NFL Power Rankings - Week 8

BOO! Time for the Halloween edition of the power rankings. Unlike Kings Island of Ohio, no recently dead NFL stars will be appearing in my blog (instead if you want to read what I am talking about click this http://deadspin.com/5366449/steve-mcnair-murder-scene-an-ill+advised-halloween-display). Pretty sad when you think about it. Kind of like Vikings fans after their first loss, or anyone in the Lions vs. Rams market this weekend. So to stick with the theme of Halloween, ratings will be Trick or Treat with a possible monster, villain or horror movie mention. I mean come on, it's Halloween week folks, what do you expect me to do?

NFL Power Rankings

1. New Orleans Saints (1, 6-0)

Even when it looks like they are going to lose they win. It is insane. They wouldn't be number one if they weren't the greatest. No they can't be Ali but they could be whoever they want. I bet wherever they go for trick or treating, they would get truck loads of candy. Big game against the Falcons this week. Who will laugh last, mwahahahahahaha!

2. Indianapolis Colts (2, 6-0)

I can't move them up for dismantling the Rams. I mean who hasn't done that. Although Peyton Manning didn't throw for 300+ yards, epic FAIL! Stomp city though, this team is full of treats.

3. Denver Broncos (4, 6-0)

What a difference a bye makes. Heading to Baltimore for a tough road game in a hostile place, then again they did just play in San Diego. Hasta La Vista winning streak?

4. New England Patriots (7, 5-2)

They are just flat out embarrassing teams now. When they face a decent team and do this maybe I will be a little more impressed. Clearly the offense is clicking though. Bill Belichick would make a pretty sweet Darth Vader though wouldn't he? If you don't join the dark side, I will find someone who costs less money who will! Quote Darth Belichick on that one! Obi Wan Ki-Rex Ryan, you're our only hope!

5. Minnesota Vikings (3, 6-1)

Considering they weren't even favored to win the game how could I drop them more then this? Favre faced pressure and two turnovers cost them 14 points the other way. Without those it would have been a totally different game and who knows? Maybe a new number 1? Alas, no they lost in Pittsburgh.

6. Cincinnati Bengals (7, 5-2)

They destroyed the Bears. Palmer threw 5 times, 5 times, 5 times, 5 times, 5 times for touchdowns. So yes, you guessed it, Booker T is who he will be this Halloween. Must be nice to have this week off. No parties with Matt Leinart though Carson!

7. Pittsburgh Steelers (9, 5-2)

Yes, I know they just beat the Vikings. Yes, I know they got turnovers against Favre. Well, they moved up didn't they?


8. Arizona Cardinals (14, 4-2)

Believe in the Cardinals. Along with their pass happy offense comes a pretty stout defense. I still hear people on ESPN saying the Steelers have the number 1 rush defense. No, they don't (even Tony Reali, stat boy himself says the Steelers are the best rush defense in all the land). This team is! You wouldn't know it. They are like the force in Paranormal Activity minus the fact that no one is talking about them. Not many see how great they are but in due time they will.

9. New York Giants (5, 5-2)

Two losses in a row are not good. Having Arizona come to your house and do something they haven't done in 20 years, win, also not good. Started out as a treat on the town, now you are tricks of New York. Congrats!

10. Atlanta Falcons (6, 4-2)

Another team in their way apparently is the Cowboys. Clearly Matt Ryan can't handle a lot of pressure in his face. Dallas blitzed him all night and got a victory because of how much pressure they put on him. The Cowboys wanted that game more then them. The Iceman Matt Ryan (or Matty Ice as he may be known) will need to have a great game against the league and division leading Saints on Monday Night Football, get those helmets crashin'.

11. Baltimore Ravens (10, 3-3)

Bye week. Get your helmets on boys because this one is going to be a knock out drag out fight. Steelers took out an unbeaten last week, hopefully we can do the same this week. Suggs, become the SUGGERNAUT! ACTIVATE BEAST MODE!

12. Philadelphia Eagles (13, 4-2)

They beat a struggling Redskins team but really didn't look dominant. Desean Jackson did, he put on a Flash costume and dusted the 'Skins for two scores (thanks buddy, needed those points in fantasyyyyyyyy). Real test this week with first place in the division on the line. Plus who really wants to get out shined by the Phils?


13. Houston Texans (17, 4-3)

Steve Slaton sighting. Matt Schaub and this Texans passing game is insane. They beat a tough team at home in beating the Niners. They are surely treating themselves to whatever they want no matter what the defense. This offense is the real deal, just don't blow it against the Bills. A team they shouldn't have a problem with.

14. Green Bay Packers (15, 4-2)

Two weeks in a row they have faced cupcake teams in the Lions and the Browns. They disposed of them like a good team should. They would love to give Favre some spiked candy for Halloween. Don't look into the mirror and say Aaron Rodgers 3 times Brett. If you do, he will come out and kill you Candyman style.

15. San Francicso 49ers (12, 3-3)

How Frank Gore didn't destroy the Texans porous defense is beyond me. Alex Smith is going to be their starter, he looked great late last week. Maybe he can prove that San Fran is his Final Destination!

16. New York Jets (18, 4-3)

Rex probably transformed into Voltron last week. What they did to the Raiders was brutal. What a beat down they put on them. Like they were Bane from Batman. Rex hit a button and they went crazy. Now let's see if they can keep that up and get some payback on Miami.

17. Dallas Cowboys (20, 4-2)

Miles Austin is the best receiver this team has had since Michael Irvin. Clearly he is no fluke as he has had two stellar performances in a row. He clearly has PF Flyers and is going as Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez this Halloween. The guy runs great routes and is a hard worker. Defense is starting to turn around to.

18. Chicago Bears (11, 3-3)

Two losses in a row is not good for the Monsters of the Midway. In addition to getting thumped by the Bengals, they were completely owned by Cedric Benson. That stings.

19. San Diego Chargers (19, 3-3)

They did what they were supposed to do against the Chiefs. It is something new every week for this team. Up and down. It's like Poison Ivy, they had everyone loving them before they ripped out their hearts by losing a few close games. Do Batman villain comparisons ever get old?

20. Miami Dolphins (16, 2-4)

Oh when the Saints, come marching in, oh when the Saints come marching in. Oh they want to change the number (of points they gave up to the Saints), when the Saints come to Miami. Everyone better hide from Bill Parcells as he may do his best Michael Myers impression and start taking people out if they keep losing.

21. Jacksonville Jaguars (21, 3-3)

Jack Del Rio is going to be playing someone from The Departed if he doesn't improve the defense. They can't win enough games to get into the playoffs without a decent defense. There are two potent offenses in their own division let alone any they have to face throughout the league. I mean, even the Rams gave them a scare.

22. Seattle Seahawks (23, 2-4)

This team is like Two Face. One week they are awesome and the next they don't show up at all. After a bye you have to wonder what kind of tricks they have up their sleeves. Hopefully, for my own fantasy purposes, my bag will be full of treats from Hasselback and Houshmandzadeh.

23. Buffalo Bills (25, 2-4)

So they officially have started a mini winning streak. Okay so they beat the Panthers and handled Jake Delhomme like everyone else has. Had they beat someone else I may have moved them up more. Honestly I just want to see if they are posers or if they actually can win a few tough games.

24. Carolina Panthers (22, 2-4)

Delhomme gives up plenty of treats to opposing defenses. He leads the league in INTs and is still going to start despite that. What Freddy Krueger does to dreams, opposing defenses do to Delhomme. If they didn't have Deangelo Williams and a defense that shows up once in awhile. Perhaps they should dress up as last year's Steelers, lord knows they don't want to play the Cardinals as themselves.

25. Kansas City Chiefs (24, 1-6)

They were really put in their place this week. Don't expect Larry Johnson to be playing any time soon over his infamous gay slurs. Don't expect any questionable dressing up from him anytime soon either. Especially with the teams bye week and all.

26. Oakland Raiders (26, 2-5)

They made me regret moving them up. They got STOMPED by the Jets, in the black hole no less! At least no one honestly knows who most of the fans on the sidelines are since they are dressed in more armor then a Medieval Times knight. So much for those playoffs Seymour.

27. Detroit Lions (27, 1-6)

They had a bye week and NFL is giving them a treat for Halloween. They get the Lambs er I mean Rams at home. Woohoo for mediocre games.

28. Tennessee Titans (28, 0-6)

This just in Jeff Fisher is going as Peyton Manning for Halloween. He just wants to be a winner. Maybe he should wear a Vince Young jersey, I think they could get their first W this week. He is facing a terrible pass defense in Jacksonville. So if he can't make it happen they should just lose out and get Sam Bradford.

29. Washington Redskins (30, 2-5)

Redskin fans got a rock when they turned on the TV on Monday night. Unfortunately that rock was only on defense. Without those Campbell turnovers their game could have had a different outcome. Maybe with Sherm "Bingo Caller" Lewis at the helm their offense will get better?

30. Cleveland Browns (29, 1-6)

Even more tricks. They just got abused by Green Bay this past week. The great news for their fans is they can just stay in those dog pound costumes or wear paper bags over their heads if they are silly enough to travel to Chicago.

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (31, 0-7)

Trick. Another lopsided game last week was their game against New England. They would have been better off playing a game in the English Premier League then against the Pats. Hey there was a Josh Freeman sighting, maybe he will go as a starter in the NFL this Halloween.

32. St. Louis Rams (32, 0-7)

A whole bag of tricks here. Did you honestly think they would beat let alone put up a fight against the Colts? They died quicker then a black person in a horror movie. I don't make the movies, you know I'm right. Everyone will wish they were dead as opposed to watching their game this week against the Lions. So this week they could be treats.

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Bye or Sell

So this past week was officially the bye week and I think I speak for all Ravens fans when I say, "Thank God!" We were heading in with a horrific three week losing streak where we lost by a total of eleven points, yes combined, to three very good teams.

Losing at New England, honestly we all know we kind of expected it, wasn't so bad. Having Clayton take a ball off the numbers when we could have had the game on the final drive, hurts. Then Cincinnati comes to town, coming off an upset victory over the Steelers. They are the cardiac cats for a reason as they ripped out our hearts on their final drive rather than completely screwing the pooch like they had in years past. Of course that leads to this past week where I thought we were in deep trouble after the first quarter and then Flacco/Rice lead us back into the game only to have our special teams blow it on the final play. Well I am here, fellow Ravens fans and probably haters, to ease your pain from this three week demise from on top of the world (and power rankings) to middle of the pack. Let's first talk about why we are depressed.

Our Defense is NOT Who We Thought They Were!

Let's talk about the defense, something we always knew or thought we could count on as Ravens fans/followers. Some of us referred to them for years as our offense, jokingly and unfortunately true for some time. Now we look pitiful, especially in our secondary. We are usually in the top 5 throughout the season in total defense and at this point this unit is a disgrace.

Here is our stat line in defense this season; 21st in points allowed with 21.7, 17th in total defense with 332.7 yards a game (22nd against the pass, 241.5 yds/gm and 8th against the run, at least we have that still), 5th in the league in interceptions with 7 but only 2 fumbles recovered. So through 6 games we have only caused 9 turnovers and scored 2 TDs on defense? Yes, I know Reed actually took one to the house and last season didn't really get going until late in the year. Yes, we are all hoping that happens again. Yes, he is the only person in our secondary I don't want to throw out the window right now. No, I will not stop using interjections! Fine, I will. I'm serious this time. Greg Mattison is not using our pass rushers as well as he could. It seems like the only guy getting pressure is Suggs and Ray Lewis. We have been spoiled in years past but great defensive minds like Marvin Lewis, Mike Nolan and Rex Ryan. All of been head coaches in this league (2 still are) with Nolan turning around a horrible Broncos defense from a year ago to being number 1 in the league. Let's give Mattison time to adjust to his team before Harbaugh probably chews him a new one. But if he doesn't, I can assure you that there are millions of fans that gladly would.

And before someone goes crazy and says how our red zone defense has been decent this year I'm just a guy calling it how I see it. How we looked great in the second quarter on Sunday and blah blah blah. Fine but I am solid in my stance of this defense is not who we thought they were going to be.

Matt Stover WOULD NOT Have Made That Kick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lay off the kicker people. Unless you can kick a 44 yard field goal to win an NFL game on the road just stop it. I was just as upset as any Raven fan was when the kick went inches to the left on Sunday. If it was Stover it wouldn't even have been long enough. Last season, Stover was 5/9 on field goals between 40 and 49 yards. Percentage wise the odds are against Stover who kicked better at home then on the road throughout his career. Also would you rather have the 53rd spot on your roster for a linebacker (like we do this season, they guy took down and injured Adrian Peterson for a series) or a kicker like we had to for previous years for kickoffs. Steven Hauschka is only in his first full season as a field goal kicker. In limited chances, as opposed to other seasons, he is 5/7 with his long being from 44 yards (54 being his career long). Everything was wrong with that play, Koch got it down but the snap was horrible. The rest is obviously history.

Since this is supposed to be a more positive piece let's go to a guy who, in his rookie season, missed a lot of important kicks. Am I the only guy who remembers that in Nate Kaeding's rookie year he was terrible? When it came to crunch time kicks(specifically one kick is all I can think of), like that of Sunday, Kaeding missed. Luckily for him he wasn't used that often, they had some guy named Ladainian Tomli-something. Kaeding did start the season great being perfect until week 7. Unlike Haushka, Kaeding's issue was with shorter kicks (his first miss was between 20-29 yards) and he was pretty accurate during the regular season. The only pressure he faced was in their opening round playoff game against the New York Jets. Also different from Hauschka, Kaeding was actually drafted (3rd round in 2004). Hauschka was an undrafted free agent that we picked up mid season for kickoffs last year. Other undrafted free agent kickers in history for example are Adam Vinatieri, Mike "the drunk kicker" Vanderjagt(thanks Peyton for the nickname) and Robbie Gould to name a few. I'm in no way saying the guy is Vinatieri now but just give him a chance.

Just a reminder folks, that was not all Hauschka. Kick wide yes! Horrible snap by Katula, no. Now for a change in the mood. What should we all be excited about? I think its pretty obvious.

Our Past Two Drafts Rule Everyone!

So in the past two drafts we have selected Joe Flacco, Ray Rice and Michael Oher. All have entered beast mode this season. Flacco is throwing all over everyone, Rice just torched a defense that hadn't allowed a rushing TD all season(Rice got 2) and Michael Oher is passing every test thrown at him on the line.

Starting with Flacco, everyone is just wacko for this guy. For good reason, a Raven QB you actually might want on your fantasy team. Who knew? He ranks in the top 10 in the league in passing yards(9th with 1,674) , pass yards per game (8th with 279, only 4 yards behind Drew Brees) and TDs (tied 8th with 11). Every game it seems like Cam Cameron is trusting him with more and more plays. Whether its going deep or just trying to get the first down, Flacco can do it. His favorite target seems to be the all wise Derrick Mason, all he does is catch first downs. Clayton is starting to come around, making some clutch grabs after that monumental drop in New England. Add to that Todd Heap's performance and health thus far, the guy has weapons. One very quick and elusive man out of the backfield isn't bad either.

That would be Ray Rice. I have been man crushing Ray Rice since I heard we drafted him before last season. Unlike other fans, Antoine, who were or may have been gushing over Steve Slaton(yeah, "We coulda had him, that guys fast," is an exact quote from Antoine) after one year(he is slumping so far this season) now look at this season. Rice has developed into an explosive option out of the backfield. He looked pretty awesome against a tough Minnesota D, especially against the run. Getting the first two rushing scores of the season against them. He may not lead the league in rushing like Cedric Benson but he is averaging 6 yards a carry. Who in their right mind wouldn't take that out of their running back? In addition to his quick cuts, Rice also has great hands. This is the reason why he leads the team with 33 catches with an average of nearly 10 yards per reception. Basically if Rice touches the ball, he has a chance of picking up 8 yards. Now that Willis is nearly out of the picture when it comes to taking his goal line carries, Rice is able to find the end zone. Actually all of Rice's TD runs thus far have been outside the 20. Which is where he has been excellent this season without the TD stealing McGahee or McClain in his way. Now fantasy owners and Ravens fans alike are gushing over this guy, we all think he can handle the load.

Speaking of a load, let's talk about Michael Oher for a second. He played hard in preseason. So hard that he took a man out, drilled him into the ground and had his own helmet fly off. If you missed it, that sucks for you(there was also a moment in week 1 against the Chiefs). What you didn't miss was his performance against one of the nastiest pass rushers in the NFL. After which he sounded very confident, boosting his performance. This didn't sit well with Jared Allen who said, "that's just some idiot trying to talk himself up ... I beat that dude like a redheaded stepchild, let's be honest. If he was so good, why did they have to chip me all day? Ask him that. That's just a rookie trying to build his self-confidence up." Oh really fool? Why he may have been sacked 3 times(1 by Allen on a blown play) and was hurried all day he never turned the ball over, threw for 385 yards, 2 TDs and had a passer rating of 109.2. So if anything he beat you like a red headed stepchild. Oher put up a great fight and will have to continue to prove himself against even more pass rushers in the coming weeks. Look at the schedule! Denver, Indy, Pittsburgh (twice) and Oakland. Yes Oakland. Richard Seymour is still a monster.

So look at it this way Ravens fans, this weekend's game is yet another monster one. We need at least 11 wins for a chance at the playoffs. We have a great chance at doing that. We can still take the division. We are still beasts of the...uh...north!?!

Fantasy Football Awards - Week 6

For those of you who follow the blog my love for fantasy football is on display on a regular. Currently I belong to three leagues, two of which I am the commish. Hope the readers enjoyed parto de cinco(spanglish for part 5...duh), now its time for.... the sixth version. Running out of silly names so maybe I will try harder next week. As the familiars might know, two awards will not appear in this article to save the identities of those who had their hearts broken in our nailbiter of the week or for those who suffered the biggest beat down of the week, whoever had the worst luck ending up against Tom Brady and Deangelo Williams. Your rear really hurts from the whooping you took.



For the scoring system click the link below:



http://bsingwithbs.blogspot.com/2009/09/scoring-system-for-fantasy.html



Moving on to the awards.

Week 6 Fantasy Football Awards

Our first award this week goes to a man who needs no introduction. With so many experiencing bye weeks and injuries this past week this guy was a huge reach. If you wanted a possibility of points then why not scoop him up. In my opinion he probably won't be starting in real football so you probably shouldn't have him in your fantasy roster, ever! The QB might be getting Young-er, if you get my drift. The crafty ole veteran himself earned himself the...


CHOKE ARTIST OF THE WEEK

Kerry Collins - -4 points (-7 pass yds, 1 int; -1 rush yd, fL)

More then likely if you had him you weren't stupid enough to start him (6% start in Yahoo!) however he totally deserves the award. I don't care if it was snowing, clearly that had no effect on Brady. Collins has to be replaced as the starter by Vince Young. With the team standing at 0-6 it seems like an obvious decision. They need to figure out if Young is the real deal or if they need to burn a draft pick on a QB next year. Odds are that if you rely on Collins your season is over in fantasy and you are planning on hunting him down. Pick up Young as any day now he is or needs to be starting. I know everyone is experiencing bye week drama but unless your league is really deep one QB should still be available. Chad Henne (14% owned in Yahoo!) is out there and has the ability to throw the deep ball. He looked great against the Jets so anything can happen.


NOTABLE PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK


So this award goes to a team/player who does really well just not as well as the MVP of the week. 19% of people in Yahoo! leagues decided to sit him for various reasons. Potent Giants defense, lack of TDs in previous weeks or you forgot to put him in after his bye. Now you get to kick yourself after he makes it rain in New Orleans like Pacman Jones at a strip club. Instead of dollar bills, it was raining TD passes. Normally his numbers might get him MVP honors but due to a man named Brady he couldn't quite do it. However his numbers were still very impressive. Who dat? It's....

Drew Brees 38 points (369 yds, 4 TDs)

While I may have abandoned ship on picking complete shockers, to some this was a complete shock. Out dueling the Giants by 21 points, putting up nearly half a century mark against such a strong defense (even at home) is insane. Certifiably insane. Sean Payton is clearly the offensive genius we thought he was. The Saints offense is clearly the welterweight champion of the NFL, oh yes, it's the Juggernaut people. The Giants learned the hard way and what shocks me the most is that they still aren't ranked number 1 in anyone's power rankings.


MOST VALUABLE PLAYER


There is no point in me even toying with this one. It is blatantly obvious who this week's MVP is.

Tom Brady 51 points (380 yds, 6 TDs)

It was just completely unfair what he did to the Titans. Their defense is poor enough but he could have stopped at 4, even 5. That would have been enough. In classic Belichick form they run up the score, probably because Billy boy has Brady in his fantasy league. Odds are he will have, not a repeat performance, but darn close to last week. The Bucs are another poor defense but the travel across the pond has hindered teams from performing before. Who will it take its toll on this week? My money is on the Bucs.

So there you have it folks. Those of you who I am in the leagues with congrats to the owners who have these players. For the others, thanks for checking out the blog. I apologize for the delay for the awards. Unfortunately for my writing skills I have gotten hooked to those silly Facebook games. Ooooh, I wonder if it's time to pick my crops? Gotta run! Until we BS again.

NFL Power Rankings - Week 7

What a week huh? One less team is undefeated thanks to another reigning supreme over them. The Saints (obviously the best team in the NFL at this time) completely destroyed the Giants. The Texans finally showing up are on the rise this week after traveling to the upstart Bengals and putting them away. The Seahawks, well they apparently aren't ready to challenge the Cardinals for the division. The Raiders are thinking playoffs, playoffs? "Blasphemy!," you say? Take that up with Richard Seymour. For now get angry at my week 7 power rankings and shed a tear for the Ravens who are falling into the black hole. Let's get to the rankings shall we.

NFL Power Rankings

1. New Orleans Saints (1, 5-0)

Wow, just wow. Brees owns the Giants and they top them by 21. So as I said before, bye weeks are good. It was a monster game for the Saints offense. I am in awe at how easily they took it to the Giants. They took advantage of a worn out, depleted secondary.

2. Indianapolis Colts (2, 5-0)

Peyton Manning is STILL a complete monster. Even in a bye. I don't see much changing since they play the Rams this week. Unless, there is some kind of miracle.

3. Minnesota Vikings (3, 6-0)

Favre to Sidney Rice is having a nice ring to it in Minnesota. However in Baltimore it's making people sick. They just outlasted the Ravens by an eye lash on a missed last second field goal. Now they get the defending Super Bowl champs. Can Favre not have any turnovers against yet another potent defense?

4. Denver Broncos (5, 6-0)

Special teams did it for them this week. Eddie Royal owns San Diego's soul. Without him it would have been a very interesting and tight game. Defense is looking strong as long as Brian Dawkins and Champ Bailey stay healthy.


5. New York Giants (4, 5-1)

They fell hard in New Orleans. Brees abused their defense and made them look pedestrian. They can't be dropped too much, I mean they did lose badly against the best team in the NFL right now. Time to face another offensive, pass heavy team in the Cardinals.


6. Atlanta Falcons (8, 4-1)

Great game on Sunday night. Outlasted the Bears and their defense was strong. Everything seems to be clicking with this team. Ryan is looking good, Turner/Roddy/Gonzalez all had reservations for 6. The only team in their way is the Saints.

7. New England Patriots (9, 4-2)

Does anyone but me, outside of the New England area, feel bad for the Titans? That was a complete, utter beatdown.What a weekend for the Boston area. Red Sox and Patriots going down hard. This was a tough loss but the reason there is such a drop is because of how shaky their offense looked. That all could be due to the great Broncos defense. Orton owned their defense and the only reason they got a turnover is because of a hail mary. They get a laugher, possibly, this week with the Titans in town.

8. Cincinnati Bengals (6, 4-2)

They didn't look too good against the Texans. Their passing defense is very suspect. Then again, who isn't against the Texans? Slaton burned them out of the backfield receiving passes and Matt Schaub completely abused their secondary. Clearly that is a weakness on this team.

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (11, 4-2)

It wasn't pretty but they beat the Browns yet again. How the Browns offense looked better against their team then against the Bills is beyond me. I guess divisional opponent? Who knows. But a win is a win and this one ties them with the Bengals for first in the division. Minus that whole losing to them thing.

10. Baltimore Ravens (10, 3-3)

Guys it's not me, it's you. You broke my heart again this week. Coming back the way you did and then letting the Vikings drive (why is Frank Walker in single coverage with a guy who has been beating us, him, all day!) was so unlike you. Unlike others, I am not going to put it all on Hauschka or Matt Katula (the long snapper, Antoine!). The offense looked great against one of the league's premier defenses, in fact Ray Rice had his way with them. They lost and they need this bye week. Broncos come to town after that, it's not going to get any easier. MAN UP GUYS!

11. Chicago Bears (13, 3-2)

Tough loss on the road to a good team. Forte fumbles as many times in the game as he had in his career up until that point. Another tough road matchup against the Bengals awaits. Both teams need a win to stay in the running for their division crown. Should be a good one.

12. San Francisco 49ers (15, 3-2)

Their defense needed that bye week because they are facing an offensive juggernaut in Houston this week. Ryan to White abused them, who knows what Schaub to Johnson will do against them. At least they will have Gore back and there will be a Michael Crabtree sighting. We'll see what the offense brings to the table now but the defense needs to step it up after that poor performance against Atlanta.

13. Philadelphia Eagles (7, 3-2)

They lost to Oakland, enough said. Don't give me that cross country travel BS, they lost to the Raiders. They were SHUT DOWN by a Raiders defense without their best cover guy. The Nnamdi factor wasn't in effect. How do you lose to the Raiders? What would you do for a Klondike bar? Would you lose to the Raiders? Yes, Eagles fan, you would.

14. Arizona Cardinals (20, 3-2)

Well they put me and the Seahawks in their place, on the road no less. Very impressive the way the handled the pass happy attack of the 'Hawks. Warner to Fitzgerald happened again and the defense again looked great. You wouldn't believe that they are number 1 against the run. See I told you. LOOK IT UP! As one of my friends says, "Google it!" Like the Texans they also have appeared to turn it around after a sub par start. Time will tell.

15. Green Bay Packers (16, 2-2)

That was just not fair what they did to the Lions. While the shut out was impressive, its the talent that they faced that didn't impress me.

16. Miami Dolphins (17, 2-3)

Bye week this week so no test for them. However it changes this week with New Orleans coming to town. Can the wildcat own them to?

17. Houston Texans (21, 3-3)

Steve Slaton tore the Bengals up in the passing game but not nearly as much at Matt Schaub. This was the first game of the season for the Bengals where they weren't in it for the win at the end. No heart issues for their fans just utter disappointment for losing to an offensive juggernaut like the Texans. This team looks like they have turned the corner.

18. New York Jets (12, 3-3)

Losing like they did was a disgrace. No one wanted to win that game. I think Rex Ryan can turn the team around to fight for a playoff spot. Sanchez has looked like a rookie lately but he should. He is already being compared to last years studs Flacco and Ryan who had similar records after 6 games. That means possibilities for good things if you are a Jets fan.

19. San Diego Chargers (14, 2-3)

It is something new every week for this team. This week you have to put the loss on the special teams. Royal went crazy and some would say that he styled on them. I would be one of those people. They are a shade better then the Raiders and if they aren't careful they will be overtaken by them.

20. Dallas Cowboys (18, 3-2)

Last time we saw them they were saved by Miles Austin in OT against the Chiefs. I'm sticking to my guns for this team. And in case your forgot what that was it is that they are a mediocre team at best, neither side of the ball is consistent from week to week.

21. Jacksonville Jaguars (22, 3-3)

MJD with a beast game but against the Rams is that really a surprise? It's more of a surprise that he didn't have 200 yards rushing and 5 TDs. By halftime! Sorry that is the fantasy geek in me. They won a game that they should have against a Rams team that may or may not be turning it around. For now, bye week.

22. Carolina Panthers (23, 2-3)

The Panthers end up in the win column again beating another poor team. Steve Smith (now known as the other Steve Smith) is upset because the team is focused on the run. Look at your QB and think about that for a sec Steve. Now punch yourself, repeatedly. Maybe that will knock some sense into you.

23. Seattle Seahawks (19, 2-4)

This team is screwing with my emotions. They look great one week and awful the next. Even with Hasselback in the lineup they looked pedestrian in the passing game. Against the Cards that is depressing considering they were one of the worst defenses against the pass. We'll see what happens this week. But they have fooled me twice, so I can never be fooled again.

24. Kansas City Chiefs (25, 1-5)

Since when is beating the Redskins that great of an accomplishment? Certainly not this season. However they did get a tough win on the road but the fans have really turned on the 'Skins. All over some humble pie that was served up by the Chefs. Great coogily moogily. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3gYApfUsaQ&NR=1 <---in case you forgot the reference

25. Buffalo Bills (26, 2-4)

While I am impressed that they beat the Jets on the road, neither team looked good. It was an accident for whoever to win this game. Both were making mistakes and committing stupid penalties left and right. At least their game didn't hurt to watch this week!

26. Oakland Raiders (29, 2-4)

Don't make me regret moving you guys up. Last time I did this you flopped. Plus you gotta think Richard Seymour is getting in the ear of every player after Antonio Pierce said playing them is like playing the practice squad two weeks ago. This past week they had a fire that was missing in them a week before. Seymour for some reason is thinking playoffs. Does he remember who the QB is? Like Kevin Garnett says, anything is possiblllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllle!

27. Detroit Lions (24, 1-5)

They regressed this week. Green Bay made a mockery out of the game. So many teams were shut down this week it was ridiculous, this team actually looked decent early in the season on offense. They are without Stafford who will probably be back after the bye week for the battle of the bums! The team with the longest on going losing streak and the team from a year ago who didn't win a single game. Let the best of the worst win, in two weeks.

28. Tennessee Titans (27, 0-6)

Sometimes you lose, sometimes you lose bad and sometimes you take a whoopin'. That is what happened to them in New England last week. This team looks terrible and should start Vince Young ASAP! Find out now if he's worth his weight in salary or if that is what you need to target in the early first round next year. At this point Titans fans, even Jeff Fisher is cheering for the Colts. He just wants to feel like a winner, can you blame him?

29. Cleveland Browns (30, 1-5)

Does anyone ever expect them to beat Pittsburgh? No, since they have lost the last 12 to them. Their schedule hasn't been kind to them and neither has their coach. At least they had some offense this week. That seems to say more about the Steelers D then the Browns O.

30. Washington Redskins (28, 2-4)

Does any body find it interesting that they haven't face a team with a win this season? Of course, 4 of those teams did get their first wins of the season. Hooray for them and Zorn has lost his play calling privileges. Next Daniel Snyder will put him in the corner with a dunce cap.

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (31, 0-6)

A game between the worst teams in the NFC South. Clearly this team is the worst in the division and trying to take out the Rams for the first overall pick. However what strengthens a defense is facing Jake Delhomme, at least they had that to boost their confidence. That is before Deangelo Williams took it away.

32. St. Louis Rams (32, 0-6)

Add Marc Bulger and a sketchy pass defense, that leads to a near win for this team. Unfortunately they forgot to study up on how to stop MJD. Although they look like they are starting to turn it around.

Dare to compare mine to those at ESPN. We differ on who we think the best team is but hey, at least you know I'm not one to plagiarize. Check it out and I will see you here next week!http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings

Fantasy Football Awards - Week 5

For those of you who follow the blog my love for fantasy football is on display on a regular. Currently I belong to three leagues, two of which I am the commish. Hope the readers enjoyed Part IV (with the Russian), now its time for.... parto de cinco (spanglish for part 5...duh). As the familiars might know, two awards will not appear in this article to save the identities of those who had their hearts broken in our nailbiter of the week or for those who suffered the biggest beat down of the week, whoever had the worst luck ending up against Matt Hasselback and Minnesota's defense. Your rear really hurts from the whooping you took.

For the scoring system click the link below:

http://bsingwithbs.blogspot.com/2009/09/scoring-system-for-fantasy.html

Moving on to the awards.


Week 5 Fantasy Football Awards


Our first award this week goes to a man who hasn't given up much this season. When a team loses a game you can rarely blame on person. So you have to blame one entire side of the ball in this case. While it made for a very entertaining game on Monday Night, this team also allowed as many TDs in one quarter as they had in the entire season. Last clue is they made Chad Henne look like Dan Marino, says their own coach! If you had them you probably started them because of their ownage of opposing offenses (88% owned, 67% start in Yahoo! ; 100% owned by the Wildcat). So yes, thanks to the wildcat, say hello to this week's...

CHOKE ARTIST OF THE WEEK

New York Jets Defense - -1 point (31 PA)

What shocks me about this stat line the most is that, against a guy in his second start, they were unable to sack him or create a turnover. Their offense looked great with Braylon Edwards(sorry Browns fan/Lebron's homie) but their defense looked terrible in the fourth quarter. Most of the game they were okay but that last period was insane. Rex Ryan was ashamed of his own defense and felt the need to dog the Wildcat. Just because it dogged you Rex doesn't mean you have to insult the formation. The Dolphins are one of the few (if not only team) that can run this formation because they have the personnel for it. A QB that can air it out, two backs who are similar in rushing style and a vicious O-line. Add Pat White to the mix and you have a lot of looks that this one formation can give you. I don't see this formation going away so just deal with it Rex. If you had the team you had in Baltimore maybe you could have stopped it. I mean you had no problem stopping this in the playoffs last season.

Pierre Garcon with zero points this week gets notable FAIL mention this week. Second best Pierre in fantasy my foot!


NOTABLE PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK


So this award goes to a team/player who does really well just not as well as the MVP of the week. Unlike previous entries this one actually is a surprise that he did so well. This week he was number one at his position which is shocking considering the weeks that Roddy White, Jeremy Maclin, Andre Johnson or the Seahawks combo of Houshmandzadeh/Burleson had. So the man with a 30% increase in ownage this week (100% ownage of the Chefs who were cooking up a victory, so they thought). Look out Roy Willams, you may have just lost your starting spot to...


Miles Austin 24 points (250 rec yds, 2 TDs; 24 ret yds)

In week 5 only a few people took a chance on him, he was 35% owned with 15% of those actually starting him in Yahoo!, but everyone is hopping on the midnight train to Austin. Lame I know but this guy owned a pitiful KC secondary and helped one owner in my league(shout out to Lauren for having the balls to start him) in beating down another opponent. Now this has sports media asking, "Roy who?" Patrick Crayton was a complete non-factor unless you consider fumbling that punt making him a factor for Dallas. With Jason Witten declining, he hasn't done anything yet this season, and their backfield suffering from injuries on a regular, Jones and Barber with knee and quad issues, who knows what the future could bring for the king of Austin, TX. He now owns a franchise record for receiving, that is saying something considering the likes of Michael Irvin walking the halls in Dallas. With bye weeks steadily increasing for everyone, its worth covering extra Miles for Austin. Chris Berman ain't got nothin' on me!

A lot of players deserve to be here so here is a quick hit for you guys;
Donovan McNabb 31 pts, Ahmed Bradshaw 25 pts, Roddy White 22 pts and Jeremy Maclin 19 pts


MOST VALUABLE PLAYER


Two guys came back strong from rib injuries this week. Antoine Pollard is not one of them(he almost choked on a bone at Famous Dave's). That last part may not be true but what is is that each QB owned this week. I already mentioned McNabb but this guy clearly means more to his team, considering without him they lost the past 3 games.

Matt Hasselback 35 points (241 pass yds,4 TDs; 23 rush yds)

I assume that not a lot of people followed his injury status as heavily as I did since the two leagues I own him in he started. Of course my other options were Kerry Collins (ew) and Philip Rivers (on a bye) in one league with Matt Ryan against SF in the other. The fact that I also own Houshmandzadeh and finally am getting my draft picks worth out of him is, for lack of a better term, extremely relevant. None of my friends will admit that I told them that my man crush for Hasselback was almost as large as my affection for MJD. Hasselback was my sleeper QB in all of my drafts and luckily he fell to me twice. As long as he is healthy and/or playing someone in his division you may have to start him. Since this week only 20% of his owners started him and 39% of leagues didn't even own him in Yahoo! I'm sure that will change this week. Bye weeks and tough matchups for studs like Philip Rivers, @ Denver, or injury problems like Eli Manning will do that to owners. At least this week I owned the MVP of the week. Hope to keep that streak alive!

So there you have it folks. Those of you who I am in the leagues with congrats to the owners who have these players. For the others, thanks for checking out the blog. Think there should be another player on here instead of those listed? Want to make fun of me for my obsession with fantasy football? Go ahead in the comments below. Until we BS again.

NFL Power Rankings - Week 6

At this point in the season we are starting to see who the great teams are. Which is why the top part of my rankings haven't changed minus the addition of the Bengals and Broncos. 5 teams remain undefeated with one definetly falling this week (NYG vs NO). The Titans are still the laughing stock of the AFC South but thanks to the Browns/Bills they aren't the laughing stock of the entire conference. The Rams/Kyle Boller still aren't very good, in fact they are just awful. The Ravens and the Patriots fell a little due to their tight losses but again I like to see the rankings jumble around. Let's get to the rankings shall we.

NFL Power Rankings

1. New Orleans Saints (1, 4-0)

Bye weeks are good. Unless you are on a roll like this team was. However they have two weeks to prepare for the Giants. Should be a monster game this week.

2. Indianapolis Colts (2, 5-0)

Peyton Manning is STILL a complete monster. He has thrown for 300+ yards in 5 straight. Making stars out of no names. Like Garcon, Austin Collie is Manning's new toy. He was put on display against a struggling Titans team that has yet to find their identity from a year ago. Probably because he is injured in Washington.

3. Minnesota Vikings (3, 5-0)

Favre did not even come close to a repeat of what he did on Monday Night. Against the Rams he looked pedestrian but he didn't have to look good or pretty. Peterson did his job and got in the end zone a couple of times. The defense looked good but who doesn't against the Rams/Kyle Boller?

4. New York Giants (4, 5-0)

They faced the Oakland Raiders and served them a beatdown. Eli only had to throw 10 passes and ended the game with a perfect QB rating(158.3), 2 TDs, and over 150 yards passing. Ridiculous. They actually don't play an awful team this week. Big match up against the Saints. I wish I could watch it on something other then ESPN.com. Shameless plug.

5. Denver Broncos (9, 5-0)

I'm completely sold on this team. The defense is legit thanks to the tutelage of Mike Nolan and shut down corner ability of Champ Bailey. The defense is allowing under 10 points a game (43 points allowed so far). Yet another potent offense to face this week with San Diego. Which I hear is German for something.

6. Cincinnati Bengals (16, 4-1)

So Merril Hoge was right about them. They are playing just enough offense and defense to win games. This cardiac cat act is going to get them in trouble eventually. Until then they are the best team in the AFC North. I mean they just beat all 3 teams in the division. 2 being at home. They just keep winning. This week they had a chip on their shoulder for Mike Zimmer dealing with his wife passing away this past week. They wanted this win for him and his family.

7. Philadelphia Eagles (7, 3-1)

They beat a team they should have and McNabb looked great. At least he got a warm up game against a cupcake team like the Bucs to prepare him for this week's opponent...Oakland. Their receiving core is sick with Maclin showing up like he did this week. There is an explosive player everywhere McNabb looks. Defense can be suspect but when they aren't look out.

8. Atlanta Falcons (11, 3-1)

Call it saran because their game this week was a wrap by the end of the first quarter. Ryan to Roddy clicked big time this week and Michael Turner looked like...Michael Turner. When they are clicking like this I don't know a team that is going to be able to stop them. Well, maybe the Giants.

9. New England Patriots (5, 3-2)

What a weekend for the Boston area. Red Sox and Patriots going down hard. This was a tough loss but the reason there is such a drop is because of how shaky their offense looked. That all could be due to the great Broncos defense. Orton owned their defense and the only reason they got a turnover is because of a hail mary. They get a laugher, possibly, this week with the Titans in town.

10. Baltimore Ravens (6, 3-2)

They had no right winning that game. Flacco looked like a rookie or Kyle Boller. The penalties on Cincy's last drive killed us but its not all bad. The good news is that Ray Rice is looking great and Ed Reed took his first interception to the house (he had reservations for 6). This rough 3 game stretch ends in Minnesota before the team has a much needed bye week. Here is hoping Favre plays like he did in St. Louis.

11. Pittsburgh Steelers (10, 3-2)

They almost lost a game to the Lions. Without their best offensive weapon on the field. Daunte Culpepper was their QB. Come on Steelers! What happened to you guys? You are looking very pedestrian lately. Getting Polamalu back will fix the defense somewhat but he doesn't play offense. At least you got a win but it was ugly. A win on the road is good but I saw the stands in Detroit. That was a home game!

12. New York Jets (8, 3-2)

Rex Ryan knows when his defense is horrible. Last night was one of those times. Braylon Edwards is revived in New York barring a possible suspension for messing with Lebron's friend. Deep threat for Sanchez indeed. Miami is on the up and up, the AFC East just got interesting.

13. Chicago Bears (13, 3-1)

Bye weeks are good. Great match up this week against the Falcons. We will see if Cutler can impress once again.

14. San Diego Chargers (14, 2-2)

Bye week this week. We'll see what they are made of this week against the division leading Broncos.

15. San Francisco 49ers (12, 3-2)

Their defense was abused this week by Atlanta. Completely abused, not just passing the ball but rushing as well. I don't know what happened from week to week with this team. They looked great last week and completely horrible this week. Clearly they are not for real, at least not yet. They will have their chances to prove themselves again, hopefully with better results.

16. Green Bay Packers (15, 2-2)

Rodgers needed the bye to heal. We will see how the bye week treated them against the Lions this week. This team is on upset alert.


17. Miami Dolphins (21, 2-3)

Chad Henne, or as Rex Ryan calls him Dan Marino, looked great in addition to the Wildcat completely owning the Jets. Ronnie Brown clearly wasn't a fluke last season and neither was the formation. Something is going on with this team, they are looking great since Chad Pennington got hurt. The game on MNF was insane. The best game of the week by far.

18. Dallas Cowboys (17, 3-2)

For almost blowing a game against the Chiefs it is hard to move this team up. Sure Miles Austin saved them, sure he deserves a NFC Offensive Player of the Week award but this team doesn't deserve to go up. They are a mediocre team at best, neither side of the ball is consistent from week to week.

19. Seattle Seahawks (22, 2-3)

Hasselback is back, is he ever. Throwing 4 TDs and finally showing what this team can do on the offensive side of the ball when he is healthy. Getting Housh and Burleson the ball and letting them make plays resulted in a couple of his TD passes. This is the team I thought would take the division. As long as Hasselback is healthy, look out.

20. Arizona Cardinals (20, 2-2)

Hightower scored and Warner got the ball to Fitzgerald which had his fantasy owners very happy, twice. Defense was great against the run, stopping the Texans on a 4th and Goal play from the 1 to win the game. Also the pick 6 to win the game was pretty sweet to.

21. Houston Texans (18, 2-3)

They were one play away from at least tying the game against the Cards after that poorly timed pick 6 that Schaub gave up to Rodgers-Cromartie. Honestly their game should have been a higher scoring one against the Cardinals, at least with each team's explosive offense paired with each team's sub par defense.

22. Jacksonville Jaguars (19, 2-3)

Garrard was awful but not nearly as terrible as their secondary looked against the Seahawks. Getting shutout is never a good thing. Hasselback did whatever he wanted in the passing game. They will turn this around eventually.

23. Carolina Panthers (24, 1-3)

Hey, the Panthers end up in the win column. Beating the Redskins is an accomplishment, at least for this team it is. Especially the way the won, coming back might boost the teams spirits enough for something to happen. Seriously though, what is going on with their lack of a running game.

24. Detroit Lions (26, 1-4)

They made a game of it against the Steelers. Yes losing to the defending champs by 8 is a win for this team in my book. Especially with their best weapon out for most of the game. Hopefully Johnson's leg injury isn't serious or this team is going to need someone to step it up in the passing game. They are going to play a winnable(its a word) game this week against the Packers.

25. Kansas City Chiefs (27, 0-5)

They actually made the Cowboys nervous. If they only had someone who could cover Miles Austin then they might have a 1 in the win column. Cassel actually looked good, like the guy the Broncos wanted during the offseason. Luckily for them, they got Kyle Orton.

26. Buffalo Bills (23, 1-4)

Their D actually held a team to 6 points in what was the worst game to watch this week. A final of 6-3. What a gas! How can a team with such weapons on offense be so terrible on that side of the ball. Dick Jauron, its time to get your resume together because this is not looking good for you.

27. Tennessee Titans (25, 0-5)

There isn't much to say except Vince Young is going to start next week. So maybe they will turn this around. They did win 10 straight last year. At this point that is what they would have to do earn a playoff spot in the extremely strong AFC. My thoughts are no they won't.

28. Washington Redskins (28, 2-3)

Way to lose 'Skins. Blowing a lead in the fourth quarter to a winless team who had no right to win that game. Jim Zorn won't make it to December with a job. Cowher anyone? Anyone?

29. Oakland Raiders (29, 1-4)

They scored a TD due to a missed fumble call. At least they lost to a much better Giants squad. Russell still doesn't look great and probably won't until later in the season when he is playing some weaker defenses.

30. Cleveland Browns (30, 1-4)

To anyone who watched them play the Bills, the NFL would like to appologize for that HORRIBLE display of football. A win is a win but without Edwards there really isn't a down field option. Nice to see Jamal Lewis back though.

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (31, 0-5)

Josh Johnson has some chemistry with Kellen Winslow. Other then that they looked awful against the Eagles. Firing your offensive coordinator so early isn't looking like a good idea. It could be worse, your offense could be like the Bills.

32. St. Louis Rams (32, 0-5)

Kyle Boller hasn't changed too much. He and his team are still terrible. This team is shooting for one win. Oh the poor team, or teams, that lose to them. The loss count is at 15 straight.

Dare to compare mine to those at ESPN. We differ on who we think the best team is but hey, at least you know I'm not one to plagiarize. Check it out and I will see you here next week!
http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings

Fantasy Football Awards - Week 4

For those of you who follow the blog my love for fantasy football is on display on a regular. Currently I belong to three leagues, two of which I am the commish. Hope the readers enjoyed the remix edition (of the blog about...fantasy awards), now its time for...Part IV (with the Russian). As the familiars might now, two awards will not appear in this article to save the identities of those who had their hearts broken in our nailbiter of the week or for those who suffered the biggest beat down of the week,whoever went over the Rivers and through San Fran's D to the beat down you went. Just go with me on that one.


For the scoring system click the link below:



http://bsingwithbs.blogspot.com/2009/09/scoring-system-for-fantasy.html



Moving on to the awards.

Week 4 Fantasy Football Awards

Our first award this week goes to a man who you may not even own or probably, if you do, didn't start him (21% owned, 10% started in Yahoo!). However an injury to the starting back and considering the defensive juggernaut his team played this week, Houston, one would think he would have done okay. Obviously if he would have he wouldn't be this week's...



CHOKE ARTIST OF THE WEEK



Michael Bush - -1 point (10 rush yds, 4 rec yds, fL)



While usually I have people here that are widely used or at least owned, I made a special exception for Bush. After the first week of the season it looked like Oakland might have a decent running game with Bush and McFadden. However since then he hasn't done much. Against the Texans he only had 3 carries. For most backs that might have totalled at least 3-4 fantasy points. It looks like Justin Fargas might be the true backup here who will be taking over for McFadden while he is out with his knee injury. Fargas had 10 carries against the Texans. Either way, if you are using anyone but McFadden from Oakland (I say that because I have him in a league), you aren't doing well. As Antoine might say, "your team is bad and you should feel bad!" After his injury and his team's lack of performance I had to trim the fat this week with McFadden. I would suggest that you all do it to. For God sakes you 21% out there, cut Bush loose. Pick up a quality RB like Lesean McCoy(45% owned, come on you know Westbrook is going to get hurt), Tim Hightower(68% owned) or even Mewelde Moore(as long as Parker is hurt, 13% owned) to take his place. I know bye weeks have started but no excuses. NONE!

Honorable choking mention goes to Tennessee's once potent defense. They scored 0 points in our format, probably less in others. What happened, Haynesworth was not that good. He didn't cover WR, of course neither did you guys this week. Bums!





NOTABLE PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK



So this award goes to a team/player who does really well just not as well as the MVP of the week. In most cases its a surprise that they did so well. This week we are back to a player that not only I mocked (and will always mock) but not many out of the 84% in Yahoo! who have him started him. Only 30% of those started him last week. He outperformed studs like Aaron Rodgers(that hurts doesn't it Packer fan), Philip Rivers, Tom Brady and Drew Brees(who was held without a TD again). Some would say he is a crafty veteran, I would say he is an indecisive old man...

Brett Favre 28 points (271 yds passing, 3 TDs)

So the 70% of the owners who had him are kicking themselves for not using that late round hail mary as opposed to Brady or Brees. If people don't have Favre in your league this week, scoop him up fast. More then likely he will only throw the ball 20-25 times against the Rams but clearly he has the weapons to get into the end zone frequently. Also, it is the Rams. Name a QB who didn't have a monster game against them so far. Jason Campbell doesn't count. Even Shaun Hill put up fantasy numbers in the twenties against them. Back to Favre, with Berrian back in the lineup on Monday it added another deep threat(in addition to Percy Harvin who was held out of the endzone for the first time this year) to heave towards for the gunslinger. Morgan State's own Visanthe Shiancoe has also become a decent red zone target. If Peterson can't win it for them, clearly Favre can. So congrats Favre owner but prepare to start using him for trade bait before he falls down that slippery slope like he did last season.

Philip Rivers needs an honorable mention with 26 points this week (254 pass yds, 3 TDs, fL). He did all this to frighten at least 1 Steeler fan, maybe more, with a nearly epic comeback in the fourth quarter on Sunday night. My girlfriend Michelle was going to try and pass out; then, due to the rubbery texture of the "steel curtain" in the fourth quarter this season, she was unable to. Whatever though, go Rivers, I needed all those points my friend. You will be missed during your bye week.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Tom Rathman, Steve Young, Roger Craig, Dwight Clark and John Taylor are very proud of this unit. I am willing to bet that Ronnie Lott and Bryant Young are even more proud.

San Francisco Defense 39 points (0 PA, 5 Sacks, Int, 2 fR, 3 TDs)

Unfortunately I played against this week's MVP yet again, that makes two in a row. Once again we have a defense completely destroying a team, well that is if you want to call the Rams a football team. Kyle Boller was in classic form throwing across his body back into the middle of the field. Only to have it picked off by Patrick Willis (beast) and he had reservations for 6. I don't see this being the last time this team puts up a big number, they do play the Rams again after all. Singletary has this team playing his kind of football with strong defense, no turnovers on offense and pounding the rock. Look at that Marvin Lewis, a defensive mind with a good defense. Who would have thought? I can't say it enough but defenses are not supposed to score this much in fantasy, this season has been ridiculous. I don't know if this can happen again but you can never say never.

So there you have it folks. Those of you who I am in the leagues with congrats to the owners who have these players. For the others, thanks for checking out the blog. Think there should be another player on here instead of those listed? Want to make fun of me for my obsession with fantasy football? Go ahead in the comments below. Until we BS again.

NFL Power Rankings - Week 5

After week 4 we are starting to see some teams emerge as great. Only 5 teams remain undefeated, two fell this week (Ravens and Jets). The Titans are the laughing stock of the AFC South but thanks to the Browns they aren't the laughing stock of the entire conference. Thanks to the Rams they aren't the butt of the joke when it comes to football. Due to the Ravens loss we do have a new number 1. I like to see the rankings jumble around but due to my team falling down a few spots, it hurts. Enough sentimental stuff, I DON'T NEED YOUR SYMPATHY! Let's get to the rankings shall we.

NFL Power Rankings

1. New Orleans Saints (3, 4-0)

Brees is not all alone. He has a running game and, thanks to Gregg Williams, a great defense. They cause turnovers and score TDs. They are the most balanced team I have seen thus far. I'm looking forward to when they play the Falcons. Before that we get a doozie of a game in two weeks against the Giants. Possibly another battle of the unbeatens. For now, a bye week awaits.

2. Indianapolis Colts (2, 4-0)

Peyton Manning is a complete monster. He has thrown for 300+ yards in 4 straight. They couldn't be moved up since the defense has not really been tested. Although they are fifth in the league in points allowed. Still one of the most dynamic offenses in football.

3. Minnesota Vikings (4, 4-0)

Favre does it again. 300+ yards and 3 TDs against his former team which we all know he wanted to do. They are the class of their division and possibly the conference. Favre has never gone 5-0, could this year be a first?

4. New York Giants (5, 4-0)

They faced the Kansas City Chefs and served them a beatdown. Eli has a bad wheel but claims he will play this week. Steve Smith is no longer "the other Steve Smith." He leads the league in yards and TDs. Eventually they will stop facing cupcake teams and probably still own.

5. New England Patriots (8, 3-1)

The breeze picked up in New England this week, seconds later a flag was thrown for roughing the Brady. A win is a win but those calls sure helped. Lines up another showdown for them with yet another undefeated team. The offense will probably look similar to this week against a strong Broncos defense.

6. Baltimore Ravens (1, 3-1)

Ever played 11 on 14 football? These guys did last week. A couple questionable roughing the Brady calls coupled with Marc "Featherstone" Clayton landed them a loss at Gillette Stadium. Making them winless against the Pats. It doesn't get any easier this week with the Bengals coming to town. Hopefully the defense will be able to stop Palmer to Ochocinco better then they did Brady to Moss.

7. Philadelphia Eagles (7, 2-1)

McNabb is practicing so he should be back this Sunday against the Bucs. If Reid is smart he will take him out if it is a blowout like I suspect it will be.

8. New York Jets (6, 3-1)

Rex Ryan knows defense, just not what to do against New Orleans'. Sanchez is a rookie after all and finally looked like one against the Saints. They didn't look great but that could have been because of their opponent. Next up, the Miami Wildcat, er I mean Dolphins. Rex Ryan knows how to stop it, he had no problem last year. Braylon Edwards is now a J-E-T, Jet. Deep option for Sanchez?

9. Denver Broncos (13, 4-0)

I'm still not completely sold on this team. They did show up and beat a big market team with a suspect QB. Their defense is for real, they proved Romo needs some work. Maybe the defense was poor last season because of Champ Bailey's injury problems. Clearly he is back and as long as he stays healthy no team will get too many balls past him. Brian Dawkins addition to the team doesn't hurt either.

10. Pittsburgh Steelers (11, 2-2)

There is something to be said about this team. I mean yes they won but the defense falls apart in the fourth quarter. They almost blew a 28 point lead. They did finally find a running game, surprisingly from Mr. Dance Fever himself, with Mendenhall. They face a cupcake team this week in the Lions.

11. Atlanta Falcons (9, 2-1)

The bye week hurt them. Especially going out the way they did, not beating the Pats in New England. They can prove themselves this week against a stacked Niners team that is still going to be without their best offensive weapon.

12. San Francisco 49ers (15, 3-1)

Their defense was vicious and rightfully shutout the Rams. With Gore out of the game the offense relied more on Shaun Hill (from Maryland!) and he came through for them. Tossing a couple of TDs, one to another former Terp in Vernon Davis. Coffee wasn't horrible but you would have thought after all that talk he would have destroyed the flimsy Ram defense for more then a little over 100 total yards. This week they get to prove if they are for real against Atlanta.

13. Chicago Bears (12, 3-1)

Yes I know that they crushed Detroit but other teams impressed more then them this week. It was nice to have a Matt Forte sighting. Until this week we all thought he was a fictional character. I'm not a strong believer in this team, at least not on the defensive side of the ball.

14. San Diego Chargers (10, 2-2)

A tough loss to Pittsburgh last week moved this team down. Their defense is suspect, allowing 164 yards rushing and 2 TDs to Mendenhall along with the entire Steelers backfield owning them with their own stats proves that. Rivers is carrying this team, it was nice for Gates to get going as well. Chambers finally catching a TD pass will help his confidence but I don't see this team challenging a surprising Broncos team for the division. Look out wild card.

15. Green Bay Packers (14, 2-2)

Favre beat Rodgers on MNF. Clearly their offensive line needs to protect Rodgers so he can own everyone. While they kind of held Peterson in check the defense did not in any means slow Favre down. his stat line this week was ridiculous against the Rams. We'll see if his arm can do the talking on MNF against the Vikes. Favre VS Rodgers, IT'S ON!

16. Cincinnati Bengals (17, 3-1)

Way to avoid choking on all that momentum from last week by beating the worst team in the conference with a few ticks left in overtime. If I was a fan of this team I would probably have developed a heart condition from them. Cardiac cats indeed.

17. Dallas Cowboys (16, 2-2)

For helping us realize the Broncos were for real you only lose one spot. Why would you challenge on of the best cover corners in football at the goal line twice? Way to go Romo, you can't win in the playoffs and you probably can't win the division. Hooray for third, well maybe. Say goodbye to Wade Phillips when you don't make the playoffs.

18. Houston Texans (19, 2-2)

As I predicted Slaton goes off against a terrible rush defense. Keep it up buddy, my team needs you. In non fantasy news their defense looked decent this week. Then again, everyone's defense looks good against the "potent" Raiders offense. The fact that Jamarcus Russell went over 100 yards is a bit of a slap in the face against any one.

19. Jacksonville Jaguars (23, 2-2)

Garrard has a reliable weapon at WR! Hooray for him. MJD found the end zone but wasn't needed against the Titans. Mike Sims-Walker on the other hand activated beast mode, fantasy style. Now the Titans are just mad because he was styling on them.

20. Arizona Cardinals (20, 1-2)

Warner and his teammates had a week to heal. Bye weeks can be fun...for old players. They got Houston coming in this week. Hightower anyone? Police Academy reference? Anyone? Anyone?

21. Miami Dolphins (26, 1-3)

Chad Henne only had 96 yards passing. However they still won by 28. "How," you ask? Ronnie Brown ran wild, pardon the pun. Actually everyone ran wild. Ricky Williams was up in smoke, that joke will never get old. Defense was impressive, did the Tuna threaten to get rid of everyone if they lost 4 in a row?

22. Seattle Seahawks (22, 1-3)

Seneca Wallace looked okay, again. He got Houshmandzadeh the ball (8 catches for 100+ yards). They weren't expected to beat Indy, maybe a chance with Hasselback in there but it is still too early for him to be back with that rib injury. We'll see what happens against the Jags this week.

23. Buffalo Bills (21, 1-3)

Their D is NOT looking good. How they stop the Saints potent offense and give up 38 to the Dolphins is beyond me. They ran all over them and Edwards looked terrible. Well, on the bright side, at least Owens got a couple catches.

24. Carolina Panthers (24, 0-3)

Jake Delhomme still turned the ball over too much. Probably his best fantasy week so far. Too bad they had a bye this week.

25. Tennessee Titans (18, 0-4)

They are officially the worst team in their division. Bullock shouldn't have talked all that trash about MJD and his fantasy numbers. Maybe you should have focused on Sims-Walker or David Garrard. Since they completely owned you in real and fantasy football this week. Fisher is sticking with Collins at QB but if they keep losing expect Young to hop back into the starting lineup.

26. Detroit Lions (25, 1-3)

The first half was actually close. Then the second half happened. Losing Stafford with a knee injury (now day to day) probably wasn't helpful. I'm not sure if it matters whether Stafford or Culpepper play this week, they are playing the defending champs. Weirder things have happened though.

27. Kansas City Chiefs (27, 0-4)

This team is heading south. They might not win a game in their own division all season. That is saying something considering the only team in their division who looks decent is the Broncos.

28. Washington Redskins (29, 2-2)

If I were to rate them on the first half they would have been the worst team on here. However, they showed up in the second half when Jason Campbell pulled out a win. Saving his job in the process.

29. Oakland Raiders (28, 1-3)

How does Darren McFadden not have a ton of carries or yards? Now the news is out about him having yet another injury in his short lived career. So the only spark on their offense is out for 2-4 weeks. Time to rely on the trusty arm of Jamarcus Russell. Is Jeff Garcia available?

30. Cleveland Browns (32, 0-4)

Controversy over, Anderson gives them a chance to win. Clearly he creates a spark with the offense but he now has Braylon Edwards owners in fantasy foaming at the mouth. They aren't going to get 2 field goal blocks again to keep them in a game like that. They should have won that one.

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (31, 0-4)

Josh Johnson got the team off to a good start. Then the second half started. Guys, you play to win the game. Come on! Giving the Redskins a scare, while hilarious to me, doesn't get them up in the rankings.

32. St. Louis Rams (30, 0-4)

So I was wrong about them starting to improve. Then again they did play against the Niners, what I meant to say was they got completely OWNED by the Niners. 14 straight losses and counting.

Dare to compare mine to those at ESPN. We differ on who we think the best team is but hey, at least you know I'm not one to plagiarize. Check it out and I will see you here next week!

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Fantasy Football Awards Week 3

For those of you who follow the blog my love for fantasy football is on display on a regular. Currently I belong to three leagues, two of which I am the commish. Hope the readers enjoyed the first edition, now its time for...REMIX EDITION (of the blog about...fantasy awards?). As the familiars might now, two awards will not appear in this article to save the identities of those who had their hearts broken in our nailbiter of the week or for those who suffered the biggest beatdown of the week,whoever went over their calories going against MJD 64 and Peyton Manning.

For the scoring system click the link below:

http://bsingwithbs.blogspot.com/2009/09/scoring-system-for-fantasy.html


Moving on to the awards.


Week 3 Fantasy Football Rewards


Our first award this week goes to a man who this season does not automatically mean championship. So far this season he has amassed a lot of targets but not a lot of results. It's not all his fault, Matt Hasselback's ribs are also to blame. Ladies and Gentleman, you might know him has Whosyourmama, Houshmazilly or my personal favorite...


CHOKE ARTIST OF THE WEEK

T.J. Houshmandzadeh (93% owned, 57% started in Yahoo!) - -1 point (35 rec yds, fL)

A lot of people have begun to drop him because of not only a short fuse; he has not performed like a top tier receiver should. Owners have become skeptical in starting him (I played him in one league and sat him in another) because of his lack of production. The injury to Hasselback doesn't help however the first game of the season he wasn't hurt. Housh didn't score then either. Currently Nate Burleson looks like the go to deep receiver who is steadily getting yards. John Carlson isn't a bad option although he didn't fare well since that opening game. Honestly if there is a better option out there, like Brent Celek(63% owned in Yahoo!) for WR/TE flex leagues or Mike Sims-Walker(41% owned in Yahoo!), then I would dump him. I dumped him for Celek, I'm just thinking its going to be a down year for Housh.


NOTABLE PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK

So this award goes to a team/player who does really well just not as well as the MVP of the week. In most cases its a surprise that they did so well. Unlike last week, I am pretty sure that everyone started this guy and if you didn't then your team suffered for it. So without further adieu..

Aaron Rodgers 31 points (269 yds passing, 2 TDs; 38 rush yds, TD; 88% Start in Yahoo!)



That other 12% probably started Matt Schaub. What I find most interesting is that there is 1% in Yahoo! leagues that don't even own Rodgers right now. Patience much? I mean the guy could have a potential Pro Bowl/MVP type season and will face the Lions, twice! Playing the Browns later in the year will be nice as well but moving on. Greg Jennings owners may have been upset (even though he got 102 yards) however Donald Driver owners were super pumped about his yardage total along with his TD. Add to the fact that he made a legendary worthy catch in the game. It was about time for Rodgers to do this since during the preseason everyone was drooling over this guy as a late round Brees-like player. So far he hasn't been that but maybe this was a turn for the better. Ryan Grant owners would like some love though Aaron, I'm not sayin' but I'm sayin' (Biggie Smalls anyone, anyone?)

Maurice Jones-Drew needs an honorable mention with 30 points this week (113 rush yds, 3 TDs; 25 rec yds). Finally considering some people thought he would be a number one type back or just had a huge man crush on him like yours truly. Side note, I did request/predict this to happen ASAP last week so this is me giving myself a verbal pat on the back.



MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Chris Rock might say, "Peyton Manning couldn't have possibly thrown all those touchdowns. Eli did some of that sh!t!" Uh, no Chris he didn't. This guy is all man...ning. Sorry couldn't contain myself.

Peyton Manning 37 points (379 pass yards, 4 TDs, Int)

Unfortunately I played against Peyton this week in two leagues. I luckily pulled off a victory in one while getting completely owned by 30 in another. Clearly the offense is clicking on all cylinders and are looking like the Colts of old. Making a fantasy star out of Donald Brown and Pierre Garcon, the now deemed second best Pierre in fantasy(can you guess the first?), resulting in complete ownage in the Cardinals. It must be nice for Manning, everywhere he looks there is a homerun hitter that makes Albert Pujols jealous. Garcon, Wayne, Clark, Brown and even Addai can make things happen in the open field. So those naysayers that had Aaron Rodgers ahead of Peyton are eating their words now aye?

So there you have it folks. Those of you who I am in the leagues with congrats to the owners who have these players. For the others, thanks for checking out the blog. Think there should be another player on here instead of those listed? Want to make fun of me for my obsession with fantasy football? Go ahead in the comments below. Until we BS again.