Stars
Carson Palmer - Its been well documented that I don't like Carson Palmer. I've dubbed his as "Captain Overrated" and I think everything he does gets overblown to make people think the Bengals are good. However, this week I must say he was the top star in fantasy football. He was nearly perfect passing completing 20 of 24 passes, for 233 yards and a whopping 5 TD passes against the Bears.
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Ricky Williams - Of all the RBs in football, who do you think would have the best fantasy week? I bet it would be awhile before you said Ricky Williams, but that was the case yesterday. The former Saints first rounder ran the ball 9 times for 80 yards and scored 3 TDs.
Miles Austin - The "Romo"-ance between QB Tony Romo and receiver Miles Austin continued to flourish. Romo connected with Austin 6 times for 171 yards and 2 TDs. Next week, they take on Seattle.
Vernon Davis - Yesterday morning, I watched ESPN's Fantasy Football NOW show and they experts on the show must have said at least a half dozen times, "Do not play Vernon Davis against the Texas!" Davis caught 7 passes for 93 yards and 3 TDs. Whooops!
Steelers D/ST - Pittsburgh's defense has been catching a lot of flack this year for softening up at the end of games. This week, was not the case. The Steelers defense scored two TDs in the final 6 minutes of the game to give the Steelers the thrilling 27-17 win over the unbeaten Vikings. This is a defense that should NEVER be benched no matter who they play. Every week, they come up with big plays and earn you plenty of fantasy points.
Stumblers
Frank Gore - Gore's return to the Niners lineup was less than memorable. Against a soft Texans run defense, Gore only ran for 32 yards on 13 carries and failed to score a TD.
Eli Manning - Another week, another QB that fails to take advantage of one of the league's worst pass defenses. While the Yankees were clinching a spot in the World Series, the football team in NY was watching their franchise QB get picked off 3 times in a 24-17 loss to the Cardinals.
Lance Moore - After breaking out against the Giants last week, Moore barely factored in the Saints 46-34 win over the Dolphins. Moore caught just two passes for 18 yards.
Matt Forte - I think at this point, its official... Matt Forte is in a sophomore slump. For the third time this year he's failed to rush for more than 30 yards and has just one TD. Next week, the Bears play the Browns. If he's in the Stumblers section again, its time to do the unthinkable and drop him because its not going to get any easier than Cleveland.
Oakland Raiders offense - Shut out, franchise QB benched, couldn't even get close enough to ATTEMPT a field goal... the only way they could be worse would be if they started doing quick kicks on 1st down..
Posted
Oct 26 2009, 07:57 AM
by
Nick Fruscello