If you were like me, you were either ecstatic that Broncos WR Brandon Marshall went off for 21 catches, 200 yards and two touchdowns. Or, you were, unfortunately playing against the guy who had Marshall. If so, I am truly sorry. But Marshall wasn’t the only fantasy player to blow up. The Texans’ Andre Johnson, the Ravens’ Ray Rice and the Giants’ Eli Manning all had solid outings, putting their owners through the next round of the playoffs and leaving their competitors in the dust. I did, however, manage to squeak in Fox Sports – The Game’s fantasy leagues. Let’s hope the Colts don’t screw me and decide to rest Peyton Manning.
Let’s see what Mike Woellert, one of FantasyFootball.com’s major contributors, thought of this past weekend’s games:
• What is Gary Kubiak doing with the Texans’ running game? He now comes out and says Arian Foster will be the feature back. Is there any reason to believe him at this point?
• Andre Johnson might be the best receiver in the league. He is, for the most part, the only weapon on the Texans, and he just shakes off his defenders like they aren’t even there. I’m surprised that teams don’t rush three to get to Matt Schaub and throw the rest of their defenders on him
• Why was Steven Jackson still playing in such a blowout? I mean, I know he’s a gamer, but there was no reason for him to be out there in second half
• I think the Bengals were finally exposed. I don’t see them making it out of their first playoff game
• Cedric Benson reached 1,000 yards for the first time in his career. He also almost snapped the Vikings’ 35-game streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher. He came up four yards short
• Anyone else get sliced by DeSean Jackson? He killed me in one of my leagues.
• Chris Johnson and Rice could be the top two picks in PPR leagues next season. Johnson is definitely the No.1 pick. Is there a more dangerous back in the NFL right now?
• Brian Orakpo with four more sacks for the Redskins. They definitely have one of the best defenses in the league, and could you imagine if they had a halfway decent offense?
• Is there anyone that has distanced themselves for Offensive Rookie of the Year? Kenny Britt? Hakeem Nicks? Knowshon Moreno?
• Did Indianapolis forget that Marshall was on the field? I mean, how do you let someone get by your defense for 21 receptions?
• Randy Moss giving up on plays? What’s the world coming to? Looks like he’s reverting back to his old ways. Chris Gamble did a great job at shutting him down
• In an absolute must-win for the Jaguars, I can’t believe how flat they came out. In a game without your best receiver (or at least not at 100 percent), why wouldn’t you give Maurice Jones-Drew 25-plus touches? Their playoff chances are just about done
• Seems that Ryan Grant plays his best games against the Bears
• Aaron Rodgers had his worst game of the season. His owners were expecting a bit more than 180 yards and no scores against a defense that gave up 21 passing TDs on the season
• Thomas Jones is the exception and not the rule when it comes to backs in their 30s. I avoided this guy in most drafts simply because of his workload last season. He’s had another solid season
• I know it’s unavoidable, but opposing QBs need to try and pass away from Darrelle Revis. Another INT and four passes defended
• Bryan Scott has been an absolute beast for his IDP owners since playing the weak-side linebacker spot
• I am pretty much done recommending any Seattle position player from here on out
• Dallas is going to finish 8-8 this season. I don’t see them beating the Saints or Eagles or even the Redskins for that matter. Also, how did Marion Barber drop so suddenly from fantasy relevance?
• All is forgiven for Nicks after dropping what would have been a sure TD. He definitely made up for it on his TD catch
• Looks like Demarcus Ware avoided a serious injury. It looks like he’s going to be okay
• Looks like Greg Camarillo will be a very nice pickup this week in PPR leagues. He looks to be the starting receiver with Davone Bess going down with an ankle injury. w
Greg Brosh is the Director of Operations at FantasyFootball.com and can be reached by e-mail at Greg@fantasyfootball.com. He can also be heard every Friday afternoon between 4:30-5 on Fox Sports – The Game’s Fantasy Football Friday on 1280 AM, 1340 AM, 1400 AM and 1590 AM.
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