Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Week 4 Recap: Fantasy Football

WOW! Performances of The Week
  • David Garrard - 323 yards, 3 TD
  • Rashard Mendenhall - 165 yards, 2 TD
  • Steve Smith (NYG) - 134 yards, 2 TD
  • Peyton Manning - 353 yards, 2 TD
  • Ronnie Borwn - 115 yards, 2 TD
  • Mike Sims-Walker(UCF) - 91 yards, 2 TD
WTF! Performances of The Week
  • Tony Romo - 0 TD
  • Darren McFadden - -3 yards and gets injured
  • LT - 15 yards
  • Braylon Edwards - 0 catches
  • Drew Brees - 0 TD
Trends To Keep An Eye On
  • Jerome Harrison and Rashard Mendenhall for real?
  • Is Joe Flacco a must-start every week?
  • How long will it take Michael Crabtree to catchup?
  • The big group #2 RB's after the top 10 all being pretty equal
Trade Targets
  • QB: Donovan McNabb, Jay Cutler
  • WR: Roddy White, Anquan Boldin, Dewayne Bowe, Wes Welker
  • RB: Brian Westbrook, Jonathan Stewart
  • Little TD Club: Bush, Forte, LT, Steve Smith (CAR), Housh - Players who don't score TD but have solid stats are always easy trade targets because there scoring is supressed
  • Off Bye Week Club: Kurt Warner, Larry Fitgerald, Michael Turner, Desean Jackson, D'Angelo Williams, Matt Ryan - Players who come off the bye haven't played for owners in 10-12 days so people forget how good they are
  • **Start using average points per game as byes/injuries throw off players who've played every week vs bye players if using cumulative point when targetting players**
Waiver Wire Picks
  • Brian Robiskie - CLE WR
  • Michael Bush - OAK RB
  • Beanie Wells - AZ RB
  • Jerome Harrison - CLE RB
  • Rashard Mendenhall - PIT RB
  • Derek Anderson - CLE QB