FANTASY FOOTBALL WRAPUP: 4:00 GAMES AND LATER

-What a difference a week makes when it comes to San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick and WR Anquan Boldin.  After playing pitch and catch all last week versus the woeful Washington Redskins defense, Kapernick and Boldin were almost complete zeroes for their fantasy football owners last night.  The Seattle Seahawks defense is ridiculous and so there is no need to overreact on their numbers (Kaepernick:  127 passing yards/3 INT's, Boldin:  1 catch for 7 yards).  Both guys will be very good starters the rest of the way but just keep this in mind the next time they play Seattle.  In fact keep this in mind when ANY of your players are going against Seattle.

-Not much better for Frank Gore who rushed for a grand total of 16 yards on 9 carries.  OF course the week I traded for him.  Gore will be a decent fantasy football running back but remember age is a constant worry.

-Marshawn Lynch continued his string of good games against the 49ers by rushing for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns while also catching 3 passes with one going for a third score.  Of course 2.0:  I was playing against the Lynch owner. 

-When it comes to Drew Brees, the only number that counts is the amount of touchdown tosses as he always throws for over 300 yards.  Well Brees threw for only one touchdown while also tossing two picks.  Ehhhh.

-Doug Martin has been a source of frustration for his fantasy football owners which includes me.  After doing nothing last week against the New York Jets, Martin ran for 144 big yards yesterday but for zero scores.  Martin has yet to hit paydirt and he also failed to catch a football Sunday.  Overall it has not been nearly what Martin's fantasy football owners expected and my view is that the awful Josh Freeman is causing opposing defenses to rightfully stack the box to stuff the run game to start the season.  Obviously you have to be patient and Martin should be just fine but there is some concern about a sophomore slump.

-Jimmy Graham was a man among boys Sunday as he caught 10 passes for 179 yards and 1 TD.  Wow.  The best tight end by far.

-Vincent Jackson was all right with five catches for 77 yards while Mike Williams did nothing in grabbing 2 balls for 9.

-The Matthew Stafford comeback season is well underway as he put two good games back-to-back to open the season.  Stafford threw for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns and no picks.  With all the weapons at his disposal, Stafford is primed for a very strong season.

-Reggie Bush got hurt AGAIN.  After putting up a big time opener, Bush left the game twice with a knee issue that will now lead to an MRI.  His status for next week is questionable at best so get ready for more work by the intriguing Joquie Bell who rushed for 31  yards on 8 carries while also catching 5 passes for 41 yards.

-Calvin Johnson put up two more touchdowns on his 6 receptions for 116 yards.  To think I was one pick away from getting him in the Experts League.  Ended up with the so far shaky Doug Martin.

-Larry Fitzgerald owners might have preferred he simply not play since they were obligated to put him in the lineup after hearing he would battle through his injured hamstring.  Fitzgerald lasted only one half as he caught only two passes for 33 yards.  And where was last week's sensation Andre Roberts?  Roberts caught only 3 balls for 36 yards.  Back to the wire we go.

-My goodness are things ugly with New York Giants QB Eli Manning.  Manning upped his INT total to an insane 7 through two games with 4 more on Sunday while throwing for 307 yards and one score.  As great an arsenal of weapons as Manning has, he must be benched for now given the fact opposing defenses are not respecting the Giants run game and instead are crowding the secondary.

-Speaking of the Giants run game, what a mess.  David Wilson didn't fumble which is about the only positive thing you can say bout his 17 yard rushing day.  Cut him loose or bury him deep on your bench.  It is just not happening.

-Knowshon Moreno was the guy we touted all along and he was the one to emerge as the starting running back for the Denver Broncos.  Moreno solidified that spot by rushing for 93 yards on only 13 carries with two touchdowns.  Also an underrated receiver, Moreno caught 3 passes for 33 yards.  Ride him now as your RB 2.

-It was Eric Decker's turn to shine in the Broncos passing attack as he caught 9 balls for 87 yards.  Meanwhile Julius Thomas picked up his third touchdown among his 6 catches.  A true number 1 tight end option.

-Things were a bit quieter for Wes Welker who caught only 3 passes for 39 yards.  This was the concern we had in the preseason about how Welker may not see as many passes in the Denver offense given how many weapons there are.  Demaryuis Thomas bore this out as well by catching 5 passes for a nondescript 52 yards.

-Victor Cruz remains a top flight receiver with 8 catches for 118 yards.  He clearly has the favored receiver role over Hakeem Nicks who caught only 4 for 83 yards amid a dislocated finger.  Finally Brandon Myers has become a trusted outlet for Manning with six more grabs for 74 yards.

-I won't even bring up any Jacksonville Jaguars as there is nothing nice to wsay about anyone there.

-Darren McFadden reminded us why we all come back to him every year despite his injuries.  He ran for 129 yards while also catching 4 passes for 28.

-The Terrell Pryor encore was not great as predicted as he threw for only 126 yards while rushing for 50.  He is not a good throwing of the football which limits his upside.