September 27th 2017
Wednesday Late Night Edition
What
I Learned from Week 3
(Quick
Takes)
It’s late Wednesday night, the morning
will come early tomorrow, so I am not going to spend too much time on my rants
here, but here’s what I learned from last week;
Too early to anoint Siemian!
Yup, first road test was a fail. Maybe it wasn’t a complete failure, but the
inability to put the ball in the endzone (3 FGs last week) won’t get it done.
Broncos defense has some holes.
After their two week scintillating start, the defense comes back to earth
getting toasted by, of all quarterback Tyrod Taylor. And I’m not knocking
Taylor, actually thought his mobility would play into the Broncos pass rush,
wrong. Taylor’s got a lot more than that.
Brady-to-Cooks, dinner is served! Fantasy
owners finally got a taste at what could be. Now will they see what will be
going forward. Well right now the Pats defense is not going to stop anyone, so
maybe we will.
Patriots are powered by the Pass.
After three weeks fantasy owners can see how this engine runs in New England.
Brady may have a lot of miles on his arm, but that baby is still running
smooth. Play away.
Is Jaguars defense for real? This
may be a tough question to answer given the offenses they’ve had to face in the
early going. Good news is, we won’t have to answer this week either. Jags will
face Jets on Sunday, so I feel good about their chances with continued success.
Keenum equipped to handle reins.
Whether he remains the starter for the long term (see Bradford’s health) or the
short term, what we’ve seen over the past two weeks should give fantasy owners plenty
of confidence to roll with their studs (Diggs, Cook, Thielen). Maybe this week
will be TE Rudolph’s turn.
Falcons defense could be a problem.
Thus far the Falcons are undefeated, but no thanks to their average defense
(ranked 17th in total yards). The Falcons have dodged bullets in week one to
Chicago and last week against the Lions. Their 3-0 record could be misleading.
Bucs defense needs work.
After a strong opening week performance, the Bucs defense got a rude awakening
courtesy of Keenum and the Vikings. The Bucs play in a tough division loaded
with some pretty good arms and receivers. Defense needs work, fast!
Colts a work in progress.
Well surprise, surprise. The Colts proved Any Given Sunday is true. We won’t
get ahead of ourselves here. They are a work in progress, but after quarterback
Jacoby Brissett’s impressive week 3 play there is light at the end of the
tunnel. And quarterback Andrew Luck could be back in a few weeks.
Manning and group finally show up. It
tooks three weeks for the offense to finally click, but then again they only
managed 24 points and still lost. Eli Manning and the G-men haven’t got it all
figured out yet, but last week certainly looked like they got the passing game
somewhat figured out. Now work on the run.
Steel Curtain made of aluminum. Week
3 was not an impressive day for the Steelers defense. Maybe the team left them
back in the tunnel; they didn’t know the game started since they missed the
national anthem. Either way, 220 yards rushing allowed, that curtain couldn’t
have been made out of steel.
Panthers offense in trouble? This
was not big test, but it was not a good sign for Cam and company to struggle
against a Saints defense that had been treated like a doormat for the two
previous weeks. You have to ask, is there something wrong with Cam? How do the
Panthers play so poorly at home against the Saints. Hmmm?
Brees not done yet.
Just when it looks like the Saints were toast, Brees and the boys show they
still have a lot of fight left. The Saints marched into Carolina and strolled
right out with an easy win. They get the Dolphins next in London looking to
make it two in a row.
The Dalton Gang shows heart.
And his name is Dalton. That never gets old. Andy Dalton and company put up the
good fight in week 3, but came up short. It’s a long season and heart only gets
you so far. If the Bengals don’t get a W real quick, this season is going to be
even longer.
That’s My Take.
~David Ortega
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