Monday Edition
October 22nd, 2012
Monday
Morning Huddle
Week
7 Fantasy Headlines
V-Jax
Emerging Among the Elite
On Sunday against the Saints shoddy
secondary wide receiver Vincent Jackson continued his hot hand, adding 7 receptions
for over 200 yards receiving with a touchdown grab. In his last three starts
V-Jax has tallied 17 catches for 382 yards receiving (a 22.8 yards per catch
average), and four touchdowns. Jackson has scored five times this season,
including a touchdown in each of his last three games and now ranks among the
leaders in yards receiving (5th) and touchdowns (T-4th). He’s
a man on fire and looks to continue this trend in week 8 when Tampa Bay visits
the Vikings.
Andrew
Luck Can Also Use His Legs
There has been so much made about
Andrew Luck, his arm, and his head as he makes the transition from college to
pro, but something some may have overlooked is his mobility and ability to use
his legs. Before Sunday this season Luck had been exception at home throwing
six touchdowns and passing for an average of nearly 300 yards per game. Against
the Browns on Sunday, Luck showed not only can he beat you with his arm, but he
can also use his legs rushing for two scores to lead the Colts to victory. Luck
has accounted for 8 scores in four home games and improved his home record to
3-1 this season; nothing like home-cooking.
RGIII
Playing Beyond His Years
It was a tough loss for the Redskins
on Sunday falling to the Giants, but one thing learned (if you didn’t already
know) this Griffin kid is something special. It was not one of his more
prolific statistical game, but RGIII did an outstanding job managing the
offense and making plays with his leg when he had to; his Sunday line 258 yards
pass, 89 yards rush, two touchdowns (pass) and two turnovers. In spite of some
of his rookie tendencies, he still gave his team a chance handling the pressure
of late game heroics and making the necessary plays to win. He did just that
and it was his defense let him down on Sunday.
Aaron
Rodger Returning To Form
In the Packers first five games this
season quarterback Aaron Rodgers tossed a total of 10 touchdowns, in his past
two starts he has nine. Rodgers and the Packers aerial attack at starting to
resemble more and more like the 2011 team that went 15-1. They still have a few
issues in the backfield to sort out, but as long as Rodgers continues to play
at his elite level, the Packers will always have a chance and will figure into
the scheme of things come January.
Fantasy
Stock Notes
On
the Rise
The Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman has had the hot hand of
late passing for 299 yards or more in his last three starts, including 420
yards on Sunday against the Saints. Freeman has also collected 7 passing
touchdowns in his last three starts while scoring 15, 29, and 34 fantasy (standard
scoring) points respectively.
The Steelers backfield is currently ailing
and banged up, emerge running back Jonathan
Dwyer. With Mendenhall and Redman sidelined, Dwyer took the reins and
rambled for 122 yards on the ground Sunday night against the Bengals. With the
Steelers running game grounded much for the season, Dwyer gave it signs of life
and could figure more prominently moving forward. His 100 yards were a first
for the team this season.
The Packers may have found themselves
a new weapon in wide receiver Randall
Cobb, making them even more dangerous when Greg Jennings returns. In his
last four starts Cobb has averaged 6.5 receptions, 84.7 yards receiving, and
has scored three times, including twice last Sunday. Cobb has shown he is a
true playmaker and you can bet the Packers will continue to keep him involved
in the game plan moving forward.
Falling
The Browns rookie running back Trent Richardson is quickly falling out
of favor from fantasy owners as his stock continues to plummet. Richardson
again exited from a game early on Sunday, finishing the day with just 8 yards
rushing (nothing a fantasy owner wants to see). Richardson has been hampered
with nagging injuries thus far this season and has hardly played enough to
showcase anything to get excited about. In his seven starts he finished with
less than 60 yards of offense four times scoring just once in those games.
The Colts speedy receiver Donnie Avery continues to see looks
every week, averaging nearly 9 targets per game, but the numbers are just not
there. He has just one 100-yard receiving game this season in six tries and has
only broke 60 or more yards just one other time. His lack of production in
recent weeks has sent his stock plunging to the bottom of the barrel. He’s no
longer lineup worthy (even as a flex) until he breaks from his current slump.
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