Wow what a day in fantasy football. So much to get to so let's get started with all the action out of the 1:00 games.
-Geez did Nick Foles go bust. What a joke that was. After accounting for four touchdowns last week, Foles couldn't muster one against a Dallas Cowboys defense that the Broncos scored over 50 on two weeks ago. Foles only threw for 80 yards in completing a horrific 11 of 29 throws. Well that story is over quick. With Foles suffering a concussion and Michael Vick stating after the game he could return in Week 8, no reason to hold onto him any longer. I gather a ton of Foles owners will get pleasure in sending him to the wire tonight.
-Joseph Randle did all right with 65 rushing yards on 19 carries. He also included three catches as he revealed a bit of a PPR game. DeMarco Murray is a historically slow healer so hold Randle for now.
-Not much else to speak of in the Dallas/Philly game. Tony Romo only threw for one score and got picked twice. That is two mediocre games in a row after the Denver blockbuster. Dez Bryant was very good though with 8 catches for 110 yards. Terrance Williams also kept his name relevant with six catches and a score. And Cole Beasley is a name to keep in mind in PPR leagues the next two weeks with so many teams on a bye. He too caught 6 passes.
-LeSean McCoy was quiet once again with 55 yards on 18 carries to go along with 6 catches for 26 yards, Remember McCoy has already had a heavy workload so maybe he is a bit winded.
-Ho-hum game from Philip Rivers as he threw for only one score against Jacksonville when his owners expected more. Ryan Matthews however finally did something right with 110 rushing yards on 21 carries and a touchdown. Keenan Allen left injured however and as of this writing no update has been announced. That could be a big one.
-When Justin Blackmon got back into the lineup in Week 5 and proceeded to reel off two monster games in a row, we thought this would have a detrimental effect on Cecil Shorts. The latter proved that was not going to be the case Sunday by catching 8 passes for 80 yards while Blackmon grabbed 6 for 58. If only the Jaguars had someone who could get them into the end zone.
-Wow has Matthew Stafford been locked in the last two weeks. A game after throwing four touchdown passes in Week 6, Stafford threw for three more Sunday among his 357 yards. I said in the preseason that Stafford was a prime value play this year after his so-so 2012 campaign and so far that prediction has been right on.
-Calvin Johnson is back to his old dominating self as he grabbed 9 balls for a crazy 155 yards and 2 touchdowns. Well it is not so crazy coming from Johnson. We can now safely put the knee injury behind us.
-A.J. Green is now heating up as he put forth his second straight 100-yard-plus game by catching 6 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Green's resurgence has typically coincided with the hot play of Andy Dalton the last two weeks. The redheaded one threw for 372 yards in the game with 2 scores. Two big time games in a row for Dalton who is always on the border of single-league every-week consideration.
-Fred Jackson survived a scare to his knee to rush for a touchdown but overall he gained only 36 yards on 11 carries. C.J. Spiller meanwhile only rushed 6 times for 11 yards as he clearly wants the mantle of being the biggest fantasy football bust of the season. It is not even close right now for second. But again this is what I suggested could happen in the summer as I told you all not to draft him, especially during the first round which was crazy.
-Doug Martin is now hurt as he came down with a shoulder injury and was spotted after Sunday's game in a sling. This after gaining only 47 yards on 11 carries. I will amend my earlier statement about Spiller that Martin is second in the bust category for the season. While I will give Martin somewhat of a pass due to the poor play of the line and having a rookie QB in Mike Glennon, that only goes so far. Martin has been bad no matter how you look at it.
-Great sign by Matt Ryan Sunday in throwing for three touchdowns and 273 yards without Julio Jones and Roddy White. The prime beneficiary was of course Harry Douglas who grabbed 7 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown. Douglas was an easy pickup in that he almost was guaranteed a monster game in this offense with Jones and White out. If he foolishly was not picked up yet, you know what to do.
-Only two catches by Tony Gonzalez for 39 yards was shocking considering the lack of weapons for Ryan.
-Vincent Jackson puts up some of the prettiest stat lines during the course of the season. He did so again Sunday by catching 10 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Glennon targeted Jackson a crazy 20 times during the game which is lessening the concern about the wideout's value with a rookie QB. As long as Glennon is obsessed with throwing Jackson the football the way he appears to be, than all will be swell.
-That makes it two games out of the last three with no touchdowns for Tom Brady. And almost the last three if he didn't throw that last-second score to beat the Saints last week. The Jets defense was up in his grill all game and the results were bad. Rob Gronkowski coming back was big though as he caught 8 for 114. Brady should be just fine but by now we can't ignore the fact he has only 8 touchdown passes after 7 games. Remember it was me who wrote that summer post dropping Brady down the QB rankings due to the receiver issues? Yup.
-Jay Cutler is hurt and it could be bad. Headed for an MRI on his groin injury. We are hearing bad things all the way around. Don't pick up Josh McCown.
-Alfred Morris owners have to be pulling the hair out of their heads right now after seeing Roy Helu Jr. utilized near the goal-line on almost every possession that got into that territory and ultimately scoring three rushing touchowns. It obviously worked wonders here so there is no reason for Mike Shanahan to change things up. The funny thing is that Morris ran well with 95 yards on 19 carries. This is a potential death-blow to Morris' fantasy football value as he doesn't catch passes to begin with and without scores he has nothing to fall back on. Wow this is getting ugly.
-Matt Forte is an absolute monster right now and has passed LeSean McCoy and challenging Jamaal Charles for running back top honors. Marc Trestman has kept his word about using Forte at the goal-line after his owners saw Michael Bush steal for more than a few scores prior. No reason to go back to the old way as Forte scored THREE touchdowns among his 91 rushing yards.
-Alshon Jeffrey got back to having his breakout season with 4 grabs for 105 yards while Brandon Marshall caught 6 for 75.
-Jordan Reed I gather will be one of the most fought after waiver adds after the rookie caught 9 passes for 134 yards and a score. With Fred Davis a healthy scratch, the job is now Reed's who has tremendous hands and could instantly do a Jordan Cameron impression. Go get him. Especially you Jermichael Finley owners.
-We are hearing a possible torn ACL for Sam Bradford which means he is done. Grab Kellen Clemens. I am kidding.
-Zac Stacy is getting better by the week. Rushed for 53 yards and caught four passes which included a touchdown. Remains strictly a RB 2 but at least you know he gets the lion's share of touches.
That is all for now. As always check back later for the 4:00 and later WRAPUP plus the injury report. Also if you haven't done so already, reserve your copy of the 2014 Fantasy Sports Boss Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide: Pre-Free Agency Edition due out in November.
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