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NFL Week 2 in ReviewHow did I do with last weeks predictions? Overall - about 50/50 and I wasn't in the middle, either. I really hit on some of these picks and really busted on other picks. A quick recap of my picks.
Who's Hot 1) Carson Palmer - 401 yards and 6 touchdowns passing, 2 interceptions, 10 yards rushing. It didn't take a mental giant to figure out he was going to torch the Browns defense; but, that doesn't mean I still don't owe the team an apology. I didn't give Cleveland any chance of winning that game. Yet it was their defense that forced three turnovers that kept them in the game in the first half. 2) Tom Brady - 279 yards and 3 touchdowns passing, 1 interception, -2 yards rushing. Couldn't have been more right with my analysis. The Pats are the most dangerous team in the league when their motivated and they proved as much on both sides of the ball. 3) Marc Bulger - 368 yards and 1 touchdown passing, 1 fumble. The yardage was there, just not the touchdowns. The 49ers' defense is getting much better, but this may be an indication that Orlando Pace's injury is going to really affect this team moving forward this year. 4) Peyton Manning - 312 yards and 1 touchdown passing, 1 interception, -2 yards rushing. What did I tell you? You never know what to expect out of the Tennessee Titans and they proved it once again by almost beating the Colts. How sick do you think the Titans are of seeing that NFL Direct TV commercial with Peyton beating them 28-3? The Colts prevailed in the end, but Manning didn't put up the numbers this time around. 5) Brett Favre - 286 yards and 3 touchdowns passing, 1 interception, -2 yards rushing. Yes, the Giants defense is just that bad right now. There offense didn't help them out much either, but what can you expect from a gimpy quarterback and a backup running back. That being said, Favre did show flashes of his former self. Don't sleep on him this year, not with the way Green Bay's defense has been playing.
1) Matt Schaub – 227 yards and 2 touchdowns passing, 3 yards rushing. I didn't do too bad on the cold quarterback picks overall. This would be the exception. No sacks? No turnovers? This is Houston were talking about, right? Schaub did very well against Carolina. This upcoming week might not so kind to Matt and the Texans as they are going to be without Andre Johnson at home against the Colts. 2) Vince Young - 184 yards and 1 touchdown passing, 53 yards rushing. Vince is not going to be a viable passing threat yet; however all bets are off this weekend against the Saints' defense. 3) Jason Campbell – 209 yards and 1 touchdown passing, 1 interception, 39 yards rushing. He did better than McNabb did on Monday night, and it was good enough to win. 4) Matt Hasselbeck – 281 yards and 1 touchdown, 6 yards rushing, 1 fumble. The fumble was a big one and overshadowed an otherwise adequate game. 5) Matt Leinart – 299 yards and 1 touchdown passing, 1 interception, -4 yards rushing. Nothing to write home about, but at least the yardage is on the rise. Now all Arizona needs to do is get their big two wide receivers into open spaces.
1) Brian Westbrook - 96 yards rushing, 66 yards receiving. Guess he doesn't own Washington anymore. The yardage was what I expected, but I didn't expect the Redskins' defense to hold the Eagles without a touchdown. 2) Shaun Alexander - 70 yards 1 touchdown rushing, 5 yards receiving. Yikes, not the kind of game I expected from him either. Hasselbeck did find his receivers more, but he couldn't find Alexander for the game-blowing handoff. Not an impressive game by Shaun or the Seahawks. 3) Maurice Jones-Drew - 31 yards rushing, 10 yards receiving. Yuck! That says all you need to know about that Jacksonville-Atlanta game. Way to play down to you competition Jags. You do know that Maurice Jones-Drew is your best running back, right? I think ... one would be lead to believe ... in my humble opinion. 11 carries is the best you can do for him. Stay away from Jacksonville's players until the team figures out where they are going with that offense. 4) Rudi Johnson - 118 yards rushing, 33 yards and 1 touchdown receiving, 1 fumble. Pretty good game overall, but then again every offensive player for both Cincinnati and Cleveland were. 5) Steven Jackson - 60 yards rushing, 36 yards receiving. Gag me with a spoon. Again, this may be a sign of things to come if St Louis doesn't get over not having Orlando Pace. 0-2 at home to start the season? The Rams better start converting some of those field goals into touchdowns post haste if they want to be in contention for the playoffs. What about LaDainian Tomlinson? - 43 yards rushing, 15 yards receiving. Not number one pick material right now. But he did have two tough defenses to play. And he didn't get the help from his quarterback that he needed. That being said, no one could have foreseen that bad of a game from the Chargers.
1) Jamal Lewis – 216 yards and 1 touchdown rushing. Oops. Not the best choice I've ever made. Did Jamal try to call his shot again to break the rushing record? Otherwise, this was completely unexpected. 2) Carnell Williams – 61 yards and 2 touchdowns rushing. A couple of 1 yard touchdowns helped Cadillac turn this pick south. 3) Chris Brown – 34 yards rushing, 2 yards receiving. Spot on this time around, but don't sleep on him if LenDale White gets injured. 4) Ahman Green – 71 yards and 1 touchdown rushing. Ahman, just like the Texans, did better than I ever would have thought. That's why I lost in my suicide pool. 5) Marshawn Lynch – 64 yards rushing, 21 yards receiving. No touchdowns, but not a bad day for a rookie against the Steel Curtain.
Who's Hot1) Chad Johnson - 209 yards and 2 touchdowns receiving. Only Steve Smith did better. Which begs the question "What was Steve Smith doing off of this list?" Like I said last week with LT, it would be easy to pick the best player for these lists every time, but then there would be no creativity. 2) Marvin Harrison - 87 yards receiving. Neither Harrison or Wayne got into the end zone against Tennessee. Not bad on the yardage, but this isn't what you would expect for one of the top 5 receivers in the NFL. Credit the Titans' defense. 3) Roy Williams - 111 yards and 1 touchdown receiving, 9 yards rushing, 1 fumble. If only Jon Kitna could have been healthy the entire game, his numbers could have even been better. A lot better. Two interceptions and a fumble by J.T. O'Sullivan are the only reasons the Vikings stayed in this game. Without a running game (for now), the Lions wide receivers should all be considered to start on your fantasy team (if you need a viable third receiver to start) 4) Terrell Owens - 97 yards and 1 touchdown receiving, 5 yards rushing. Ho hum. Owens can put those kind of numbers on any team this year, especially the way that Tony Romo has been playing early on. 5) Donald Driver - 73 yards and 1 touchdown receiving. Not bad for a reach on this pick. You would have been happy if you started him. What about Randy Moss? - 105 yards 2 touchdowns receiving. He's back ... its official now. The New England Patriots were a tough team without him. With him, they're almost unstoppable.
1) Deion Branch – 122 yards receiving. Redemption for Deion Branch is my only fault with my wide receiver picks. Several long completions, but still no touchdowns. 2) Lee Evans – 17 yards receiving. You might want to look elsewhere with Losman's struggles. 3) Reggie Brown – 27 yards receiving. Even with the good matchup against the Lions defense, you still might want to avoid Reggie Brown until he proves himself. 4) Laveranues Coles – 57 yards receiving. He will do better in the future, maybe not this weekend against Miami, though. 5) Plaxico Burress – 32 yards and 1 touchdown receiving. Once Eli Manning is healthy, Plaxico will be rolling again.
Tight End
1) Antonio
Gates -
77
yards 1 touchdown receiving
Kicker
1) Jason
Hanson - 2 field goals, 2 PATs
Defense1) Chicago - 10 pts allowed, 4 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery, 1 blocked kick, 1 TD return. No surprises there. 2) Cincinnati - 51 pts allowed, 1 interception. Surprise! Now the question is whether Cincinnati's defense or Baltimore's offense is worse. Sadly, Cincinnati will not see this list again any time soon. 3) Baltimore - 13 pts allowed, 4 sacks, 2 interceptions - standard Baltimore game (no touchdowns this week) 4) Jacksonville - 7 pts allowed, 7 sacks - Poor Joey Harrington. 5) Minnesota - 20 Pts allowed, 4 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 defensive touchdown - and a partridge in a pear tree. Minnesota's defense may be the third best in the league (behind Chicago and Baltimore). They are going to need to be that good because their offense is horrible. Five turnovers and they can only manage 10 points on offense ... that is brutal! |
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