is that Mark Ingram WAS having a decent game before he got concussed. At least he'll have 10 days to clear concussion protocol. Greg Olsen was awful with 4 catches for 33 yards and he hasn't exactly been the tight end solution Ryan was hoping for since trading for him. This is going open the door for Eugene to possibly take advantage of this now as this matchup is now totally wide open. Matt's playoff chances seem to be getting worse by the day, as it's looking more like reality that Gronk won't be playing this week. Kelvin Benjamin did nothing with just 3 catches for 56 yards and Matt's not in good shape to win this week. For his opponent Leland, Michael Thomas didn't do better, but apparently he salvaged his game with a couple BS garbage time catches that got him up to 5 catches for 68 yards. I'd still say Leland is in the driver's seat for this one. Once again Alex, you've been handed this matchup on a silver platter and it's basically a free win. Although Drew Brees wasn't great with only 258 yards, 2 TD's, a Fumble and an interception, Cam Newton was once again AWFUL with not even 200 yards passing and just one TD. If we were playing next year there's no way in hell Dad would keep him. Also Willie Snead went off last week and Dad benched him, so Dad plays him this week and naturally he did nothing last night with only 4 catches for 33 yards. Brutal and there's literally no way Dad wins this week now. That'll take care of last night's carnage, now onto the Week 10 Awards.
Wane McGarity Stud Of The Week
Ezekiel Elliott (Hoosier Daddy)
No brainer winner this time around as Zeke's amazing performance not only was crucial in real life, but helped Ryan go to 9-1 on the season. With nearly 40 POINTS, he has shown without a shadow of a doubt he's definitely a special player.
Michael Wiley Dud Of The Week
Tom Brady (Light's Broken Bots)
This was supposed to be a slam dunk matchup for Brady against a reeling Seattle defense. With Matt needing to cling to playoff contention, he was in pretty good shape heading in to last Sunday night. Brady, in one of his rare moments, was AWFUL. No TD's passes (which also affected Gronk who Matt has) and 316 yards and a pick. He didn't even finish with 12 points. The next night Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. did Matt in and he lost by only 5 points. Even a mediocre game from Brady gets Matt the win. Even worse, Matt had the opposing QB, Russell Wilson, on his bench who was amazing. Now Matt would have never played him over Brady, but still that he was there on Matt's roster is still pretty ironic.
Drew Bennett Sneaky Surprise Award
Joe Flacco (Shock The Monkey)
When you're fighting for a playoff spot and you're the overwhelming underdog you gotta take some risks and that's what Mark did after playing QB carousel before Thursday Night. He went from Blake Bortles to Trevor Siemian to finally taking the erratic unpredictable Joe Flacco. For about a half, it looked like the wrong play, but Flacco ended up doing great by scoring a little over 26 points and helping Mark keep his season alive and beat Mayra's championship caliber squad.
Jay Cutler Bad Decision Award
Mark Plays Inactive Dion Lewis
On the flip side, although this decision didn't cost Mark the win, in the grand scheme of things taking a zero and leaving points on the board in a tight playoff race is a crucial mistake. Granted, the game was on Sunday Night, but even had Lewis played, there's no guarantee he would've been thrown back into a large role. Mark should've probably played it safe here and let Lewis have a "prove it to me" game before starting him. At the end of the day, Lewis didn't play and Mark had to eat the zero.
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