By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer
Peyton Manning only completed 46.7 percent of his passes Sunday, what a scrub…It’s now clear the whole RBBC situation in Indy had more to do with Joseph Addai’s shoulder injury than anything else. He’s officially back to being a top-3 fantasy player…Nice to see Reggie Wayne flash some downfield ability, it’s a pretty rare aspect of his game…DeAngelo Williams was one of the “busts” I got right entering the season…The Colts pass defense is the best in the league; can’t wait to see them match up with the Patriots.
Brian Griese didn’t just throw four picks Sunday, he threw three of them in the Lions’ end zone…Looks like Greg Olsen is going to be a star in this league…If you can’t start Cedric Benson at home against Detroit, you can’t start him anywhere, anytime, period…If you’re not yet treating Kevin Jones like a top-10 fantasy player, you’re missing the boat…I can’t explain it succinctly, but there’s something to this whole Super Bowl loser hangover thing.
Sure, interceptions are frequently mixed in, but Ben Roethlisberger makes some of the most impressive plays from the quarterback position week in and week out…I don’t care if you want to use injury as an excuse, Kenny Watson simply cannot lose the RB job to Rudi Johnson at this point…Santonio Holmes has a very bright future ahead of him. If I’m in a keeper league, I’d treat him like a top-10 WR commodity right now…All those magazines that had Chad Johnson ranked as a top-3 (or higher) fantasy WR entering the year simply weren’t dissecting the numbers – the fact T.J. Houshmandzadeh is getting all of the scores should come as a surprise to no one.
I’d be surprised if that wasn’t Cleo Lemon’s final start of the season…Brandon Jacobs is a better running back than I thought he was…Go ahead and treat Jesse Chatman like a top-12 fantasy RB from here on out…London didn’t exactly get a great representation of American football, to say the least.
The hardest thing to forecast in the NFL right now is which wide receiver in Minnesota is going to catch the TD from week to week…Adrian Peterson is going to be huge given a heavier workload, but that QB situation is god-awful…If you can sell-high with Donovan McNabb, I’d do it.
My man-passion for Derek Anderson is getting restraining order worthy…Don’t let Marc Bulger’s statistics fool you – this Cleveland secondary is the worst in the league…I get the feeling Steven Jackson’s injury issues are little more concerning than the team is letting on…If I were an NFL GM, I’d make Braylon Edwards the first wide receiver off the board if a draft were held today…There’s no doubt in my mind that Jerome Harrison is the best running back on the Browns’ roster.
If I’m counting on LaMont Jordan over the rest of the season, I’m terrified. Whether it be back issues or not, he simply doesn’t look the same as he did earlier this season. Justin Fargas is currently running better…The Titans passing game is a joke…Daunte Culpepper’s career is officially finished…LenDale White had the best game of his career Sunday, but Chris Henry has to be owned in all fantasy leagues at this point. He’s the team’s most explosive runner, and Tennessee is extremely run-heavy. He has some serious upside.
Might as well pick up Kellen Clemens to see what he can do…For what it’s worth, Jerricho Cotchery had easily his best game of the season the one time Clemens got the start, and if Laveranues Coles’ injury proves serious, his value would increase significantly…Nice to see Lee Evans get on the scoresheet, the guy is quite the downfield threat.
Ron Dayne isn’t a terrible guy to stash this week if you’re in a pinch. Ahman Green is done, and the impressive Adimchinobi Echemandu is dinged up as well. Dayne is a stiff, of course, but he could be in store for a heavy workload against a terrible Raiders run D this week…Vincent Jackson has officially lost all fantasy value…43 percent of Philip Rivers’ completions went for touchdowns last week.
The Jaguars are the anti-Bengals – a terrible collection of wide receivers and quarterback yet a very solid football team…Maurice Jones-Drew led all Jacksonville receivers with two catches Sunday.
I really don’t care about the Patriots running up the score – it’s funny if nothing else – but it sure was crazy to see them go for it on fourth down up 45-0 in the fourth quarter Sunday. They called a pass play to boot…The Patriots/Colts game is the biggest game in NFL history. It’s not just two undefeated teams this deep into the season, it features two historically good teams. The Colts are certainly better than last year’s Super Bowl version, and New England is going to shatter all offensive records before it’s said and done. The five-point spread is one of the craziest lines I’ve ever seen.
I’m not sure the Saints should get credit for that win Sunday, this 49ers team belongs on the JV…I guess Marques Colston isn’t the next Michael Clayton…Looks like the Seahawks knew what they were doing trading Darrell Jackson inside their division.
I own both Selvin Young and Travis Henry and wish Henry would just get suspended already…Brandon Marshall is legit…Brandon Stokley isn’t a bad play this week. He’s getting the targets and faces a terrible Detroit secondary…Pretty crazy ending to that Monday-nighter, but ESPN’s telecast is becoming increasingly unwatchable.
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