theRUNDOWN Review: Week 14

165 points from my starters this week – not too shabby – check out all my work from top to bottom! 

QB: Matt Cassel vs. Seattle: Matt was tied for 11th overall amongst quarterbacks – should have gone with the Peyton Manning match-up – dang. Still 19 points isn’t bad. 

RB: Adrian Peterson vs. Detroit: 102 yards and 1 catch for 15 yards – he was good for just 12 points against the Lions – come on. 

RB: Matt Forte vs. Jacksonville: 69 yards rushing against the Jags? Ouch. Still, Forte’s catching ability gave him 5 grabs for 37 yards and while he didn’t score a TD, he still managed 14 fantasy points. 

FLEX: LT vs. Oakland: He scored and rushed for 91 yards, but it took him 25 carries – against the Raiders of all teams. I’m interested to see where LT gets drafted in fantasy circles next season. 16 points for LT2. 

WR: Roddy White vs. New Orleans: 10 grabs for 164 yards, but no TDs for Roddy. Still, White did work. He was 4th amongst WRs, and I needed it – him and Marshall made this week respectable for me. 26.

WR: Brandon Marshall vs. Kansas City: Brandon had 11 grabs for just 91 yards, but he took two of those catches to the house. He was 2nd amongst WRs and 4th overall in fantasy land. 32 for the big receiver. 

TE: Tony Gonzalez vs. Denver: 5 catches for 73 yards and a touchdown – Tony is as good as it gets, even though he’s old. 2nd TE overall. 18 fantasy points. 

K: Ryan Longwell vs. Detroit: 2 Forty-yarders and 2 extra points – I wanted one more field goal attempt – but 10 points is decent here. He was the 5th rated kicker this week. 

D: Tennessee Titans vs. Cleveland: 17 points from the Titans – the Browns didn’t take many chances, but Tennessee shut them down all day long. 

PAPA’S Week 14 SLEEPERS

Tyler Thigpen: 16 fantasy points – not the biggest day ever, but he’s worth playing once again. B

Daunte Culpepper: He did toss for 220 yards, but got just one touchdown. Still, 14 points isn’t bad. B

JaMarcus Russell: Ugh. F

Pierre Thomas: 4th overall amongst running backs – and he’s still the best running back in New Orleans. A+ 

Cedric Benson: 57 yards and 1 catch against the Colts – not good enough. 6 points. D-

Domenick Hixon: Hix dropped a sure thing 60+ yard reception, and it looked like he would have scored – as is, he didn’t do much. I missed, but by just that much. 3 grabs for 30 yards. Maybe I was wrong about Plax’s absence? D-

Devin Hester: 5 catches for 80 yards – could you imagine this guy playing a slot roll for the Patriots… Dirty. Anyway, he’ll be a solid receiver in Chicago for years to come. B+

Zach Miller: 8 grabs for 64 yards made him the 4th TE overall – he’s a must start. Even on the Raiders. A

Arizona Cardinals: 3rd defense this week. How do you like me now? A+

Papa’S Week 14 Splinter-Butts (bench him, son)

Marc Bulger: 220 a TD and a pick – better than I thought, but still, there were 17 guys better than Marc – Shaun HIll, Tyler Thigpen, Kerry Collins, Culpepper, Orton, Seneca Wallace, and Jeff Garcia were 7 of them. 

DeAngelo Williams: Can I miss more? TB killed me in many ways this week, and it all started with giving up 300+ rushing yards to the Panthers.  

MeWelde Moore/Willie Parker: These guys didn’t do anything in a Pittsburgh win. Dallas’s D came to play. 

Kevin Walter: Yikes! Kevin Walter killed me this week. Well, he was on just about everyone’s bench, but still – he was no player to sit. Not when Matt Schaub torched the Packers secondary for a win in GB and 400+ yards. Walter was his #1 target.