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By Derek of The Sportmeisters
Week Three of the season is in the books. Here are my winners, losers, and waiver wire wonders blog from the week. Let’s go!
Winners
QB – Matt Schaub – Houston Texans – 26 Completions, 35 Attempts, 300 Yards, three TD, one INT
Schaub had yet another monster game last week against Jacksonville. He threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns. He has another great matchup this week against Oakland and if he can stay healthy, he has the weapons around him to wind up a Top Five fantasy QB at the end of the year.
QB – Peyton Manning – Indianapolis Colts – 24 Completions, 35 Attempts, 379 Yards, four TD, one INT
Peyton Manning proved once again this past week why he is an elite fantasy QB. He threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns. It doesn’t matter who he plays, you never bench Peyton Manning!
QB – Kevin Kolb – Philadelphia Eagles – 24 Completions, 34 Attempts, 327 Yards, two TD, zero INT
Who needs Donovan McNabb? Kolb has been brilliant in his two games replacing the injured McNabb. This week, he threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas City. As good as he has been, he will go back to being the backup after the bye week (and maybe even third string when Michael Vick is up to speed) and isn’t worth a waiver wire pickup unless McNabb misses any more time this year.
RB – Maurice Jones-Drew – Jacksonville Jaguars – 23 Carries, 119 Yards, three TD, four Receptions, 28 Yards
Is he worthy of a first-round pick yet? MJD ran for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns against Houston. He also had four receptions for 28 yards. He is an elite RB and should be started every week.
RB – Pierre Thomas – New Orleans Saints – 14 Carries, 126 Yards, two TD
Thomas was injured for the first two games of the season and didn’t play much in the first half last Sunday. However, he ran the ball 14 times for 126 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, to lead the Saints to victory over Buffalo. Thomas appears to be healthy and all signs point to him regaining his fantasy relevance.
RB – Steven Jackson – St. Louis Rams – 27 Carries, 117 Yards, five Receptions, 46 Yards, one FUM
This is the Steven Jackson that we all remember. When he’s healthy he is an elite fantasy RB. He has now posted back to back 100+ yard games and has been very good even without scoring a touchdown.
WR – Santana Moss – Washington Redskins – 10 Receptions, 178 Yards, one TD
It was only a matter of time before the Redskins got Moss involved in the offense. In the first two games he had a combined five catches for 41 yards, but he exploded against Detroit for 10 catches for 178 yards and a touchdown. Moss is no longer a top tier fantasy WR but can be used as a good WR2 or WR3, depending on the matchup.
WR – Reggie Wayne – Indianapolis Colts – 7 Receptions, 126 Yards, one TD
After a down week, Wayne picked right back up against Arizona. He now has 20 receptions for 325 yards and two touchdowns in three games. He is an elite WR and should be started every week.
WR – Jerricho Cotchery – New York Jets – eight Receptions, 108 Yards, one TD
Cotchery has been a very consistent option for Rookie QB Mark Sanchez so far this year. In three games he has 18 receptions for 285 yards and a touchdown. This trend should continue, and Cotchery looks like a very safe WR2 play almost every week.
WR – DeSean Jackson – Philadelphia Eagles – six Receptions, 149 Yards, one TD
Jackson has been extremely valuable this season, even with Donovan McNabb out with an injury. He has had 10 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns with Kevin Kolb at the helm. He also returned a punt for a touchdown in week one. Keep starting him while he’s hot.
TE – Brent Celek – Philadelphia Eagles – eight Receptions, 104 Yards, one TD
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