Fantasy Focus Review: NFL Week 10 Fantasy Football

Oh, it was too good of a start for me – this week was an all time low for Ol’ Lucky Lester – it was also an all-time “Team Lucky Lester” low in the fantasy rankings as I swept the 4th spot in every single category. Tough week indeed! Josh took 1st place, Red Red Ryan (despite his inability to communicate with anyone during his new Modern Warfare game’s release month) managed to wrap up 2nd place, while Papa Weimer and then Me, definitely in that order, came in 3rd and 4th. I’ll try to get back on track next week, but for now, this is how Week 10 went down – and I do mean DOWN!

Elite Starters: Guys picked early that I love this week…

1. Ray Rice– 16th RB in Week 10, 18 fantasy points, the Browns shut him out of the passing attack. C
2. Chris Johnson – #1 overall fantasy player. A+
3. Michael Turner – Hurt in the 2nd quarter, had 111 yards on 9 carries. B
4. DeAngelo Williams – DeAngelo was rested a bit, as Jon Stewart carried more of the load. Will had 120 yards from scrimmage, but no touchdowns and was just the 21st RB in Week 10. C-
5. Thomas Jones– Thomas Jones didn’t carve up the Jags like I thought he would, 77 yards and a TD. C-

Solid Starters: Guys picked in middle rounds that should outplay their ranking/draft position this week…

1. Carson Palmer – No offensive TDs in this game, Palmer was 23rd QB in Week 10. F
2. Percy Harvin – 40th WR overall in Week 10, 9 fantasy point, obviously Rice was getting Brett’s passes. C
3. Pierre Thomas – Reggie Bush was the productive runner of choice in Week 10, he was 8th, PT out of Top 30. F
4. Devin Hester – 29th WR in Week 10, not great, not too shabby. Maybe if Cutler didn’t throw 5 to the Niners…  B-
5. Sidney Rice –4th WR this week, one of the greatest receiving days in Viking history with 201 yards. No TDs… A

Sleeper Starters: Guys ranked low, drafted low or not at all, but I still like them this week…

1. Reggie Bush – Bush suprised everyone (besides me) and busted 6 rushes for 86 yards and two total TDs. A+
2. Beanie Wells – “Call it a feeling, Beanie might have his best game as a pro.” Got it right! #3 RB in Week 10. A+
3. Steve Breaston –Ta-tas gets 16th WR spot in Week 10, awesome for a #3 receiver. A
4. Mark Sanchez– Sanchez was 21st amongst QBs in Week 10, 10 fantasy points – he hurt the Jets… D+
5. Ricky Williams – Ricky had 100 yards rushing, getting 20 carries when Brown went down. 24th RB. B-

Sit ‘Em Son: I don’t care where they were drafted, I don’t like these guys starting this week…

1. Joseph Addai– Addai was 13th RB in Week 10. Through 3 quarters he had done nothing. But in the 4th Addai totaled 2 touchdowns. He had just 68 total yards in Week 10. Still, his 2 TDs made his day nice. F
2. Wes Welker– I was close on the catch prediction, but wrong on the yards, Wes had 9 for 94- a good week. F
3. Matt Forte – Forte had 20 carries for 41 yards. A. Oh wait, 8 grabs for 120 yards too? Shoot. F
4. Mike Sims-Walker– 3 catches for 49 yards and a score. Not great, but pretty decent against Revis. C-
5. Julius Jones– He got hurt, but I’ll take my A+ – I need it this week! A+

***The Giants and Texans finished off the byes, now only injuries keep players out of your line-ups, you needent mind the gap any longer!!!

Week 9 Fantasy Rankings

Week 10 QBs REVIEW

Ryan Kauffman 2	Josh Arsenault 1	Papa Weimer 3	Lucky Lester 4
Tom Brady 2	Drew Brees 12	Peyton Manning 1	Kurt Warner 4
Peyton Manning 1	Kurt Warner 4	Drew Brees 12	Drew Brees 12
Kurt Warner 4	Tom Brady 2	Tom Brady 2	Peyton Manning 1
Drew Brees 12	Peyton Manning 1	Brett Favre 9	Aaron Rodgers 7
Aaron Rodgers 7	Donovan McNabb 3	Ben Roethlisberger 25	Jay Cutler 27

Week 10 RBs REVIEW

Ryan Kauffman 2	Josh Arsenault 1	Papa Weimer 3	Lucky Lester 4
Adrian Peterson 6	Chris Johnson 1	Adrian Peterson 6	Ray Rice 16
Ray Rice 16	Adrian Peterson 6	Chris Johnson 1	Chris Johnson 1
Chris Johnson 1	Michael Turner 25	Michael Turner 25	Michael Turner 25
DeAngelo Williams 21	Maurice Jones-Drew 10	Maurice Jones-Drew 10	DeAngelo Williams 21
Frank Gore 10	Frank Gore 10	Ronnie Brown 19	Thomas Jones 21

Week 10 WRs REVIEW

Ryan Kauffman 1	Josh Arsenault 3	Papa Weimer 2	Lucky Lester 4
Randy Moss 1	Randy Moss 1	Vincent Jackson 87	Larry Fitzgerald 11
Larry Fitzgerald 11	Reggie Wayne 2	Roddy White 18	Reggie Wayne 2
Reggie Wayne 2	DeSean Jackson 16	Randy Moss 1	Vincent Jackson 87
Marques Colston 97	Anquan Boldin 14	Larry Fitzgerald 11	Randy Moss 1
Brandon Marshall 3	Marques Colston 97	Sydney Rice 4	Miles Austin 56

Week 10 TEs REVIEW

Ryan Kauffman 2	Josh Arsenault 3	Papa Weimer 1	Lucky Lester 4
Jason Witten 10	Dallas Clark 8	Vernon Davis 24	Kellen Winslow 1
Antonio Gates 3	Antonio Gates 3	Greg Olsen 3	Vernon Davis 24
Dallas Clark 8	Tony Gonzalez 6	Dallas Clark 8	Jason Witten 10
Tony Gonzalez 6	Vernon Davis 24	Antonio Gates 3	Tony Gonzalez 6
Heath Miller 21	Vishante Shiancoe 16	Kellen Winslow 1	Dallas Clark 8

Week 10 DSTs REVIEW

Ryan Kauffman 3	Josh Arsenault 1	Papa Weimer 2	Lucky Lester 4
Ravens 1	Saints 12	Ravens 1	Vikings 6
Vikings 6	Vikings 6	Vikings 6	Ravens 1
Broncos 26	Ravens 1	Cardinals 9	Saints 12
Saints 12	Titans 4	Saints 12	Jets 23
Panthers 13	Dolphins 16	Jets 23	Dolphins 16

Week 10s Overall Writer Rankings

Ryan Kauffman 2	Josh Arsenault 1	Papa Weimer 3	Lucky Lester 4
1.QBs 2	1.QBs 1	1.QBs 3	1.QBs 4
2.RBs 2	2.RBs 1	2.RBs 3	2.RBs 4
3.WRs 1	3.WRs 3	3.WRs 2	3.WRs 4
4.TEs 2	4.TEs 3	4.TEs 1	4.TEs 4
5.DST 3	5.DST 1	5.DST 2	5.DST 4

Who did we miss in Week 10, from QB to DST, here’s a short list and their respective rankings.

QB – Marc Bulger (5), Philip Rivers (6), Jake Delhomme (7) – weird, nobody had the balls to pick Marc and Jake.

RB – Steven Jackson (2), Justin Forsett (3), Chris Wells (3), Jamal Charles (5), Matt Forte (6), Reggie Bush (8) – I mentioned Wells’ having a big day, but I didn’t pick him. I’ve been writing Jim Mora all season sending him hate mail about continuing to ignore Justin Forsett, his hand was forced on Sunday with Jones out, and look what happened. Jamal Charles had a nice week after barely getting any looks a week ago. Matt Forte was terrible running but had 8 grabs for 120 yards despite Jay Cutler throwing 5 picks. Reggie made the most of his 6 carries and 2 catches, scoring twice and accruing 100+ yards.

WR – T.J. Houshmandzadeh (5), Jason Avant (6), Donnie Avery (7), Wes Welker, (8) Lee Evans (9), Maclin (10) – It’s no wonder that we all left Avant and Avery off the list, but both played big time on Sunday. Housh was open all day, again, but only this time Matt Hasselbeck actually threw him the ball. Wes Welker had 9 grabs for 90+ yards, Lee Evans managed to find two touchdown passes from Trent Edwards, that’s magic in and of itself. Maclin kept his strong rookie season going with 6 grabs, 76 yards, and a touchdown.

TE – Brent Celek (2), Will Heller (5), Dustin Keller (6), John Carlson (7) – It was probably a mass oversight that we left Carlson out, maybe we all thought he’d be blocking all day, at least I did. Celek continues to have awesome days, he was a great value TE pick this year. Heller, come on, how do we predict that? Dustin Keller has been solid, and was a big part of the Jets passing attack on Sunday.

Def/ST – Packers (2), 49ers (3), Bengals (5) – Apparently last time the Bengals all but shut down the Steelers, none of us believed. I have a feeling you’ll see “Bengals” in most Top 5s from here on out. The Packers absolutely dominated the Cowboys, and that was great, Dallas didn’t even score until the 4th quarter near end-game. The 49ers caught balls from Jay Cutler all night, 5 to be precise, that’s how they finished 3 for the week.

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