So, I'm in a survivor pool. I feel like you need to know these things. We're 10 weeks into the season and there are four of us left out of 80. This week, I grabbed Miami against Seattle, figuring it would be an easy win. Much harder than it should have been, but still a win. The other guys went with Carolina, San Diego, and Arizona.
This morning, I'm bitter. Why? I feel there should only be two teams left. I'd like to thank Mike Martz for some fantastic play calling to end the game and Kansas City for choking that game away against San Diego.
Truth is, it doesn't have as much to do with the "pride" for the winner as much as it has to do with the fact I'm tired of trying to pick these games. I've never been in a survivor league this long. I feel I'm tempting fate here.
Anyway, let's get to the leftovers from Week 10.
Fantasy Up
- Brady Quinn- Say what you will about his first time out, but the Browns' quarterback showed he belongs in the league. Quinn has some tough matchups, especially come playoff time, but should be looked at in deeper leagues to provide insurance and as a definite add in any keeper format where you'd be able to hold on to him.
- DeAngelo Williams - Williams had one of his best rushing days of the season against the Raiders. Yes, it was Oakland, and we understand they couldn't stop anyone running the football. Still, with Stewart's health a question, Williams is the ball carrier of choice and looked very good doing it.
- Maurice Jones-Drew - This is the game owners have been waiting for. Sure, he accounted for fewer rushing yards than Taylor, but he made up for it with three touchdowns. To be certain, the road against Tennessee won't be as easy as the one taken against Detroit, but confidence builds, regardless of the opponent.
- Kevin Smith - The single bright spot for the Lions. Smith rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown against the Jaguars and continues to find the end zone with regularity. He should be added in most formats and looked at as a flex play.
- Ted Ginn, Jr. - He caught his first touchdown pass of the season and continues to return kicks as well. Ginn has the tools and is being given the chance to showcase himself with a quarterback that knows how to get him the football. Have to like his schedule going forward, too.
Fantasy Down
- Jamaal Charles - He has an ankle injury, and Larry Johnson is likely back in the mix more as we had down the final stretch of the season. Charles could still be something special, but his value likely remains as a handcuff to Johnson, unfortunately.
- Ronnie Brown - He hasn't had many solid games of late, and the Wildcat isn't exploiting his talents anymore. With Williams splitting carries, and Pennington developing in the offense with talented young receivers, Brown's touches and yards are becoming more limited.
- Steve Smith- He drew the top corner in Oakland, then had a quarterback that couldn't get him the ball. Smith draws Detroit this week, which seems to cure all ills, but saying that he was disappointing in this week's matchup is an understatement.
- Greg Jennings
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Chris 7 months ago
Who wins in this trade: Terrell Owens and Earnest Graham for Brandon Marshall and Willie Parker?
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Collin Hager - The Roundtable 7 months ago
Chris, out and out, I would take Marshall and Parker in a cocaine heartbeat over Owens and Graham. Parker might be more injury prone, but Marshall could easily equal the points of Owens and Graham by himself.
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