Peyton Manning has been putting up numbers so much that we do not often realize his ridiculous assault on the record books. This guy still has several seasons to go barring injury. In a game that is all about the stats, it’s amazing how many fantasy owners were reluctant to place him in the top 2-including myself. At the end of the day, Manning’s consistency should be worth more to fantasy owners than banking on a stellar season from Brees or Brady. Read MoreThe Patriots game was exciting and dull to me. Brady stood in the shotgun and either threw a short pass or handed it off on a draw more often than not. Very dull watching this offense. On the other side, Baltimore was doing a little bit of everything but not enough. Ray Rice is a dynamic player in the offense but they do not use him enough. One week they will and he’ll go off to the tune of 200 total yards.
If you are buying Sims-Walker then shouldn’t you be buying Garrard as well? I spoke with a few people and they do not get excited about Garrard yet gush over Sims-Walker. Mr. Garrard has Seattle, St. Louis, Tennessee and Kansas City on deck. Excited now?
Going back to what I said last week, there are 12 teams with one or zero wins right now! TWELVE! Out of those teams, six have new coaches. Mike Shannahan, Jon Gruden, Mike Holmgren and Bill Cowher are seeing dollar signs by the week.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Romo is not a very good fantasy QB.
Don’t look too much at Darren Sproles’ zero carries and single reception Sunday night. San Diego was playing Pittsburgh and playing from behind at the outset. Tomlinson and Sproles get a bye week and then play the Broncos at home on Monday night in week 6.
Thomas Jones owners should be worried. Whether it is the Jets offensive line or Thomas’ age catching up to him, he isn’t producing and rookie Shonn Greene is getting into the mix. I’m not sure what the value of Leon Washington is right now but I am pretty sure the Jets are going to have to get the ball in his hands more.
I watched Eli Manning throw to Steve Smith this weekend and had two distinct thoughts on him. Sell high in low-performance, touchdown formats and buy in PPR leagues. Brandon Jacobs does not look good. When he just takes the ball and runs downhill he finds the back of his offensive lineman too often. When he tries to find a hole he slows down. Unless he can make some adjustments I’m considering him a RB2.
Bears Corner
Fantasy junkies can thank Lions HC Jim Schwartz for giving them another position to choose next season. I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to find the Detroit training staff on the waiver wire next year!
All kidding aside, I was scared about this game and am thankful to get the ‘W.’ Chicago was fortunate that the Lions struggle to put together four quarters of football on a weekly basis. Forte’s performance was not a surprise and should calm some fantasy panic. Hester left the game making Bennett and Knox worthy of looks in 10-12 team leagues. Cutler’s Elway-esque run into the end zone was a great football play to watch.
Put your feet up Chicago, the Bears can watch their two main rivals slug it out tonight and have a week of rest. A Packers win tonight would knot the division up at 3-1. So this Bears fan will be routing for the Packers in a very rare set of circumstances. Then again, being only one game behind Minnesota (with both head to head games to play) and a game up on the Packers isn’t so bad.
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