FANTASY FOOTBALL WEEK 2 WRAPUP: 1:00 GAMES

No need wasting any time.  Let's get right to all the 1:00 action.

-It doesn't matter how you get the fantasy football points, its that you get them at all.  Such is the case of Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III who for the second week in a row picked up the majority of his points in garbage.  Griffin threw for 320 yards and 3 touchdowns to go with 1 INT in a losing effort to drop the team to 0-2.  The biggest thing might have been Griffin running for only 1 yards as maybe the coaching staff has finally got into his head about not putting himself at risk.  Either way that's two big passing games in a row despite the fact they came when the contest was out of reach.

-Aaron Rodgers is an absolute machine as evidenced by his 4-TD/480 yard performance.  Really if you are a Rodgers owner and you don't guarantee yourself a playoff spot, than something is wrong.

-Eddie Lacy owners were screwed right off the bat as the rookie left with a concussion on his first and only carry.  James Starks clearly was the backup as he came in to rush for 132 monster yards and 1 TD while also catching 4 balls for 36 yards.  Starks is a must own in all formats if Lacy needs to miss a game.

-Jordy Nelson has been a standard league gem since coming into the league as he always has shown a knack for scoring touchdowns.  He added two more Sunday as part of his 3 catch/66 yard effort.  He will never threaten the league lead in receptions but will do so in receiving touchdowns.

-Rodgers lamented the fact James Jones was so out of the game plan last week.  So what does he do?  Completes 11 passes to him for 178 yards.  Wow.  Jones was a TD monster last season and like Nelson has done his best work there.  HIs receptions total vary like pretty much every other Green Bay wideout but clearly Jones is back in the game plan.

-Yes there is room for three fantasy football-worthy receivers on a team as Randall Cobb showed in catching 9 balls for 128 yards and a score.  And even Jermichael Finley makes it four as he caught 6 passes for 65 yards and a score of his own.  Rodgers spoke in the preseason abotu how Finley was primed for his best season ever and so far that prediction is right on the money.  Finely could really be going places he has never been before.

-Pierre Garcon remains RG3's best friend Sunday as he caught 9 balls for 143 yards and a touchdown.  As long as Garcon is healthy, he is a very good WR 3.

-Quietly effective game for Alfred Morris who rushed for 107 yards on only 13 carries while also catching 2 passes for 13 more yards.

-Joe Flacco was back to his ordinary numbers Sunday in throwing for a pedestrian 211 yards and 1 TD.  Ho-hum.

-Scary news right now about Ray Rice leaving with a non-contact hip injury.  Dislocated hip is the fear which would finish Rice for the season so stay tuned. 

-I told you all to avoid Trent Richardson this season in drafts despite the appealing talent for two reasons.  Once was his penchant for injuries and the other was his miserable team that would cause defenses to stack the box against him.  Well Richardson had his second ineffective game in two weeks in rushing for only 58 yards on 18 carries while also catching 5 balls for 21 yards.  Yup.  Could be a long season.  But you knew that already.

-Jordan Cameron is such a Jason Witten clone it is scary.  5 more catches for 95 yards Sunday.  Nice.

-Marlon Brown was a popular pickup this week with Jacoby Jones on ice for 4-6 weeks and he responded by catching his second TD in two weeks. 

-The Atlanta Falcons offense is a monster and QB Matt Ryan's 374 yard/2 TD outing is about what we expect now going forward.  Top five lock at this stage of his career.

-Julio Jones' graduation to the top receiver on Atlanta is firmly cemented as evidenced by his insane 11 catch/182 yard/TD outing.  I had at one point worried about the amount of raw catches Jones could get but no more.  As good as there is in the NFL.

-Roddy White has to be benched until proven otherwise as he followed up his awful 2 catch Week 1 with only 3 grabs in Week 2.  The high ankle sprain could be a long-term issue and so White's fantasy football owners are in big trouble there.

-Tony Gonzalez has been very ordinary to start the season outside of the one TD last week.  He caught only 4 passes for 33 yards.  Not the bang for the buck Gonzalez owners were looking for but the week you bench him will be the one he breaks out,.

-Jason Snelling needs to be owned if Steven Jackson needs to miss time with the calf strain that cost him most of Sunday's game.  Snelling caught four balls for 41 yards while rushing for 19 yards and a TD.  Jacquizz Rodgers looked awful in Jackson's place so Snelling is the one to own.

-Austin Pettis announced his arrival as a potential fantasy football help in this newfound Rams passing attack by catching 8 passes for 78 yards and a TD.  Jared Cook meanwhile cooled off with only 1 catch for 10 yards which brings him back to his inconsistent Tennessee days.

-Tavon Austin has been as advertised so far as he caught his first TWO touchdowns Sunday among his 6 grabs for 47 yards.  I liked Austin a lot and he looks very solid in PPR formats.

-Daryl Richardson also is a PPR guy whose poor running makes him a liability in standard formats.  Richardson caught 5 passed for 45 yards but only running for 35 on 10 carries.

-Time to start considering Philip Rivers an every week star again.  After a year-plus of shaky play due to a lack of weapons and a poor offensive line, Rivers is absolutely exploding in the Ken Whisenhunt offense.  After throwing for four TD's in the opener, he followed that up by throwing for 3 more to go with 419 yards.  Whisenhunt clearly wants to throw first and run second and Rivers is looking up to the task.  Get him in there if Rivers is sitting on your bench and your starter is underwhelming.

-I told you all in the summer that Michael Vick could be a sneaky great sleeper grab given the Chip Kelly offense and through two weeks he has only been quite possibly the best producing QB in fantasy football.  Vick was a monster for the second week in a row Sunday by throwing fora ridiculous 428 yard and two touchdowns while also rushing for another on 6 carries.  The 6 carries amounted to 23 rushing yards.  There is nothing Vick can't do on a football field and all he has to do is stay healthy.  Since we know that won't totally happen, take what you can get.

-LeSean McCoy could in no way replicate his awesome Week 1 numbers but he was still very good with 53 rushing yards and 114 receiving yards on 5 receptions.

-DeSean Jackson has finally graduated from WR 3 purgatory as he caught 9 passes for 193 monster yards and 1 TD.  Jackson has never caught 70 or more passes which always held him back in PPR formats but this new offense is clearly putting him in WR 1 territory.  Hate the attitude but can't argue with the results.

-It was a turn back the lock game for Antonio Gates who caught 8 passes for 124 yards.  He would have scored as well but lost a fumble by the goal line.  These outings were becoming a thing of the past so this is a nice sign.

-If you had Eddie Royal in your lineup than you should be writing on this website.  Royal caught 3 touchdowns Sunday among his 7 catches for 90 yards.  Royal has been a non-factor since his rookie season with Denver.  With Malcom Floyd getting seriously injured, Royal is looking like a terrific pickup this week.

-Jay Cutler is a hot and cold QB.  Has been his whole career both in real life and in fantasy football.  However we all have seen numerous cases where a pass-happy new offense coordinator can elevate a player's status, most recently with Matt Ryan and Michael Vick.  Well Marc Trestman is the new head coach and brings a vast pass happy formula to his team.  Cutler showed how good Trestman's system can be by passing for 290 yards with 3 TD and 2 INT.  The interceptions are always part of the equation however but overall Cutler looks like he could be primed for a next step season.

-Matt Forte is absolute fantasy football gold in PPR formats.  Has been since he came into the league.  The latest gem was catching 11 passes Sunday for 71 yards.  He also rushed for 90 yards on 19 carries.  Love him.

-Brandon Marshall did his thing with 7 catches for 113 yards and a score.  Greg Jennings did as well on the other side with 5 catches for 84 yards.

-Adrian Peterson is behind the 2,000 yard mark but that is me just being sarcastic.  Ran for 100 yards on 26 carries.  He is still decent.

-E.J. Manuel sure looks like the next very good read option QB.  He led the Bills to a last second thriller over the Carolina Panthers Sunday by throwing for 296 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.

-Cam Newton loves to drive his owners crazy.  This is the second straight slow start to his season as he threw for 229 yards with 2 TD and 1 INT.  Only 15 yards rushing.  (sigh)

-Stevie Johnson doesn't get the credit he deserves for putting up numbers in a horrible Bills passing era the last few years.  He caught the game winning TD from Manuel which was among his 8 receptions for 111 yards.

-C.J. Spiller had the quietest 103 yard rushing game you can have. Also snared 4 passes which went for nothing.  So far through two games Spiller has done next to nothing. 

-Matt Schaub has been somewhat overrated the last few seasons but so far in 2013 has been good after throwing for 3 TD's Sunday.  He also threw two picks but Schaub's numbers are making the grade.

-Arian Foster rushed for his first TD of the season among his 79 yards on 19 carries.  Look for Foster to get more and more involved as the season goes along.

-DeAndre Hopkins is sure exciting to watch.  He reminds me of Julio Jones which is saying something as Hopkins caught 7 passes for 117 yards and the game-winning score.  Great signs all around.

-I guess all you have to do is complain.  A week after crying that he had only 1 reception in the team's WINNING opener, Mike Wallace caught 9 passes for 115 yards and 1 TD Sunday.  I think the numbers will be pretty volatile from week-to-week but for this one at least Wallace yielded profit.

-Baby steps for Lamar Miller who rushed for his first TD of the season but overall had only 69 rushing yards and 2 receptions.  Not impressed yet.

-T.Y. Hilton needs to be started Indy coaches.  The exciting kid caught 6 passes for 124 yards and reminds me of Randall Cobb.

-Among QB-2's in two-QB formats, Alex Smith is probably the top rated guy.  He threw for 2 touchdowns Sunday among his 223 yards.  What is really nice about Smith as well is the fact he doesn't throw picks.

-Jamaal Charles was a bigger weapon in the receiving game by catching 8 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown.  No issues with last week's bruised quad.

-Dez Bryant was unstoppable as usual as he caught 9 passes for 141 yards and a score.  Continuing his awesome second half of last season.

-Dwayne Bowe caught his first TD of the season Sunday among his 4 catches for 56 yards.  Always a very good TD guy, Bowe should be very solid with Smith under center.

-Jason Witten was a no-show with only 3 catches for 12 yards.  Trade him to me please.