Week Three Wrap Up

The unpredictability of the NFL took yet another wild turn.  A turn I don't think any one of us envisioned.  The Miami Dolphins blow out the New England Patriots.  Wow, that felt really good to type, let me do it again... The Miami Dolphins BLOWOUT the New England Patriots!  I don't think anyone, even in Miami's wildest dreams, could have imagined a Dolphins win, let alone a Dolphins embarrassing blowout in New England.  They looked pathetic in every facet of their game, while the Patriots seemed like they were just going to move along without Tom Brady and still be a force in the AFC East.  One game changed it all.  Just one game has the Patriots doubting themselves again and has the rest of the NFL laughing their heads off.  Here are your Week Three stars:

Stars: 

Ronnie Brown - Let me see a show of hands of people that had Ronnie Brown in their lineup going into this week.  Yeah, that's what I thought.  Now that's not to say he's a "nobody", Brown is a great player, but after two dismal performances against two average defenses, what prayer would he have against the stingy Patriots.  Brown ended up being the one man show as he ran for over 100 yards, scored 4 TD's and actually THREW a 19 yard TD pass as well.  Along with this being one of the bigger upsets in football, this performance by Brown is one of the best in any fantasy sport ever.

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Michael Turner - The Chiefs continued their pursuit of the number one overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft Sunday.  As expected, Michael Turner absolutely smashed through the Chiefs defense for over 100 yards and 3 TD's.  After seeing the highlights of this game, I just want to say one thing... can someone PLEASE show the Chiefs how to tackle, they're embarrassing themselves.  They made Turner look like the second coming of Earl Campbell.

Reggie Bush - No this isn't a typo, Reggie Bush was a big star this past Sunday.  The injury to Marques Colston is the best thing that ever happened to Bush.  His rushing yards are still not impressive, but his receiving yards are through the roof.  This week Bush caught 11 passes for 75 yards and a TD.  He finished with 148 yards and 2 TD's total.  It really is only a matter of time before he lines up at wide out as he continues to follow in the footsteps of Eric Metcalf.

Frank Gore - As predicted, Frank the Tank rolled over the NFL practice squad, racking up over 160 total yards and TD.  Those of you looking to beat up on the Lions next week, you're out of luck, they're on a bye.  

Maurice Jones-Drew - NEWS FLASH: The Colts defense is officially back to its 2006 form where they probably couldn't even stop my 2 year old daughter from running down the field.  MJD and Fred Taylor both racked up over 100 yards as they defeated the Colts.  MJD finished with over 160 yards and a TD.  Next week, the two headed monster of Jones-Drew and Taylor take on the Texans.  Stay tuned...

Stumblers:

Randy Moss - This should have been like shooting fish in a barrel, instead Moss couldn't get his gun out of the holster, shot himself in the foot and danced around like a fool to the tune of "4 catches for 25 yards".  This marks the second straight week Moss and Cassel haven't connected.  They have a bye week coming up to figure out how to build one.

Matt Schaub - Odds are nobody has him on their fantasy team anyways, but in case you were thinking about it, don't.  He didn't even look like he belonged in the NFL, completing only 45% of his passes, 3 INT's and a QB rating of 27.8.  Yikes!

Brandon Jacobs - The Bengals decided they are going to play football this year after all and really put together a solid performance.  Good for them, bad for Jacobs owners.  He only ran for 35 yards against a Bengals team that isn't very good at stopping the run.  He did manage to score a TD however, which helped soften the blow a little bit.

Derek Anderson - Three games, three really bad performances.  Yes, he played against three tough defenses, but I would think with the weapons he has in that offense, he could do a little better.  Mr Anderson threw 3 INT's Sunday and finished with a 22.9 QB rating.  If you listen, off in the distance, you can start to hear the chanting for the Mighty Brady Quinn.

Willie Parker - I really hate to put a Steeler on here, but Parker, much like the entire Steeler offense, did nothing.  20 yards on 13 carries isn't going to get the job done.  Next week he'll get to run against the Ravens defense, so things are getting real bad, real fast for Fast Willie.