By Dalton Del Don
What an entertaining Raiders/Bills game, with a whopping five lead changes in the fourth quarter alone. The fact it was clear someone caught the game-ending Hail Mary (just not whom) made it even crazierâ¦Iâm a Ryan Fitzpatrick believer, and itâs hard to argue with his 7:1 TD:INT ratio and 109.6 QB rating while taking just one sack, but the accompanying 6.6 YPA at least needs to be noted. Having said that, another nice game very well could be in store in another possible shootout against the Pats in Week 3. In fantasy sports, volume often matters just as much as efficiency anywayâ¦Darren McFadden remains a very real injury risk, and Michael Bush replacing him at the goal-line at times hurts, but itâs hard not treating him as a top-three fantasy asset right now. Heâs the favorite to lead the NFL in yards from scrimmage on a per game basisâ¦C.J. Spiller certainly looks better this year compared to last, but this is Fred Jacksonâs backfield for the foreseeable future. He currently leads the NFL with 229 rushing yardsâ¦Denarius Moore is the real deal. At least I hope so, since I just blew my FAAB load on him in a dynasty league in which he was mystifyingly dropped last weekâ¦Iâve decided the real contrarian thing to do is pick the west coast teams travelling to play the early game on the East Coast, at least against the spread, because since everyone is in on this theory, itâs clearly priced into the line.
I used to be pretty anti-hunting, but this commercial has me seriously reevaluating my views.
If Sundayâs game was any indication, the Lions are suddenly legitimate threats in the NFC, and Kansas City is a true league doormatâ¦My condolences Jamaal Charles owners. What a devastating loss. And on a non-contact play too. I know the mascot causing the injury would be a better narrative, but Iâm almost positive he tore his ACL right before going down there. Dexter McCluster obviously needs to be added in all leagues as a result, although expectations should be tempered since his touches will be limitedâ¦Iâve always been a Nate Burleson fan, but for some reason, he slipped through the cracks during my drafts this year. Looks like Iâm going to regret itâ¦Matthew Stafford owners certainly canât complain, but realize his 599 passing yards and seven touchdowns have come essentially over just six quarters this season, so his year could easily be even bigger. Heâs also yet to be sackedâ¦I canât believe how many times Iâve heard or read how the Chiefs lost their best defensive player in Eric Berry. He got a 3.8 rating from Pro Football Focus last year, ranking 20th among safeties. Teammate Tamba Hali got a 51.5 rating â the highest of any defender in the NFL. Berry is good, but the Chiefs still have their best defensive player.
Man accused of stealing Dolphins jersey shows up to court wearing Dolphins jersey.
Make no mistake, despite the poor showing in Week 1 against the defending Super Bowl champs, this New Orleans defense is legit. They get Will Smith back from suspension in Week 3 as wellâ¦The Bearsâ receiving corps is as big of a mess as ever, but Matt Forte racking up 10 catches for 117 yards was pretty eye-openingâ¦I actually like the new rule that every score is subject to booth review, but not sure how seriously we can take it after Darren Sprolesâ TD was confirmed. He without question stepped out of bounds.
This video of two alligators fighting is pretty intense. I must admit, I personally probably would have stayed a few club lengths farther away while filming.
Iâm beginning to think the Colts might not be as good without Peyton Manningâ¦Remember all that talk about how the Browns wanted to limit Peyton Hillisâ workload this season? His 54 touches currently lead the NFLâ¦Iâm not one to (at least openly) root for failure, and the situation certainly isnât easy, but Jim Caldwell is finally being exposed as one of the worst coaches in the league. Whatâs the Coltsâ O/U right now? Three wins? Two?
If only this guy was .
Mike Williams (one catch for -4 yards) owners probably donât want to hear it, but he had a TD catch taken away Sunday thanks to an illegal shift penalty that didnât affect the play at all. Heâll remain a red-zone beast, so donât sell lowâ¦Speaking of beasts, LeGarrette Blount should probably have more than 18 carries on the season so farâ¦How does Percy Harvin play just 30-of-68 offensive snaps? Iâve always been a fan, and he still managed seven catches for 76 receiving yards, but in this passing attack with that usage, Iâm starting to get concerned.
This footage from the recent Reno air race crash is pretty terrifying.
Iâd argue Cam Newton is the toughest player to rank in fantasy football right now. The three picks were obviously black marks, but Charles Woodson made really good plays on two of them. And while Newton has played two secondaries that have been torched during each of their games this season, and itâs likely he struggles some the more game tape defensive coordinators can study, itâs hard to argue against his 854 passing yards to open his career. The fact thatâs combined with 71 rushing yards and two scores suddenly makes him a QB1 for fantasy purposes. I thought he might struggle to reach a 50 percent completion percentage in his rookie year, but he currently sits at 62.7, with an even more impressive 10.3 YPA mark. Andy Behrens recently offered me Newton for Frank Gore straight up in Yahoo Friends & Family, and I wasnât even THAT insulted (especially compared to other offers Iâve received in that league this week). Where do you guys have Newton ranked among fantasy QBs moving forward?…Jonathan Stewart has more receiving yards this season than he did while playing 14 games all of last yearâ¦John Kuhn is apparently going to cap his upside for the time being, but itâs not even close how much James Starks has outplayed Ryan Grant so farâ¦Last week Aaron Rodgers finished the first quarter 14-of-15 with 188 yards and three touchdowns. In Week 2, the team ran three offensive plays total.
Itâs unclear what this guyâs feelings are regarding Jerry Jones.
It was no surprise to see Pittsburgh right the ship against possibly the leagueâs worst team Sunday, but they did so in dominant fashion that made the 14.5-point spread look tiny in comparison. There was never even a threat of Seattle scoring a touchdownâ¦In the long run, maybe itâs Pete Carroll having the last laugh trading for Tarvaris Jackson and not taking a QB last draft. Despite playing in the NFC West, the Seahawks look like the current favorites for Andrew Luckâ¦Itâs too bad about Sidney Riceâs injury, as it looks like heâs going to have little fantasy impact this season.
Smoking babies in Indonesia has become an epidemic.
With 6:58 left in the 4th quarter, the Ravens inexplicably kicked a field goal on 4th-and-goal down 23-10, keeping their deficit at two scores. Huh? Iâm a huge John Harbaugh fan, but this was pretty indefensible. The next time they touched the ball was with 20 seconds left in the game. By the way, my wife disagrees, but I think Harbaugh looks like coach Taylorâ¦Chris Johnson is more buy-low than someone to panic aboutâ¦No reason not to treat Kenny Britt as a top-10 fantasy wide receiver moving forward (update: heâs again dealing with a hamstring injury).
Itâs funny because itâs juvenile.
Itâs funny because theyâre Amish.
Tim Hightower got 96 rushing yards with 4.8 YPC Sunday, but he was noticeably absent down the stretch. He has 203 total yards and a touchdown over two games, so heâs lived up to expectations, but Roy Helu could become a hindrance sooner rather than laterâ¦Rex Grossman threw a couple bad picks, but heâs clearly on the fantasy radar now. Over five starts in Washington under Mike Shanahan, heâs averaged 287.2 passing yards with 11 touchdownsâ¦Fred Davis should be used as a TE1 moving forward. Heâs clearly a superior option to Chris Cooleyâ¦Kevin Kolb has gotten 9.8 YPA so far in Arizona, and while his 110.3 QB rating would normally stand out, it ranks just fifth in the NFL during a year in which the first two weeks of the season rate as the two highest for passing yards in NFL history, respectively.
Hereâs an Anti-Coning McDonalds Manager.
Luke McCown completed 31.6 percent of his passes for 3.1 YPA with a 0:4 TD:INT ratio, good for a 1.8 QB rating Sunday. Thatâs not idealâ¦Maybe Plaxico Burress is going to struggle after all. He might as well have been on a milk carton Sunday, despite the coaching staffâs insistence he was constantly double-teamedâ¦Maurice Jones-Drew has made the best out of a pretty dire situation so farâ¦If you can trade Shonn Greene at 60 cents on the dollar, Iâm all for it. Iâd certainly rather own Ryan Mathews or probably even Ben Tate moving forward.
SpongeBob SquarePants detained by LAPD.
If Tony Romoâs performance Sunday didnât prove heâs not soft or incapable of performing in clutch situations, not sure what other than a Super Bowl victory will. And even the latter coming to fruition might not convince some, as he appears to have quite a bit of haters, which is odd since he seems like a nice enough fellow. Seriously, Iâve bruised my ribs before playing intramural basketball in college, and I couldnât take my shirt off without help, let alone return to an NFL game. Now some who know me may point to me having something of a less than strong pain tolerance, and while I didnât have the benefit of cortisone, I also didnât have a punctured lung as well, which no doubt just by the sound of it would have required a month stay in the hospital. Romo is the manâ¦Itâs frustrating Felix Jones is already hurt and not performing all that well, but itâs worth noting heâs faced a Jets and 49ers defense on the road (and on grass) who have allowed 3.3 YPC and (an NFL-low) 2.5 YPC through two games this seasonâ¦As someone who parlayed the Cowboys -3 with the Mayweather/Ortiz fight going under 11.5 rounds (+150), let me say watching Jesse Holley getting tackled at the 1-yard line in overtime was an event in which I may never recoverâ¦Tough break for Miles Austin owners, although as a big Dez Bryant backer, admittedly itâs crocodile tearsâ¦Some very interesting coaching decisions by Jim Harbaugh, who decided not to take points off the board after David Akers made a 55-yard field goal while Dallas committed a 15-yard penalty. I can understand the sentiment with the 49ersâ struggles in the red zone and the game situation, but even more interesting was his decision not to try an onside kick from the 50. The risk/reward there kind of made it a no-brainer. Although really, Harbaughâs biggest mistake was not going for it on 4th-and-1 from the 38 before the FG attempt.
Speaking of Mayweather/Ortiz, while I obviously would prefer more than four rounds of entertainment for a $69.95 bill, that ending was without question more exciting than a boring 12-round decision, and while Ortiz wasnât completely dominated, it was clear he was totally outclassed and the outcome was inevitable either way. His intentional head butt was one of the worst Iâve ever seen, and as for the controversial knockout (I fully blame referee Joe Cortez. Why was he looking at the clock starters and not the boxers? Ridiculous), if any boxer canât complain, itâs Ortiz. I understand why everyone hates Mayweather, but heâs easily one of my favorite athletes. His interview with Larry Merchant afterward was absolute gold. I especially liked Dana Whiteâs take on it. Let me repeat, if Mayweather/Pacquiao never happens, someone will be murked.
Andy Dalton (who better do my name proud) has somehow completed 66.1 percent of his passes with 7.4 YPA and a 3:0 TD:INT ratio over his first six quarters in the NFL after a preseason in which he looked completely incompetentâ¦Iâm normally all about youth over veterans in football, especially when it comes to the running back position, but I honestly might prefer Willis McGahee over âNoshowâ Moreno over the rest of the yearâ¦Heâll lose some value once Brandon Lloyd returns, but with Eddie Royal (one of my worst fantasy calls ever back in 2009) out, Eric Decker needs to be one of the top waiver priorities in Week 3. He could make a major impact from here on outâ¦Iâm an idiot and didnât end up with A.J. Green on many of my fantasy teams this year, but at least I have solace that I bet my friend Adam $100 that heâd have a better career than Julio Jones (Iâm obviously kidding that itâs a done deal after two weeks, but this is the same guy I recently bet Tiger Woods wouldnât surpass Jack Nicklaus in majors, which clearly reveals his incompetence).
This team was down 29-0 before ever touching the football.
Mike Tolbert is obviously a huge part of the Chargersâ offense and will continue to rack up the catches. But heâs gotten 2.1 YPC this year, including a couple of questionable runs in short-yardage situations in which he hasnât hit the hole hard (heâs also fumbled three times over the past three games, dating back to last year). Thereâs little doubt Tolbert is the better blocker than Ryan Mathews, which is extremely important considering Philip Rivers is one of the five most important players in the NFL, but thereâs as equally no doubt Mathews is the superior rusher and receiver with the ball in his handsâ¦New England is known for keying on stopping opposing teamsâ best player, which speaks volumes about Antonio Gates. Heâll be better moving forward, whereas Vincent Jackson will rarely benefit from single coverage like that also. Still, VJax is going to be a monster this year barring health â Week 1 was a flukeâ¦Horrible injury news for Aaron Hernandez owners. Obviously Rob Gronkowskiâs value gets a boost as a result. Both were top-five options beforehand, so itâs not a stretch to call Gronkowski the No. 1 fantasy tight end until Hernandez returnsâ¦Words canât describe how good Tom Brady has been. Heâs gone from being known as a great player who won Super Bowls to one whoâs team hasnât won a playoff game since 2007, but heâs easily been the best player in the NFL over the past two-plus years.
These TV stills are pretty funny.
I expected Reggie Bush to remain a productive fantasy player until he got hurt, so I for one found it surprising Daniel Thomas replaced him Sunday due to performance. The rookie had been criticized heavily throughout the preseason for running without authority, but heâs suddenly firmly on the fantasy radarâ¦Itâs not entirely clear if Houston is an extremely legitimate team because they have faced the Colts and Dolphins â the former now looks like a true doormat, whereas the latter showed some fight against the Patriots in Week 1â¦Ranking the Houston backfield from here on out is a guess, but Iâd personally treat Ben Tate as a top-20 fantasy asset right now (and heâs a top-three fantasy start any week Arian Foster is inactive)â¦If I hear how Foster âreaggravatedâ his hamstring injury one more time Iâll go crazy. He either aggravated or re-injured it. Reaggravated is redundant and not a wordâ¦Miami is now 1-10 over its past 11 home games.
These people are out of their minds.
Jon âBonesâ Jones is my favorite MMA fighter, but I have no clue why heâs jumped from a -200 to -700 favorite over Rampage Jackson this weekend.
It didnât feel great watching Jeremy Maclin go absolutely off Sunday night having benched him in my home league, but itâs obviously good news for his fantasy owners that he clearly appears to be back to 100 percent. Last yearâs 10/70 TD/reception ratio doesnât seem repeatable, but Maclin has a high pedigree, is still just 23 years old and is just now entering his third year in the league. DeSean Jackson isnât a high volume guy and injury prone, whereas Maclin is clearly the teamâs No. 1 option in the red zone. If Michael Vick can stay healthy, a huge season could be in store for Maclin in such a high-powered offense. He was targeted 15 times Sundayâ¦Tough break for Vick owners, especially since he got hurt in the pocket (and by his own teammate no less). The team seemingly fell apart after his departure, but itâs not like Mike Kafka played poorly (77.8%, 8.0 YPA). Good thing I have Vince Young stashed in a couple of leaguesâ¦Pretty awesome TD catch by Tony Gonzalez. Atlanta sure did set a blue print on how to attack this Eagles defense.
Real life âWeekend at Bernieâs.â
I somehow lucked into ridiculously good seats for a âTV On The Radioâ concert Tuesday night. Couldnât be more pumped.
I was rooting hard for the Giants on Monday night having them on the back end of a teaser, but I fully admit the Rams mostly outplayed them and the score was highly misleading. Of course, red-zone efficiency is a skill, and turnovers are always the great equalizer, but still, St. Louis dominated a lot of facets of that game, especially during the first halfâ¦The difference between the Giantsâ front four and back seven on defense is beyond drastic. That secondary looks brutal. Especially once Osi Umenyiora returns, itâs possible the D-line can compensateâ¦If youâre going to tear your ACL, at least Domenik Hixon did so in styleâ¦Talk about adding injury to insult, not only did Mario Manningham tripping cost him a sure 53-yard touchdown, but he got himself concussed as wellâ¦Good to see the NFL retroactively reward Hakeem Nicks a 23-yard catch. I had Nicks in a close battle down to the end, so I was going nuts when the refs ruled it incomplete at the time, as it was a clear (and nice one-handed) catch, and the Giants had no incentive to challenge because there was pass interference on the playâ¦Itâs safe to say it wasnât Steve Spagnuoloâs best coaching night. Not only did he inexplicably punt down 12 points with 1:34 left with no timeouts (meaning all this affected was where on the field the Giants would kneel), but even as someone who generally thinks teams go for two too early in games, I canât figure out why the Rams kicked an extra point down 28-15 with 1:18 left in the third quarter. A two-point conversion there brings them to within two scores opposed to three, and even if it fails, thereâs not a huge difference being down 13 compared to 12 at that time (itâs still two scores even if the Giants kick a FG)â¦Two Giants clearly faking injuries at the same time was high comedy (although I would have been livid if I were a Rams fan).
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