Fantasy Football Know-It-All
Amongst
many NFL players, these were the guys ripping tears
from my eyes like they were playing some sadistic roll
in the next Saw movie. Pull! Nice.
Kurt
Warner: Injuries never make it on the Tearjerkers
list, but I started Kurt in more than a couple leagues
expecting huge things from the former All-Pro. Well,
he was 2-2 for 21 yards before he fumbled and reached
in for the ball like he was going to pry it away from
a defensive tackle. With all the times Kurt has fumbled,
you'd think he'd know that he never wins that battle.
Either way, Kurt busted my fantasy hopes, the drained
the chance of me covering my bet (Zona -3.5) because
Tim Rattay wasn't going to come in and win any battles.
Overall, Kurt was stealing tears this week. Hope you
get better, old man.
Rudi
Johnson: Rudi's 4 carries for 8 yards wasn't what
his fantasy owners were hoping for with his return on
Sunday. Talk about a kick to the groin. Rudi didn't
do jack, the Bengals lost to the Chiefs, and Chad Johnson
looks like he's about to blow a fuse any time now. All
in all, Rudi's value took a big hit in this one, and
one can only hope that he returns to the back he once
was, or starts getting regular reps at the position.
Brett
Favre: Okay, Brett looked old this week against
the Redskins, but Washington has been money on defense
all year long, so this might have been coming. Either
way, those who started Brett thinking they were getting
a renewed gun-slinger that had tossed for 300 yards
in 3 straight games ended up getting 188 yards and two
interceptions with nary a touchdown. That's a tearjerker
if I've every seen one.
Phillip
Rivers: Rivers continues his up and down life, playing
well and being a fantasy factor when I don't start him,
and delivering painful kicks to the caucux when I do
start him. Well, I started him last week against the
Raiders, thinking he'd have to throw because the Raiders
would put 9 in the box, but I was wrong. LT went bananas
with 198 yards and 4 touchdowns, while Phil mostly just
handed the ball off and watched in tearjerking admiration.
Shaunna
Alexander: My favorite quote of the week from ESPN's
finest. "Shaun doesn't run tough. He runs soft
and falls down to easily. He doesn't look like he's
giving much effort. He's not going to like that I said
that, but that's what I see. He's making me see that.
It's not like I'm making it up or saying it just to
get to him. He's running the way he is, and I'm just
seeing it." (or something close to that - said
by Mike Ditka) Overall, I've been saying this for the
last 2 seasons. As a Hawks fan, I'd have to say, Shaunna
is one of the toughest running backs in the league…
To root for. He runs like a damn roll of toilet paper,
and I'm sick of it. Thanks for 3 points, 35 rushing
yards, against the Saints' terrible defense, by the
way, nice work!
Tory
Holt and Donald Driver: Neither had a good match-up,
but Holt and Driver both scored 3 measily fantasy points.
These guys are both #1 receivers. The other thing is,
neither team had much of a rushing attack on Sunday,
either. Starting these two All-Pro receivers just killed
my fantasy team this week.
(Also
considered; - Chad Pennington and Warrick Dunn,
but then I realized that neither is worth having on
my fantasy team, anyway - also, Bryant Johnson (but
he had Tim Rattay throwing the ball over his head, so
can't really blame him - also any Falcons receiver (they
all dropped passes, from Crump to Joe Horn, Mike Jenkins,
Laurent Robinson, and Roddy White - nice work fellas,
way to make Joey look worse than he is - and last but
not least, the Dolphins defense - what a bad, bad unit.)
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