2009 Week 10 Wrap Up

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Chris Johnson - Ladies and gentlemen, you may be looking at next year's number one overall draft pick.  For the second time in three weeks Johnson has racked up over 200 total yards and for the third week in a row scored 2 TDs.  CJ is an unstoppable monster and he'll have a few more of these kind of weeks before its all said and done.

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Randy Moss - In a game featuring two of the best QBs in the game, somebody had to catch the passes.  Moss was one of those guys.  He caught 9 passes for 179 yards and 2 TDs, including a 63 yarder.  Next week, he'll get matched up against Mr Shutdown Darrelle Revis.

Donovan McNabb - When you're losing by a lot and you throw the ball 55 times, you're going to get a lot of garbage points.  But points are points and McNabb got a ton this week.  He threw for 450 yards and 2 TDs, but the Eagles fell short, 31-23 to the Chargers.

Peyton Manning - With an assist from Bill Belicheat Manning threw his 4th TD of the game with just 13 seconds left in a thrilling win over the Patriots.  Peyton had 327 yards to go along with his 4 TDs.

Sidney Rice - He may not be a TD monster, but Sidney Rice is emerging as one of the top WRs in the game today with a little help from one of the games best, Brett Favre.  Rice added to his dream season with a 7 catch 201 yard performance against the Lions.

 

Stumblers

Ben Roethlisberger - In a season like this, nothing is impossible.  Ben only completed 50% of his passes and was picked off once and threw zero TDs.  The Bengals are not that good.  Ben stopped himself this week.  Next week, he should bounce back nicely against the Chiefs.

Rashard Mendenhall - There's plenty of blame to go around for this disaster.  Mendenhall, who was benched in their last encounter with Cincy, didn't do much better this time around.  He gained 36 yards on 13 carries and didn't score a TD.  Look at the bright side, he didn't fumble. 

Chris Simms - Things were humming along smoothly for the Broncos, then Phil's joke of a son, Chris, stepped in for the injured Kyle Orton and they fell apart.  Chris was 3 for 13 for 13 yards and an INT.  I realize nobody had him on their fantasy team, but his presence as the Denver QB killed everyone else's fantasy value.  No word on when Orton will be back, but if Simms is the guy going forward, I don't feel good about the Broncos chances.

Darren McFadden - Playing in his first game since Week 4, Run DMC only carried the ball 4 times for 11 yards against the Chiefs.  It was pretty disappointing to see their franchise RB back in the lineup, 100% and only get the ball 4 times against the Chiefs.   

Maurice Jones-Drew -  123 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, 1 TD, zero fumbles... one kneel down at the one yard line.  MJD did his best Brian Westbrook imitation and passed up an easy TD to kneel down at the one yard line.  The Jags were then able to run out the clock and then kick the winning field goal.  As smart as that seems, what happens if they fumble the field goal snap or its blocked?   Next time, MJD, get the sure thing, score the TD and let the defense worry about the end of the game.

Posted Nov 16 2009, 08:01 AM by Nick Fruscello
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Buc Fever wrote re: 2009 Week 10 Wrap Up
on Tue, Nov 17 2009 10:28 AM

Nick,

Hockey question: In a H2H league, would you drop JS Giguere for Ondrej Pavalec? I have Jonas Hiller, so Giggy gave me the Anaheim duo, which is usually a recipe for success. Anaheim has struggled so far, but with the guys on their roster, it's only a matter of time before they turn it around. They have the talent to be a top 5-6 team in the West.

Plus, I hear rumors of Giguere maybe getting dealt to Detroit...which would skyrocket his value and probably make him one of the fantasy elite goalies again behind the Wings. The upside with Giguere just seems much higher than Pavelec. However, it's a H2H league...so perhaps Pavelec is actually worth more than Giguere a this point? My #1 goalie is Ryan Miller, so he's bailed me out so far despite the horrendous play of the Ducks duo.

Second question: Same league, is Goligoski worth holding onto while he's injured in a league where Cam Barker and Alexander Elder are free agents? I already have David Booth and Marian Hossa on IR, so no more room to stash Gogo. Barker is a very solid d-man and I've been thinking about picking him up for a couple weeks now. I'm surprised he's still out there to be honest. I was thinking of dropping Gogo and picking up Barker...is it worth it? My other thought was to just pick up another forward since it's a H2H league and there's no max games played. I could pick up a guy like Tuomo Ruutu or Slava Kozlov, who are the two best out there in FA. We have a ton of roster positions (2 C, 2 LW, 2 RW, 2 F, 2 Util, 4 D) so there's almost always a spot for an extra forward. Would it be smarter to just add Kozlov or Ruutu instead of Barker?

Nick Fruscello wrote re: 2009 Week 10 Wrap Up
on Tue, Nov 17 2009 10:44 AM

BucFever,

No, I would hang onto Giguere.  He hasn't gotten a ton of playing time and even though he's struggling and he did last year too, he does have a huge upside.  He'll either be the starter for Anaheim or the starter somewhere else.  He's making $6 mil this year and that's too much for the Ducks to have on the bench.  I've been following the Giggy to Detroit rumors very closely and the Wings front office is denying having any interest in him.  Because of the salary cap, it doesn't seem likely that he'll land with the Wings unless Rafalski is part of the deal.  As an owner of Giguere myself, I'm just going to hold onto him and hope he gets into a good situation somewhere else.  His potential is too great to drop.

It would be better to pick up an extra forward.  When I play in H2H leagues with no max games, I typically leave one or two D slots empty, so I could swap in forwards throughout the week.  If it were me, I would just drop my bottom two defensemen and go with a couple more forwards.  Forwards will always out produce defensemen and their are not very many days when everyone plays.