Tuesday Edition
October 23rd, 2012
David's Daily Digest
The
Week in Review
Breaking
Down my Week 7 Picks
It was another tough week in fantasy football
to say the least with several players disappointing and not achieving expectations,
but as it always is with fantasy; win some, lose some.
My Week 7 Duds
These are my week 7 picks that lost…
Making my duds list this week is
quarterback, Matthew Stafford. After
his 2011 season performance fantasy owners were expecting much bigger things
from him this season and such has not been the case. With just 261 yards
passing and one touchdown pass to go with a pick (16 fantasy points); hardly a
the QB1 performance owners were looking for.
Bad hands….
The Colts receiver Donnie Avery has hardly been much to
speak of the past several weeks and in week 7 he remained quiet with just four
catches for 46 yards. Avery has not been relevant since week 2, it may be time
to plant him on your bench until further notice.
Another wide receiver that remained
grounded in week 7 was Dez Bryant. The
Cowboys receiver was targeted just three times on Sunday and finished with two
catches for 14 yards. It’s tough to sit a player like Bryant because of his
upside potential, but just note his inconsistency is going to hurt sometimes.
To complete the list of the poor hands
on Sunday group lets add Kenny Britt.
The Titans go-to receiver was hardly went to on Sunday as he finished with a
paltry 4 grabs for 30 yards. The Titans offense has been inconsistent and with
the possible shuffling of quarterbacks in the next coming weeks, Britt does not
look like a very good option to lean upon to heavily.
With what appeared to be a prime
matchup for running back Darren McFadden,
53 yards rushing and 28 yards receiving are not enough to make fantasy owners
happy. This was not his worst game this season by far, but his lack of big
yardage and scoring are going to make things tough for fantasy owners. With 25
catches thus far this season he does offer some appeal in PPR leagues, but he’ll
need to start ripping off some big runs soon or owners may grow restless.
Running back Trent Richardson could be another falling star. His proneness to
injury has kept him off the field much too often this season. Once again
Richardson was an early exit on Sunday (against the Colts) totaling just 8
yards. It’s hard for fantasy owners to count on a guy who can’t finish a game.
Richardson is not worthy of a starting position in any fantasy leagues until he
can get healthy again.
My
Week 7 Studs
Some of my week 7 wins….
Let’s start with Monday night and the
Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
He was busy and again productive in the passing game for the Bears. Marshall is
now a solid WR1 fantasy this season averaging better than 11 targets per game
in his last four starts and totaling 30 catches for 434 yards and three touchdowns.
He has scored in three straight and has at least 5 receptions in 5 of his 6
starts this season.
The Buccaneers were on display Sunday
against the Saints with quarterback Josh
Freeman (420 yards passing) and wide receiver Vincent Jackson (216 yards receiving) doing their best dynamic duo
impersonation. Freeman is quietly working his way into fantasy lineups as a
starter (in deeper leagues) passing for 299 yards or more in his last three
games with 7 touchdown throws. Vincent Jackson is emerging as a big-time
receiver again and is putting up the numbers to prove it; 17 receptions, 382
yards receiving, and three touchdowns in his last three games.
Running back Fred Jackson took advantage of a nice matchup on Sunday turning in
a solid performance. Jackson rushed for 71 yards and grabbed 8 passes for
another 49 yards. He also added a score to complete his week 7 strong showing.
Jackson is still splitting time with Spiller finishing Sunday with just 17
touches. As long as he is part-time owners can’t expect too many games like
this; play with caution and look for the favorable matchups before inserting
into your lineup.
One last mention (although, there is a
couple more) is wide receiver Randall
Cobb. He is the Packers newest playmaker in the passing game. Against the
Rams in week 7 Cobb was targeted eight times and made good on all eight. Cobb
finished the day with 8 receptions for 89 yards and two scores. His stock is on
a mad rise with Greg Jennings sidelined, but as often as he has been targeted and as productive as he has been the
past two weeks, I can’t see the Packers straying away too far; expect Cobb to
stay involved and remain at least a strong solid flex option. He may even be a
mid WR3 in deeper leagues and tough to keep on anyone’s bench going forward.
It wasn’t how it was drawn up, but Andrew Luck was money in week 7
accounting for two scores in the Colts third win at home this season. Luck
passed for just 186 yards, but still finished Sunday’s contest against the
Browns with 18 fantasy points. His numbers this season are not great, but Luck
is still good enough to fill a bye week need in fantasy or add insurance on
your bench, especially in deep 14-16 team leagues.
By David Ortega
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