By Robby Wellington – Staff Writer
Game-winning field goals aside, yesterday was easily the craziest day in the NFL. Seven of the twelve games were upsets, five teams that were 5+ point underdogs pulled off shockers, and the Raiders did the unthinkable and won. Of note. . .
Wali Lundy is back! With Gary Kubiak’s zone blocking scheme, the Texans can run on anyone, and Lundy has a chance at being the best back in the league from here on out. Seriously though, he should be worth using as a flex in a handful of favorable matchups for the Houston running game.
Leon Washington also had a breakout game and looks to be a good flex play from here on out for the surprisingly feisty J-E-T-S.
Torry Holt, Steve Smith, Andre Johnson. Those are my top three fantasy wideouts. Johnson is for real and has a great playoff schedule, and the man may still be undervalued. Chad Johnson, on the other hand, is a very good WR2, no better. See if you can get someone to ‘buy low’ and overpay for the name recognition and best ‘do in the league.
The Cardinals now have a worse record than the Raiders, and the Matt Leinart lovefest has ended abruptly. He’s still a usable fantasy quarterback, though, and should approach the top ten when Fitz comes back.
The Seattle offense could be in trouble for a while as Seneca Wallace is a huge downgrade from Matt Hasselbeck. That said, the Hawks play quite a few pushovers from here on out (Oak, SF (twice), GB, Ariz) and should still be able to put up big numbers.
The Colts offense is still the best in the NFL, and they showed it Sunday. Joseph Addai’s value should continue to climb as he outperforms a mediocre Dominic Rhodes.
Meanwhile, the Laurence Maroney bandwagon is losing steam, but he’s still the horse to have in the New England backfield. He has a pretty soft schedule coming up so see if he’s undervalued. And don’t look now, but with all the talk of the Chargers as the class of the AFC (after all those, cough, quality wins), the Colts and Patriots have a combined one loss, with a date at Foxborough in two weeks looming large.
Hines Ward, Tony Gonzalez and Randy Moss all showed flashes of their former brilliant selves. Sell Gonzo and Moss if you can, those were aberrations, but hang onto Ward.
Tatum Bell is going to lead the league in rushing from here on out.
Joe Francis’ ‘Girls Gone Wild’ franchise is now offering ‘Guys Gone Wild’ videos! About time. My favorite title has to be ‘Dude, Where’s My Pants’.
“The Departed” is good, “The Illusionist” is bad, “Nip/Tuck” has gone from bad/good to bad/bad, the Bachelor is a schmuck and “The Office” is the new “Seinfeld,” although I am so over Jim and Pam, especially with Jim’s new female coworker being played by the foxy Rashida Jones.
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