This Week’s Top Team: 150+ points??? Not quite, maybe if I took Carson – Week 2 had me at 108 – just barely floating above the century mark.QB: Peyton Manning vs. Tennessee: Manning finished 13th overall in my league, making me wish I would have gone with my gut and took Carson Palmer. Hell, I went for the safe pick, and bingo bango bongo, I get 14 fantasy points instead of one million. Blast!
RB: Travis Henry vs. Oakland: TH didn’t get a score in Week 2, but he remained a work-horse option, finishing with 128 yards, and over the century mark for the second straight ball game. Overall, Henry only finished in a tie for 14th, so it wasn’t a great day, but he was a yard away from 5th, he came up the length of a football away from a score in the 4th quarter. 12 points is admirable.
RB: Frank Gore vs. St. Louis: Gore tied for second in the league in fantasy points for running backs, so I have to stand by this pick as a good one. You could have gone with Jamal Lewis or Marion Barber, both cheaper options, but Gore was more of a sure thing. A nice 22 point week is a good thing.
WR: Reggie Wayne vs. Tennessee: Reggie didn’t have the scores to go with his yards this week. His 5 catches for 70 yards isn’t even worth looking at rankings, so I took a hit selecting this Colts’ wideout. 7 points.
WR: Terrell Owens vs. Miami: Well, TO didn’t put up Steve Smith or Chad Johnson type numbers, but he did snag 5 balls for 97 yards and a touchdown in Dallas’s win over the Dolphins. I’ll take his 15 points, but I won’t be too happy with his 10th place finish for WRs.
TE: Kellen Winslow vs. Bengals: Winslow was a beast, grabbing 6 balls for 100 yards and a touchdown. He outproduced Antonio Gates, the true best TE in the league, so I’ll take 16 points from the TE spot any day of the week, and finally a guy who finished #1 in his position.
K: Olindo Mare vs. Tampa Bay: Mare kicked two late PATs for a Saints team that has looked no short of terrible this year. 2 pts… Nice.
D: Bears vs. Chiefs: The Bears ended up allowing 10 points more than I expected to the Chiefs. But Hester did take one to the house, and Chicago’s defense was dirty all day long. They grabbed me 19 fantasy points, good for 3rd overall. Not too bad, I guess.
LUCKY’S Week 2 SLEEPERS
Tarvaris Jackson: “Nobody will start Jackson,” (me) And for good reason apparently. I figured TJ would do more damage against a bad Lions secondary, but I was dead wrong. Jackson finished 28th in the fantasy format for quarterbacks, making him, unstartable. F
Jeff Garcia: “The most beautiful man in football should get plenty of opportunities to throw the rock against the Saints this weekend. …Garcia will have to find Joey Galloway for over a 100 yards… Garcia will have a nice day, especially for a guy starting in 3% of fantasy leagues.” Jeff came through like a champ for me. He may look like a bad police sketch of a homeless thief, but he was 6th in the league for QBs, busting out a solid 19 spot. A+
Jerious Norwood: Norwood still didn’t get enough touches to be starterworth, when that will happen, only Jesus and Bobby Patrino know. As for a sleeper pick, its not like Jerious put up terrible points, but not worth starting either – I’ll take a C-, here.
Maurice Jones Drew: “MJD was one of the many disappointing fantasy players in Week 1.” Drew still isn’t getting enough touches, and thus he was a bad option in Week 2 as well. Its not time to trade him, as selling low is about as bad of an option as signing OJ Simpson, so keep Drew on the bench, and wait for a smarter coaching staff to emerge. D-
Santonio Holmes: Holmes had 53 yards, just like my other sleeper candidate, and for the second straight week, my fantasy receivers came out equal in grades. I’ll take a C- here. Holmes didn’t score, and the Steelers relied more on the run game than Big Ben’s arm.
Vincent Jackson: Jackson had 53 yards, which wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t as good as I expected. He had a couple scoring chances that fell just short, wide, or long – but I expect big things from VJ in the weeks to come when San Diego doesn’t face New England or Chicago. I’ll take a C-
Marcades Lewis: Lewis had 39 yards, good for 3 fantasy points. I expected a couple more, and hopefully, if you started him, he was better than your other guy. Chances are, he was very close. I’ll hold a C- here, if only because TE’s stink.
Cowboys DST: Well, the Boys came back strong, running the Dolphins for 16 fantasy points, not bad considering they gave up 20 points. Lots of turnovers from Trent Green – weird. 7th overall – good for an A-.
LUCKY’S Week 2 Saints
(Seeing as though the Saints sucked again, I feel this name shall remain – if you have a better one, write in, I like suggestions)
Mike Vick: Vick should be in prison by now if he wants to get back to the league in a timely matter. He still isn’t behind bars, making him and his law staff seem inadequate, so I’ll give myself an A+ for this one, even out of the league this guys’ fantasy resume is sucking balls.
Matt Leinart: Matt was 14th in the league with 13 fantasy points, so he probably could have been started out there, and though he didn’t have a terrible day, its not like he was solid either. The fact that he finished ahead of Big Ben, Jay Butler, and Phillip Rivers among others, means I should probably get a C- for this pick.
Larry Johnson: This TD machine only piled up 8 fantasy points, carrying the ball 16 times for 55 yards, but catching 3 passes for 30 yards. No scores for LJ, and you have to think, his line is going to make his life very difficult. B
Thomas Jones: TJ had 8 fantasy points, and while that isn’t a total you’d like from you starting running back, it doesn’t make him a Saint. Jones will improve from here, but his 67 yards on 24 carries gives me at least a B- for telling you to stay away
from TJ. B
Ronald Curry: Curry had 3 points. Told you so. A
Tony Gonzalez: Gonzo had 4 fantasy points, which I would say is bad, except he was tied for 14th overall, so hell, he was a decent start. I’ll still take at least a C for this, if only because TE’s suck, and you should never pick them high.