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.



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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.

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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.

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