I got great production Trent Edwards (41 points), Tyler Thigpen (28 points), and Lance Moore (24 points - including a late interception, after which the Saints just ran out the clock). I also got solid production from Adrian Peterson (14 points), Marion Barber (13 points), and Stephen Gostkowski (12 points). Marvin Harrison (7 points) and Todd Heap (3 points) were more disappointing, but not terrible.
Matt Hasselbeck put up 15, Kevin Faulk had 19, Chester Taylor had 10 and still looks like a must start if Peterson goes down, Marques Colston had 14 on one 70 yard TD catch, Owen Daniels put up 3, his first score of more than one since Rosenfels took over for Schaub. I should have held on to Mark Bradley who scored 13 with a long TD from Thigpen - except that he did leave with more calf trouble, so I think I wouldn't want to use him next week anyway.
The guy with the #1 seed lost, joining me at 9-3. He has a big lead on me in points scored, so I'll never beat him in a tiebreaker. I would be the #1 seed, though, if I win and he loses again next week. Both 7-4 teams won to get to 8-4. They both are ahead of me in points scored by a decent amount. So, if I lose next week, I would probably be down to the #3 seed.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Late move
I added Steve Smith, WR NYG and let go Mark Bradley, WR KC. I'm sorry to see Bradley go, but I don't think he'll do enough this week that anyone will race out to pick him up. Smith has an excellent match up against the Cardinals and Plaxico Burress might be out of the game. If I found out that Burress won't play, I might put Smith in for Lance Moore. The Packers are one of the toughest teams against WRs. Of course, it is Monday and the Saints have an excellent passing game. I do hate these hard decisions; maybe I should play Smith for Edwards? except that game is at 1 and the Giants play at 4:15, so I won't know if Smith is an excellent play.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Prior to Week 12
I'll get to the player movement when I discuss the different positions. This is the second to last week and so we get two last games against division mates. I won all three the first time through the division. Two more wins and I lock up a bye in the first week of the playoffs. My opponent this week is in the running for the last playoff spot, the one reserved for the remaining team with the most points scored. He doesn't care if he wins or loses, he just wants to score points. He got 11 from the Steelers D on Thursday night. It's a credible score.
QB: Tyler Thigpen, KC vs BUF, Trent Edwards, BUF at KC, Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs WAS, J.P. Losman, BUF at KC. I'm definitely playing Losman. He's now the #18 QB for the season despite having just 5 starts or some ridiculous number like that. Edwards has a better match up than Hasselbeck and I think I'll play him. I wish I felt more confident about it. Seneca Wallace was waived and hasn't been claimed. If I could add a fifth QB, I'd definitely grab him. As it is, I have to decide whether I'd rather have Losman or Wallace. So far, I'm siding with Losman, but I guess that could keep changing.
RB: Marion Barber, DAL vs SF, Adrian Peterson, MIN at JAC, Kevin Faulk, NE at MIA, Chester Taylor, MIN at JAC, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, NE at MIA, J.J. Arrington, ARI vs NYG. The great Tatum Bell experiment lasted just one week for me, though I wouldn't be surprised to see him score some points in Denver this week. I picked up Arrington instead; he scored twice last week and could be taking over Tim Hightower's old role now that Hightower is the starter. I'll certainly play Barber and Peterson who seem to have nice match ups. I am very curious what the Pats do with their carries this week. Green-Ellis got almost none last week.
WR: Lance Moore, NO vs GB, Matt Jones, JAC vs MIN, Marvin Harrison, IND at SD, Mark Bradley, KC vs BUF, Josh Morgan, SF at DAL (out, IR for me), Marques Colston, NO vs GB, Deion Branch, SEA vs WAS. Moore and Harrison had big weeks last week and so I'll probably play them this week. That sounds dumb but Harrison has a nice match up and Moore has been too hot to sit any longer. Jones seems to be healthy again and has a good match up, so I'm sorry not to have a spot for him. I'm also certain that sitting Colston means he'll have a huge game. I could play one of those guys instead of a QB for the flex, but I'm not feeling ready to make that move. Bradley has had some injury concerns this week, so I don't mind sitting him. I'm not sure what Branch will do against a tough D, but I'd like to see him continuing to be involved with the offense. He has been quoted as expecting to be cut during the offseason. Since I could keep him for a 17th round pick, I'm not excited by that, but if he ends up in the right place, it could be fabulous for me.
TE: Owen Daniels, HOU at CLE, Todd Heap, BAL vs PHI. Matt Spaeth came through for me big time last week, but Heath Miller returned to health so Spaeth had to go. I picked up Heap again thinking; Philly puts a lot of pressure on QBs, which could mean dump offs to the TE. Daniels had his second straight 1 point day with Rosenfels at the helm. This time, he was targeted four times, down from six the week before. I expect to keep sitting him until Schaub comes back or the match up is too enticing.
PK: Stephen Gostkowski, NE at MIA. He had a huge game last week in what looked like a tough match up and moved up to being the #1 PK for the year, one point ahead of Jason Elam of the Falcons.
TM: Tennessee Titans vs NYJ. The Titans scored another solid 11 last week but fell from #2 to #3 among defenses. They haven't had any big games in a while, but there doesn't seem to be much better available out there. The Jets have had some high scoring games this year but I'm hoping that their ability to stop the run will lead to good things for the Titans.
QB: Tyler Thigpen, KC vs BUF, Trent Edwards, BUF at KC, Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs WAS, J.P. Losman, BUF at KC. I'm definitely playing Losman. He's now the #18 QB for the season despite having just 5 starts or some ridiculous number like that. Edwards has a better match up than Hasselbeck and I think I'll play him. I wish I felt more confident about it. Seneca Wallace was waived and hasn't been claimed. If I could add a fifth QB, I'd definitely grab him. As it is, I have to decide whether I'd rather have Losman or Wallace. So far, I'm siding with Losman, but I guess that could keep changing.
RB: Marion Barber, DAL vs SF, Adrian Peterson, MIN at JAC, Kevin Faulk, NE at MIA, Chester Taylor, MIN at JAC, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, NE at MIA, J.J. Arrington, ARI vs NYG. The great Tatum Bell experiment lasted just one week for me, though I wouldn't be surprised to see him score some points in Denver this week. I picked up Arrington instead; he scored twice last week and could be taking over Tim Hightower's old role now that Hightower is the starter. I'll certainly play Barber and Peterson who seem to have nice match ups. I am very curious what the Pats do with their carries this week. Green-Ellis got almost none last week.
WR: Lance Moore, NO vs GB, Matt Jones, JAC vs MIN, Marvin Harrison, IND at SD, Mark Bradley, KC vs BUF, Josh Morgan, SF at DAL (out, IR for me), Marques Colston, NO vs GB, Deion Branch, SEA vs WAS. Moore and Harrison had big weeks last week and so I'll probably play them this week. That sounds dumb but Harrison has a nice match up and Moore has been too hot to sit any longer. Jones seems to be healthy again and has a good match up, so I'm sorry not to have a spot for him. I'm also certain that sitting Colston means he'll have a huge game. I could play one of those guys instead of a QB for the flex, but I'm not feeling ready to make that move. Bradley has had some injury concerns this week, so I don't mind sitting him. I'm not sure what Branch will do against a tough D, but I'd like to see him continuing to be involved with the offense. He has been quoted as expecting to be cut during the offseason. Since I could keep him for a 17th round pick, I'm not excited by that, but if he ends up in the right place, it could be fabulous for me.
TE: Owen Daniels, HOU at CLE, Todd Heap, BAL vs PHI. Matt Spaeth came through for me big time last week, but Heath Miller returned to health so Spaeth had to go. I picked up Heap again thinking; Philly puts a lot of pressure on QBs, which could mean dump offs to the TE. Daniels had his second straight 1 point day with Rosenfels at the helm. This time, he was targeted four times, down from six the week before. I expect to keep sitting him until Schaub comes back or the match up is too enticing.
PK: Stephen Gostkowski, NE at MIA. He had a huge game last week in what looked like a tough match up and moved up to being the #1 PK for the year, one point ahead of Jason Elam of the Falcons.
TM: Tennessee Titans vs NYJ. The Titans scored another solid 11 last week but fell from #2 to #3 among defenses. They haven't had any big games in a while, but there doesn't seem to be much better available out there. The Jets have had some high scoring games this year but I'm hoping that their ability to stop the run will lead to good things for the Titans.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Sitting at #2
I totally screwed up my WRs, but I managed to get the win behind strong performances from Tyler Thigpen and Marion Barber. There were only 5 teams I would have beaten this week, so I was pretty lucky that the current #2 seed was among them. Matt Hasselbeck had a rough game in his first week back, throwing three interceptions to go with one touchdown. Trent Edwards did the same, but ran for a TD so I should have used him. I'm glad I've got Edwards's back up, but I'm concerned about the possibility that the Seahawks will give up on the season and bench Hasselbeck.
Lance Moore had a great game (21 points) and seriously outscored Marques Colston (4 points), who had a poor game. I'd thought about using Moore instead of Mark Bradley (6) of Hasselbeck (10) and wish I'd done either. I did not consider using Marvin Harrison, who scored 17. I'm not sure whether I'll feel comfortable playing Harrison, but I'd like to. Deion Branch had a solid 7 points in his first game back from his second injury of the season. I'd like to think he might become a possible starter this season. Since I would only have to give up my 17th round pick to keep him, I really want to see him establish himself as being a big bargain then.
Matt Spaeth, the Pittsburgh TE I picked up since I don't trust Owen Daniels while Sage Rosenfels is the QB, scored 8 for me. I'm not sure whether Heath Miller will be back for Pittsburgh, so I might need to find someone else for this week. Joe Nedney only scored 5 as the 49ers rushed to a 35-3 lead over the Rams and then didn't bother trying to score again. I'll try to get Gostkowski back, but I've got a late pick and if anyone else wants him, it'll be hard for me to get him.
The only movement I'm really looking to make is to add Pierre Thomas, RB NO, who was waived last week. Tatum Bell, RB Den did okay in his first week with the team, but only scored 3 while Thomas had a huge game. I don't think I'll be able to get him. I might try to change TEs, possibly back to John Carlson of Seattle, but they have a kind of tough match up next week.
Lance Moore had a great game (21 points) and seriously outscored Marques Colston (4 points), who had a poor game. I'd thought about using Moore instead of Mark Bradley (6) of Hasselbeck (10) and wish I'd done either. I did not consider using Marvin Harrison, who scored 17. I'm not sure whether I'll feel comfortable playing Harrison, but I'd like to. Deion Branch had a solid 7 points in his first game back from his second injury of the season. I'd like to think he might become a possible starter this season. Since I would only have to give up my 17th round pick to keep him, I really want to see him establish himself as being a big bargain then.
Matt Spaeth, the Pittsburgh TE I picked up since I don't trust Owen Daniels while Sage Rosenfels is the QB, scored 8 for me. I'm not sure whether Heath Miller will be back for Pittsburgh, so I might need to find someone else for this week. Joe Nedney only scored 5 as the 49ers rushed to a 35-3 lead over the Rams and then didn't bother trying to score again. I'll try to get Gostkowski back, but I've got a late pick and if anyone else wants him, it'll be hard for me to get him.
The only movement I'm really looking to make is to add Pierre Thomas, RB NO, who was waived last week. Tatum Bell, RB Den did okay in his first week with the team, but only scored 3 while Thomas had a huge game. I don't think I'll be able to get him. I might try to change TEs, possibly back to John Carlson of Seattle, but they have a kind of tough match up next week.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Week 11
I'm playing against the current #2 seed; a win would make me the #2 seed. I made some moves and I'll go through them as I do the lineup decisions.
QB: Tyler Thigpen, KC vs NO, Trent Edwards, BUF vs CLE, Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs ARI, J.P. Losman, BUF vs CLE. I waived JaMarcus Russell, QB Oak to add Losman. Edwards has had a couple of rough games and I wanted to have his backup in case he got pulled. Thigpen has had three straight good games and has a good match up, so I'm definitely going to use him. I'm leaning towards Hasselbeck over Edwards because the Cardinals have given up a lot of TD passes. Russell was claimed by my this week opponent; I sure do hope he doesn't do well enough that he would consider starting him against me in the playoffs.
RB: Adrian Peterson, MIN at TB, Marion Barber, DAL at WAS, Kevin Faulk, NE vs NYJ, Chester Taylor, MIN at TB, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, NE vs NYJ, Tatum Bell, DEN at ATL. I don't love either Peterson or Barber's match up, but I'm definitely going with them. I do hope Romo's return helps Barber. Faulk scored 9 and Green-Ellis 0 against the Jets. It seems that perhaps the return of Sammy Morris may leave Green-Ellis with no value. Of course, Morris didn't do much either; the Jets have a tough run defense. I waived Fred Taylor, Jax for Bell. I'm not sure that Bell will do much but I couldn't see myself ever feeling good about playing Taylor.
WR: Lance Moore, NO at KC, Matt Jones, JAC vs TEN, Marvin Harrison, IND vs HOU, Mark Bradley, KC vs NO, Josh Morgan, SF vs STL (OUT), Marques Colston, NO at KC, Deion Branch, SEA vs ARI. I let go of Devin Hester, Chi and Joey Galloway, TB and added Bradley and Morgan; I would have kept Galloway and not Morgan but I had to remove Hasselbeck from IR and could put Morgan there since he is out. Jones is Questionable, so I won't play him. Harrison could benefit from a nice match up and injuries to the other WRs on Indy, but I'm still not seriously considering him. Branch is expected to play but I'm not going to play him until he puts up some numbers. That leave Colston, Moore, and Bradley. Colston is a sure thing and I'm leaning Bradley.
TE: Owen Daniels, HOU at IND, Matt Spaeth, PIT vs SD. I had originally added John Carlson, TE Sea but then switched to Spaeth. I'm nervous about Daniels while Sage Rosenfels is the QB for the Texans. I didn't want to put too many eggs on Hasselbeck in his first game back. Spaeth is the back up to Heath Miller, who is out with an injury. He had a good game last week and San Diego has regularly given up points to TEs.
PK: Joe Nedney, SF vs StL. I was concerned about the match up of Stephen Gostkowski, NE vs NYJ, so I picked up Nedney in his place. Gostkowski scored 13, so I'm almost certain to lose on this one.
TM: Tennessee Titans at Jax. I don't love this match up, but I couldn't find anyone to pick up that I preferred for the week.
QB: Tyler Thigpen, KC vs NO, Trent Edwards, BUF vs CLE, Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs ARI, J.P. Losman, BUF vs CLE. I waived JaMarcus Russell, QB Oak to add Losman. Edwards has had a couple of rough games and I wanted to have his backup in case he got pulled. Thigpen has had three straight good games and has a good match up, so I'm definitely going to use him. I'm leaning towards Hasselbeck over Edwards because the Cardinals have given up a lot of TD passes. Russell was claimed by my this week opponent; I sure do hope he doesn't do well enough that he would consider starting him against me in the playoffs.
RB: Adrian Peterson, MIN at TB, Marion Barber, DAL at WAS, Kevin Faulk, NE vs NYJ, Chester Taylor, MIN at TB, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, NE vs NYJ, Tatum Bell, DEN at ATL. I don't love either Peterson or Barber's match up, but I'm definitely going with them. I do hope Romo's return helps Barber. Faulk scored 9 and Green-Ellis 0 against the Jets. It seems that perhaps the return of Sammy Morris may leave Green-Ellis with no value. Of course, Morris didn't do much either; the Jets have a tough run defense. I waived Fred Taylor, Jax for Bell. I'm not sure that Bell will do much but I couldn't see myself ever feeling good about playing Taylor.
WR: Lance Moore, NO at KC, Matt Jones, JAC vs TEN, Marvin Harrison, IND vs HOU, Mark Bradley, KC vs NO, Josh Morgan, SF vs STL (OUT), Marques Colston, NO at KC, Deion Branch, SEA vs ARI. I let go of Devin Hester, Chi and Joey Galloway, TB and added Bradley and Morgan; I would have kept Galloway and not Morgan but I had to remove Hasselbeck from IR and could put Morgan there since he is out. Jones is Questionable, so I won't play him. Harrison could benefit from a nice match up and injuries to the other WRs on Indy, but I'm still not seriously considering him. Branch is expected to play but I'm not going to play him until he puts up some numbers. That leave Colston, Moore, and Bradley. Colston is a sure thing and I'm leaning Bradley.
TE: Owen Daniels, HOU at IND, Matt Spaeth, PIT vs SD. I had originally added John Carlson, TE Sea but then switched to Spaeth. I'm nervous about Daniels while Sage Rosenfels is the QB for the Texans. I didn't want to put too many eggs on Hasselbeck in his first game back. Spaeth is the back up to Heath Miller, who is out with an injury. He had a good game last week and San Diego has regularly given up points to TEs.
PK: Joe Nedney, SF vs StL. I was concerned about the match up of Stephen Gostkowski, NE vs NYJ, so I picked up Nedney in his place. Gostkowski scored 13, so I'm almost certain to lose on this one.
TM: Tennessee Titans at Jax. I don't love this match up, but I couldn't find anyone to pick up that I preferred for the week.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Division clinched
I'm at 7-3 and the next two teams in my division are 3-7 after both losing again. With only three weeks to go in the regular season, that means I've clinched the division. That is a huge relief. I did have the third highest score of the week and would have beaten the team I play this week, the one other team at 7-3. He obviously needs the game a lot more than I do, I think he has just a one game lead in the division. However, a win for me gets me a lot closer to a bye in the first week of the playoffs.
Despite this, I'm looking at possibly making a lot of moves to my roster. Owen Daniels only caught one pass last week but he was thrown to six times. Therefore, I'm not desperate to add another TE, but I would like to do so. Gostkowski has been solid; his seven points last week were his least in the last 3. Still, I'm not convinced I'm going to stick with him; they play the Jets this week who held the Saints to 3 points last week. I might look to add Joe Nedney, PK SF, who plays against those same Rams. The Titans had another solid game with 9 points, but that's the most they've scored in the last three weeks. I'm considering adding the 49ers going against the Rams or the Colts against Houston (where Sage Rosenfels was intercepted four times last week).
I also plan to let JaMarcus Russell go (my third round pick, sigh) and pick up J.P. Losman, QB Buf. Trent Edwards has been struggling of late and I want to be ready if he gets yanked. I've put in a claim for Payton Hillis, RB Den if he's still there when I pick (10th). I've decided I'd let Fred Taylor go even though he finally scored some points last week. Hillis is my second choice; the first is Mark Bradley, WR KC. I've got a number of other WRs I would add; I'm still concerned about Matt Jones and don't have a lot of good feelings about playing Marques Colston, WR NO and Lance Moore, WR NO. My third choice is Kevin Boss, TE NYG. If I'm going to add a TE and defense, I'm going to need to let some WRs go; I'm not sure who I'd cut but Devin Hester, Chi and Joey Galloway, TB are at the top of the list. If Matt Hasselbeck, QB Sea and Deion Branch, WR Sea both play, I'll need to waive someone to clear a roster spot for Hasselbeck. It could be a very different roster by the end of the week.
Despite this, I'm looking at possibly making a lot of moves to my roster. Owen Daniels only caught one pass last week but he was thrown to six times. Therefore, I'm not desperate to add another TE, but I would like to do so. Gostkowski has been solid; his seven points last week were his least in the last 3. Still, I'm not convinced I'm going to stick with him; they play the Jets this week who held the Saints to 3 points last week. I might look to add Joe Nedney, PK SF, who plays against those same Rams. The Titans had another solid game with 9 points, but that's the most they've scored in the last three weeks. I'm considering adding the 49ers going against the Rams or the Colts against Houston (where Sage Rosenfels was intercepted four times last week).
I also plan to let JaMarcus Russell go (my third round pick, sigh) and pick up J.P. Losman, QB Buf. Trent Edwards has been struggling of late and I want to be ready if he gets yanked. I've put in a claim for Payton Hillis, RB Den if he's still there when I pick (10th). I've decided I'd let Fred Taylor go even though he finally scored some points last week. Hillis is my second choice; the first is Mark Bradley, WR KC. I've got a number of other WRs I would add; I'm still concerned about Matt Jones and don't have a lot of good feelings about playing Marques Colston, WR NO and Lance Moore, WR NO. My third choice is Kevin Boss, TE NYG. If I'm going to add a TE and defense, I'm going to need to let some WRs go; I'm not sure who I'd cut but Devin Hester, Chi and Joey Galloway, TB are at the top of the list. If Matt Hasselbeck, QB Sea and Deion Branch, WR Sea both play, I'll need to waive someone to clear a roster spot for Hasselbeck. It could be a very different roster by the end of the week.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
A win!
Another win for me this week, pushing me to 7-3. Both of the 3-6 teams in my division are trailing but their games aren't over. If they both lose, I'll clinch the division. The other two division leaders started the week 7-2 and played each other. I play the one that seems likely to lose the game. The top two division winners get a bye for the first week of the playoffs. It looks as though winning out would guarantee me that bye.
QB: Tyler Thigpen, KC put up 3 TDs for 35 points. He did miss on the two-point conversion that would have won the game for the Chiefs, but his big performance essentially cemented the win for me. Trent Edwards, Buf had a poor game and put up just 8 points. That's two rough games in a row and he really hasn't been all that good since returning from his concussion. To beat the big boys, I'm going to need two QBs. I can't rely on Hasselbeck returning, so I'm really hoping to see a good game from Edwards next week against the Browns. JaMarcus Russell, Oak and Matt Hasselbeck, Sea both didn't play due to injury. My opponent got 14 from Brett Favre, NYJ and -1 from Marc Bulger, StL. He didn't have Matt Schaub, Hou, who is injured.
RB: Marion Barber, Dal was on bye. Adrian Peterson, Min came through big with 224 combined yards and a TD for 29 points. I was really uncertain who to play to replace Barber among the other four. I went with BenJarvus Green-Ellis, NE over Kevin Faulk, NE, with Chester Taylor, Min my third choice and Fred Taylor, Jax fourth. Well, Fred Taylor had 80 yards rushing, 17 receiving and scored 9. Chester Taylor had a long TD catch and scored 19 in a game that seems like the Vikings should have won more handily than they did (they gave up an interception return for a TD and a punt return for a TD to keep the Packers in the game). Kevin Faulk scored 0, so I'm really glad I kept him out. Green-Ellis actually ran for 105 and a TD and scored 16, so that worked out really well for me. However, my 45 points from the RBs was drubbed by the opponent who got 32 from Thomas Jones, NYJ and 22 from Brandon Jacobs, NYG. In a way, him having Jones and Favre probably limited his upside. He didn't play Willis McGahee, Bal, who scored 23.
WR: I knew I was going to play Marques Colston, NO but couldn't decide between Matt Jones, Jax and Lance Moore, NO. Colston caught 7 for 140 for 17 points. I ended up playing Jones and he scored 8 before leaving with a (I believe, anyway) minor injury that wasn't worth playing through in a game the Jaguars were winning handily. Lance Moore caught a garbage time TD to end up with 16 points, so this one I got wrong. Still, I'll gladly take 8 points from a WR. Many of my other guys didn't play due to bye or injury. Devin Hester, Chi put up 7 and Marvin Harrison, Ind scored 4 and may have left the game with an injury. He would have to have a really good game before I'd even consider playing him again and I'm almost ready to drop him. I'd probably drop Hester first, though. My opponent got 14 from Roddy White, Atl and 6 from Donald Driver, GB. I'm always really excited to win at WR.
TE: Owen Daniels, Hou, scored just 1 on one catch for 13 yards. I'll probably try to pick up another TE to play until Matt Schaub comes back. However, I did notice that one of Sage Rosenfels interceptions was a pass to Daniels in the end zone. An extra seven points would have me feeling very differently about this. My opponent got 0 from Chris Baker, NYJ. He had Jason Witten, Dal on bye. I think I lost more with not having Barber than he did in the Cowboys having a bye, so I'm not going to feel bad about this.
PK: I got this one wrong also. I played John Kasay, Car who scored 4 as the Panthers did not roll over Oakland as expected. I could have had 7 from Stephen Gostkowski, NE. I will probably go with Gostkowski the rest of the way. My opponent got 9 from Jeff Reed, Pit.
TM: The Titans continue to be solid, but I probably ought to look into giving myself another option. They scored 9 and had a dropped interception that probably would have been a TD and another 8 points. My opponent got -3 from the Eagles going against the Giants and Brandon Jacobs.
I put up 127 and I've got to feel good about that. It'll probably end up as the second or third highest score of the week. I've had two straight good weeks and might just be peaking as the playoffs approach. I do have a tough opponent next week and my guys seem to have some tough match ups. Still, I may already have clinched the division and hence a seed of at least 3.
QB: Tyler Thigpen, KC put up 3 TDs for 35 points. He did miss on the two-point conversion that would have won the game for the Chiefs, but his big performance essentially cemented the win for me. Trent Edwards, Buf had a poor game and put up just 8 points. That's two rough games in a row and he really hasn't been all that good since returning from his concussion. To beat the big boys, I'm going to need two QBs. I can't rely on Hasselbeck returning, so I'm really hoping to see a good game from Edwards next week against the Browns. JaMarcus Russell, Oak and Matt Hasselbeck, Sea both didn't play due to injury. My opponent got 14 from Brett Favre, NYJ and -1 from Marc Bulger, StL. He didn't have Matt Schaub, Hou, who is injured.
RB: Marion Barber, Dal was on bye. Adrian Peterson, Min came through big with 224 combined yards and a TD for 29 points. I was really uncertain who to play to replace Barber among the other four. I went with BenJarvus Green-Ellis, NE over Kevin Faulk, NE, with Chester Taylor, Min my third choice and Fred Taylor, Jax fourth. Well, Fred Taylor had 80 yards rushing, 17 receiving and scored 9. Chester Taylor had a long TD catch and scored 19 in a game that seems like the Vikings should have won more handily than they did (they gave up an interception return for a TD and a punt return for a TD to keep the Packers in the game). Kevin Faulk scored 0, so I'm really glad I kept him out. Green-Ellis actually ran for 105 and a TD and scored 16, so that worked out really well for me. However, my 45 points from the RBs was drubbed by the opponent who got 32 from Thomas Jones, NYJ and 22 from Brandon Jacobs, NYG. In a way, him having Jones and Favre probably limited his upside. He didn't play Willis McGahee, Bal, who scored 23.
WR: I knew I was going to play Marques Colston, NO but couldn't decide between Matt Jones, Jax and Lance Moore, NO. Colston caught 7 for 140 for 17 points. I ended up playing Jones and he scored 8 before leaving with a (I believe, anyway) minor injury that wasn't worth playing through in a game the Jaguars were winning handily. Lance Moore caught a garbage time TD to end up with 16 points, so this one I got wrong. Still, I'll gladly take 8 points from a WR. Many of my other guys didn't play due to bye or injury. Devin Hester, Chi put up 7 and Marvin Harrison, Ind scored 4 and may have left the game with an injury. He would have to have a really good game before I'd even consider playing him again and I'm almost ready to drop him. I'd probably drop Hester first, though. My opponent got 14 from Roddy White, Atl and 6 from Donald Driver, GB. I'm always really excited to win at WR.
TE: Owen Daniels, Hou, scored just 1 on one catch for 13 yards. I'll probably try to pick up another TE to play until Matt Schaub comes back. However, I did notice that one of Sage Rosenfels interceptions was a pass to Daniels in the end zone. An extra seven points would have me feeling very differently about this. My opponent got 0 from Chris Baker, NYJ. He had Jason Witten, Dal on bye. I think I lost more with not having Barber than he did in the Cowboys having a bye, so I'm not going to feel bad about this.
PK: I got this one wrong also. I played John Kasay, Car who scored 4 as the Panthers did not roll over Oakland as expected. I could have had 7 from Stephen Gostkowski, NE. I will probably go with Gostkowski the rest of the way. My opponent got 9 from Jeff Reed, Pit.
TM: The Titans continue to be solid, but I probably ought to look into giving myself another option. They scored 9 and had a dropped interception that probably would have been a TD and another 8 points. My opponent got -3 from the Eagles going against the Giants and Brandon Jacobs.
I put up 127 and I've got to feel good about that. It'll probably end up as the second or third highest score of the week. I've had two straight good weeks and might just be peaking as the playoffs approach. I do have a tough opponent next week and my guys seem to have some tough match ups. Still, I may already have clinched the division and hence a seed of at least 3.
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