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The Other Fantasy Football Guys are taking a break from columns this week. If you need a reason, choose from the following:

1) We're taking finals.
2) We're moving to Pennsylvania.
3) We're fighting shark-men hybrids in the Pacific.
4) We're searching for the real Slim Shady (he didn't stand up).
5) We're trying out to be the QB for the Redskins/Texans/49ers/etc.
6) We're layabouts.

Here's a bit of advice:

1) Start your studs.
2) Don't get cute.

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Week 14 Recap!

First week of playoffs is away, and what a week it was. A huge number of studs underperformed... and your team probably suffered as a result. In case you missed something, here's the news!

Johnny Named Starter

After Hoyer turned out to be a train wreck, Johnny Manziel has been named the starter in Cleveland. This boosts Josh Gordon, who has looked unimpressive after a good first game back. And in case Johnny didn’t have enough to prove, Marvin Lewis called him a midget.

Peyton Manning Killed Your Playoff

Seriously – they went run heavy and used the Thomas duo as a decoy. Emmanuel Sanders got a few targets but not his usual bit. If you’re in a two-week matchup, there’s still hope. If not? Then you probably didn’t survive it. NOW: Peyton Manning mocking you.

Le’Veon Bell Is AWESOME

He’s beaten his personal best three weeks running now. You love his matchup versus Atlanta next week- Atlanta’s defense is terrible.

Redskins Ineptitude

Rams embarrassed ‘Skins by playing them at football. Redskins should stick to the things they are good at – debate club and dodgeball.

Drew Brees Hates Home

The Saints have been a great team on the road, but not so much at home. Brees couldn’t get anything going… but somehow they’re still in the hunt in this god-awful division. They need to hit the road and win some.

Bad Sanchez is Still Bad

In other news, bad QBs are still bad. Case in point: Mark Sanchez. This offense is set up to create good quarterbacks from bad ones, but Sanchez can’t even figure that out. He either needs to figure out the playbook or take a seat.

Jags Held Star TE without Catch

The Jags held Houston’s star tight end J.J. Watt without a catch. Despite this amazing effort, they still managed to lose by 14.

49ers lose to Oakland

In the upset of the week, the 49ers lost to Oakland. This is especially appalling considering it hurts Oakland’s chances to get the number one overall pick next year… when Harbaugh ends up coaching the Raiders. He should have thought twice about losing to his future team.

TOFFG Playoff Tips

You're in the playoffs (or you're not, and want to read this for fun). Congratulations! Now, here's my tips for winning your league's championship.

Now, take everything I say below in the context of your own team. You got here because you did something right. In the end, it’s your fantasy team. So go do what you’re good at. Good luck.

Grab Your Handcuffs

You’ve been working with a full bench all year, plugging in players for bye-weeks and trucking along based on matchups. By this point, you know who your weekly starters are. There are no more byes – only playoffs. Therefore, the only players on your roster should be 1) Players you will start during the playoffs, and 2) the handcuffs to your studs. Depth is always useful, but you should only keep that extra WR because he’s the best non-starter you have, or because he has a rockin’ matchup in Week 16. This means saying goodbye to players like Trent Richardson and Reuben Randle (if you haven’t already). You will not start them if you want to win. If you have Jamaal Charles, drop Trent and grab Knile Davis. If you have Matt Forte, drop Randle and grab Ka’Deem Carey. Here’s a handy-dandy handcuff list:

Jamaal Charlesà	Knile Davis
Matt Forteà	Ka’Deem Carey
Frank Goreà	Carlos Hyde
Eddie Lacyà	James Starks
Marshawn Lynchà	Robert Turbin
DeMarco Murrayà	Joseph Randle

Start Your Studs

Someone asked me this week – “Should I start Russell Wilson over Andrew Luck?” I gave them a blank stare, and responded “Are you kidding me? Of course not. This is the fantasy playoffs, and you rode Andrew Luck to this point. Don’t get cute.” Sure, Wilson’s matchup against Philly may look nice on paper (calling an upset there, by the way. Philly’s eyes are on the prize) but it’s Andrew Luck.

You start your Le’Veon Bells, Calvin Johnsons, and Jimmy Grahams, no matter the matchup. You may get burned. But at least you won’t look like an idiot for it.

Don't Overreact

If a scrub has a huge day, remember: he’s a scrub. We all ran to waivers to grab Jonas Gray two weeks ago. Guess what? He’s had one single touch since then. ONE. Doug Martin had a good day this past week. News flash: You’re not starting Doug Martin in your fantasy playoffs if you want to win. The takeaway here is that some unknown players will explode during these weeks. That doesn’t mean that they’re legit, nor does it mean they’ll be consistent. You know which players got you here, and there’s a reason you start them.

Side note: Why did so many people rush out and grab Ray Rice? He’s not even signed to a team yet. Assuming he is signed and active this Sunday (LONG SHOT), you’re not starting him in his first game back. And if he does well, you’re not starting him in his second game back (he has to prove he’s consistent). So, the earliest you start him is in Week 16 or 17… and do you want your championship riding on the back of a player who hasn’t played a snap since last year? NO. THE ANSWER IS NO.

Look Ahead

If you have the roster space (and you will – see the first tip) you can look ahead for good defense and kicker matchups. Yes, people normally say “Kickers? Defenses? We don’t draft them till the last rounds! They’re useless!” Tell that to someone who got 20 points from his defense and 15 from his kicker… and beat you because of it. Look ahead, folks.

Week 13 Recap!

Playoff time!

If you made the playoffs, yay for you! If you didn’t make the playoffs… I guess you can try to win your consolation bracket. You’re not a real winner, but I guess you can be a pseudo-winner.

JJ Watt vs the World

Caught another touchdown, and now has 5 total touchdowns on the year (defensively and offensively combined). As comparison, that’s as many as Calvin Johnson, DeSean Jackson, Julio Jones, Le’Veon Bell, Giovani Bernard, T.Y. Hilton, Andre Ellington… and more than LeSean McCoy, Rashad Jennings, Michael Crabtree.

Anniversary of the Butt Fumble

In Thanksgiving 2012, Mark Sanchez (then of the New York Jets) mixed up his plays, and (trying to salvage the snap) ran into Brandon Moore’s butt. Moore’s butt subsequently dislodged the ball from Sanchez’s arms. The fumble was recovered by the Patriots, who ran it into the endzone for the score. This Thanksgiving, Sanchez was thankful that he did not do that again.

Giants wasted 21-0 lead on Jags

The Giants decided that winning is overrated, and so decided to give the Jags defense a facelift. The Jags scored two defensive touchdowns off of Giants’ fumbles, and beat the Giants 25-24.

Le’Veon Bell is awesome

Just… awesome. What a stud. Fire him up every week and watch the world crumble.

Ryan Fitzpatrick Who?

Ryan Fitzpatrick came back with a vengeance. If only he could save the Texan’s awful season… however, he makes DeAndre Hopkins awesome. If you own Hopkins, you’re hoping Fitz stays in the driver’s seat.

Johnny Manziel… Hello.

Looks like they let the Ferrari out of the garage. After doing horribly Hoyer was benched in the 4^th quarter, and Johnny immediately led a touchdown drive that ended up being the only touchdown drive the Browns had the whole game. Hoyer is the only quarterback in recent memory for the Browns to have a winning record… but Manziel may stay the starter.

Jets Stay the Course

This week, the Jets realized they were dangerously close to winning against Miami, and immediately took drastic steps to maintain their status quo. Fortunately, they were able to maintain their place in the Mariota hunt by losing… but they barely pulled out the loss. The Dolphins ended up winning 16-13… but this was a close one.

Beats by Ray, the Saga Continues

Ray Rice can sign with any team in the league now. In fact, he hopes to do so by the end of the week. There’s no fantasy news here. No Bernie-ing anytime soon.

Raiders are #1!

Raiders have done well this season in their hunt to get the #1 overall pick. They took a decisive step in that direction, triumphantly losing to the Rams 52-0. Interim head coach Tony Sparanosaid “I felt like the kids were hopping around pretty good. We were running good, all those things.” Good job, Sparano. Stay the course. You want that #1 spot!

Week 12 Recap!

Welcome Back Josh Gordon

Reports were that Josh Gordon was going to be on a limited snap count (around 30-40 snaps, only). 16 targets, 8 catches, and 120 yards later? NAHHHHHH. Welcome back, Flash Gordon.

Congratulations TY Hilton

T.Y. Hilton’s daughter was born Sunday morning at about 7:30 am. He spent the morning with her, showed up to the stadium late (past noon) for a 1pm kickoff. But he had a legitimate excuse… and then made up for his tardiness with 4 catches for 122 yards and a touchdown, all dedicated to his newborn daughter.

They named her Eugenia Emma Hilton, and they’re going to call her GG... D'awww....

Odell Beckham Jr.

You’ve heard it. You’ve seen it. Odell Beckham Jr. is a glorious freak of nature, and a WR1 the rest of the way. HERE IT IS AGAIN.

Latavius Murray

Going into to the Chiefs/Raiders game, the Chiefs were cocky. They hadn’t given up a rushing TD all season, and what rushers did the 0-10 Raiders have anyways? What’s that? Latavius Murray? 112 yards for 2 rushing touchdowns? On FOUR carries? Hello, sailor.

The Inadequacy Bowl – Chi/TB

This game could not have been more entertaining, but in a “Three Stooges” kind of way as opposed to a “Good Football” kind of way. Seriously… both teams looked completely horrible. Here’s a quick rundown of back-to-back fails: McCown pick (Bears to 10 yd line) followed by Cutler strip-sack (Bucs TD) followed by Mike Evans taunting call (Bears short field) followed by missed Robbie Gould field goal. WRETCHED.

Jonas Gray Sits/Blount benefits

Funny story: the game after he appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Jonas Gray is benched for oversleeping his alarm. Blount benefits and explodes for two TDs in his first game back with the Pats. The irony: Blount was released by the Steelers for his off-field issues, then gets a chance to shine because of someone else’s off-field issues. Here’s to you Blount, you opportunist man.

 

Lovie Smith calls out Bucs’ O-Line

“A defense can tee off on you once you can’t run the football,” said Smith. We saw Doug Martin again this week, which shows you how the Bucs are doing. I guess they’re going to have to rely on Josh McCown… to which all Bucs fans are saying:

Apparently, Failure IS An Option

I’m going to tell you a story about a league that is more intense than yours, and the maddening consequences of playing in that league.

The EGGGUGGHH League (so named after a phrase[?] sound[?] that one of the league members makes) is a 10-team dynasty league with oodles of bench spots. The waiver wire is picked clean, and your team lives and dies by the obscure rookies you pick up for the following year. It’s like the real NFL (except with sillier names, fewer teams, and a better commissioner).

This particular story is a fantastically horrible one. Just like in the real NFL, your team does not do well unless you select the right quarterback. Now, each team in this league is deep, so they carry multiple quarterbacks. As you can imagine, this makes it difficult to choose between them based on matchup and quarterback quality. This is especially true when a team carries four mediocre quarterbacks. But even a broken clock is right twice a day, right? There’s no way you’d pick the wrong quarterback every week.

Wrong. This is the story of Neil.

Neil carries four quarterbacks on his team – Matthew Stafford, Nick Foles, Derek Carr, and Joe Flacco. He has carried all four of these quarterbacks across the entire year, and has had to choose between them every week. Now, if Neil was any good at fantasy football he would naturally pick the top quarterback (or the second best, perhaps?) each week and lead his team to fantasy success. And you know, Neil may be good at fantasy football… but he just has the worst luck. Here’s how his decisions have played out so far.

Neil’s choices for each week are in bold, and the quarterbacks are listed by the amount of points they scored that week.

           

               As you can see, Neil has literally never chosen the right quarterback. Even when his choices have been limited (injury, bye week – or both in the case of Week 11) he manages to be utterly wrong. In fact, 7 out of 11 weeks, Neil has chosen the WORST option 64% of the time. It has cost him 183.52 points in fantasy potential, averaging 16.68 points PER GAME. That’s an actual game changer.

                Neil, here’s our 2 cents:

                1) WHY ARE YOU ROSTERING 4 QUARTERBACKS. Trade at LEAST one away. I understand that your league is deep. But you’re holding onto Derek Carr and Joe Flacco. And quite frankly, Foles may be done in Philly... so you know he’s never returning to the heyday he had in 2013.

                2) Play the matchups, but also consider who each QB has to throw to. Flacco has the Smiths, Stafford has Megatron and Golden Tate, Nick Foles is out, and Derek Carr has… whoever is catching passes in Oakland these days. 

Thanks to J. Myers for telling me about this. 

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Week 11 - Trade Deadline Approaches

The fantasy trade deadline is approaching (tomorrow for ESPN, Friday for Yahoo!). You've got players on your team you want to sell. You see players you want to buy. But should you? Do you want to risk breaking up a good team?

Yes. If you're bound for the playoffs, it may be time to liquidate your best assets to get some value plays for the end of the season. It doesn't matter if your guy gets you "just a few points, but he'll do better next week." This is the playoffs. You need the guy who will dominate for four weeks straight, even if he hasn't done squat all season.

Here's who I think will get you there, and who I think won't. At the bottom, I've listed some examples of trades as well. Good luck.

Buy!

QB: Tom Brady (GB, SD, Mia, NYJ, Buf)

Patriots always end the year playing hard – they win, win, win down the back stretch. Besides Miami, you’re not worried about any of these matchups.

QB: Drew Brees (Pit, Car, Chi, Atl, TB)

Look at these matchups. LOOK AT THEM. They’re insanely favorable to Breesy.

WR: T.Y. Hilton (Wsh, Cle, Hou, Dal, Ten)
T.Y. Hilton owners may be down on him right now. It’s a more expensive trade, but he’s turned into a surprise stud this year. And he has Andrew Luck throwing to him.

WR: DeAndre Hopkins (Ten, Jac, Indy, Bal, Jac)
He plays Jacksonville twice and is clearly the number one receiving option on this team. He’ll explode in your playoffs.

WR: Kelvin Benjamin (Min, NO, TB, Cle, Atl)
Benjamin is Cam Newton’s favorite target, and they’ll be feeding him non-stop to make it to the playoffs.

RB: Le’Veon Bell (NO, Cin, Atl, KC, Cin)

Bell will come with a huge price tag. But he’s a stud. They released Blount, so the job’s all Bell’s. And he will SUCCEED. Look at that schedule.

RB: Arian Foster (Ten, Jac, Ind, Bal, Jac)

See DeAndre Hopkins. He plays Jacksonville twice, and you saw what Jonas Gray did to Indy this past weekend. Alfred Blue is a must-own though.

RB: LeSean McCoy (Dal, Sea, Dal, Wsh, NYG)

He’s getting fed, and the only matchup here that worries you is Seattle. But seriously, what is Philly gonna do but try to stay in the playoff hunt? They have good divisional matchups down the stretch.

TE: Larry Donnell (Jac, Ten, Wsh, StL, Phi)

Jacksonville, Washington, Philly. I’m not saying he has another 3TD game… but he might.

TE: Delanie Walker (Hou, NYG, NYJ, Jac, Ind)
Walker just produces when he’s healthy. He’ll be out of the concussion protocol soon, and all of his matchups give points to TE’s. Besides him, Tennessee is a fantasy wasteland.

Sell!

QB: Russell Wilson (SF, Phi, SF, Ari, StL)

The only reason he’s even on your radar is because he gets you points with his legs. Do you really want to rely on Russell Wilson’s legs to win your championship?

QB: Peyton Manning (KC, Buf, SD, Cin, Oak)
Ok, this is not crazy. He’s got banged up receivers and he’s got tough matchups. You can probably get really good value for him too.

WR: Brandon Marshall (Det, Dal, NO, Det, Min)

It’s been a tough year for Brandon Marshall owners, and it will not get easier in the fantasy playoff season. He sees Detroit twice.

WR: Mike Evans (Cin, Det, Car, GB, NO)
This is less about matchup and more about the monster week he just had. He’s a legit WR2, but you may be able to get better value for him RIGHT NOW.

WR: Michael Crabtree (Sea, Oak, Sea, SD, Ari)
Don’t be fooled by the touchdown. If you still have Crabtree in a 12 team league then a) You’re an idiot, and B) sell him now. His schedule sucks. He sucks for fantasy.

RB: Matt Forte (Det, Dal, NO, Det, Min)

Are you sensing a theme of “I’m down on the Bears”? Again, he sees Detroit twice and you can’t have that. The other matchups don’t scare you, but Forte is great trade material anyway. Sell.

RB: Andre Ellington (Atl, KC, StL, Sea, SF)
KC, Seattle, and SF. He’s been good all year, but you need to sell him before the deadline. Get value, move on.

RB: Marshawn Lynch (SF, Phi, SF, Ari, StL)

He’s banged up, and his schedule stinks. Seattle is a running team, but they’re going to be grinding it out during the stretch. Lynch is not a lock to stay healthy or to score.

TE: Martellus Bennett (Det, Dal, NO, Det, Min)
Started the year hot, but what has he done for you lately? Another Bear who you need to sell.

TE: Antonio Gates (Bal, NE, Den, SF, KC)
He’s a great TE, and a future Hall of Famer. But Philip Rivers has cooled off and so have the Chargers receivers. Sell.

Examples!

Team A is your Team. Team B is their team. All of the following trades would be good for a playoff-bound Team A, and you can likely get them.

Team A receives Drew Brees/LeVeon Bell, Team B receives Peyton Manning/Andre Ellington.
Team A receives DeAndre Hopkins/ Delanie Walker/LeSean McCoy, Team B receives Matt Forte/Antonio Gates.
Team A receives Arian Foster/Alfred Blue, Team B receives Russell Wilson/Mike Evans.

If you have any specific questions, be sure to comment below, or Tweet them to us at @TheOtherFFGuys!

Week 11 Recap

Here's some recap from this weekend to keep you going.

Montee Ball’s groin re-injury, Hillman out, It's the CJ ANDERSON SHOW

Montee Ball left Sunday’s game after re-aggravating his groin injury. With Hillman now expected to be out longer than originally anticipated, this has officially become the C.J. Anderson show, featuring TD vulture Juwan Thompson. Welcome to… the Replacements.

Mike Evans exploded.

Seriously. 7 catches 209 yards and 2 TDs. Just to put that in perspective: The Redskins receivers (including WR, RB, and TE) put together only had 207 yards and 1 TD. 209 receiving yards and 2 TDs is more receiving yards and touchdowns than the entirety of the Redskins offense was able to generate. EVANS SMASH.

Rams have now defeated both of last year’s Super Bowl teams

Despite being 4-6 and 4^th in the NFC West, the Rams have now beaten both teams from last year’s Super Bowl. I bet the Seahawks and Broncos are not happy about that… but hey, they’re still the Rams.

Brady throws picks, Gray explodes

Brady had a shaky start to the Pats/Colts matchup last night, but it was OK because Jonas Gray shredded the Colts run defense to the tune of 38 attempts for 199 yards and 4 touchdowns. Gray singlehandedly stopped the Pats from getting down in the game, and stopped Brady’s slide into mediocrity.

Philly Brown catches a TD – helping NO ONE

Philly Brown plays for the Carolina Panthers. Philly Brown caught a 47-yard touchdown pass Sunday. Philly Brown is owned in exactly >.1% of fantasy leagues. Because the Panthers lost the game, Philly Brown’s touchdown helped literally no one on Sunday.

JJ Watt has more receiving TDs than Chief’s receiving corps

JJ Watt – 2 receiving touchdowns this year. Chiefs receiving corps – 0 touchdowns this year. Enough said.

Josh Gordon back this week – world will go nuts

Just a friendly reminder – Josh Gordon is coming back this week… and he will be incredible. Grab him if he’s not owned (he probably is). Josh Gordon is great. Unless he happens to get in a car with Adrian Peterson and they both somehow get into a car accident/marijuana incident/domestic abuse incident.

Ben Tate Released – clarifying nothing (Part 1)

From Free Agent Gold to Free Agent Disaster, in only 11 weeks. Some of you may think this paves the way for Isaiah Crowell, some of you may think this paves the way for Terrance West. Therein lies the problem – there are still two backs in Cleveland and neither is the clear favorite. Bye Ben Tate, Hellooooo Little Rascals.

Adrian Peterson resuspended – clarifying nothing (Part 2)

Adrian Peterson was informed on Tuesday that the NFL has suspended him for the remainder of the 2014-2015 season, and that he is eligible to rejoin the Vikings in April 2015. Those of you who stashed him, feel free to drop him… but the NFLPA has appealed the suspension. So maybe he plays, maybe he doesn’t, but either way you may need the roster space more than the question. But in the end… we really know nothing.

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Week 11 Waiver Picking.

Holy crap, it's Week 11.

At this point, you have some clarity about whether or not you're going to make your fantasy playoffs. Hopefully, you're either in or in contention. If not, you're trying to keep your nemesis from making them. There aren't as many teams on bye this week, so I expect you have someone to fill in. However, if you need a spot start, check out these folks.

QUARTERBACKS

Robert Griffin III (vs. Tampa Bay)

Great matchup here, and RGIII has to prove he’s the starting option for Washington still. His return was spoiled by a loss, and he’s had all of his bye week to think about it. I think he has a gameplan to destroy the awful Bucs this week.

Mark Sanchez (@ Green Bay)

Looked excellent in this offense in primetime – almost didn’t look like the Sanchez of old. He’s still nervous to throw outside the numbers, but I think Chip Kelly’s system could turn even Sanchez into a top-12 fantasy QB. Good test for him this week, and I think he’s up to it.

Josh McCown (@Washington)\

On the other side from RGIII, I think McCown has a good day against Washington’s terrible secondary. While the Washington defense has shown flashes of excellence, I think McCown is good for a couple of touchdowns here.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Jordan Mathews (@ Green Bay)

He had his coming out party on Monday Night Football, and I expect his production to continue. He’s ahead of Cooper, and has good chemistry with Sanchez. He’s a WR2/high end flex the rest of the way.

Jerricho Cotchery (vs. Atlanta)

Cam Newton did not look good Monday, but he still can pass. At home versus Atlanta I expect him to spread the ball around beyond just Benjamin. Cotchery will get some catches against Atlanta’s secondary.

Jarvis Landry (vs. Buffalo)

He’s a good complement to Mike Wallace, and tends to get open fairly often. With the RB situation in flux, I expect Miami to throw the ball a lot. Landry will get the rock more than Hartline, and is a good add this week.

RUNNING BACKS

Ryan Mathews (vs Oakland)

San Diego is going to be desperate to put points on the board after being shut out last time they took the field. Oakland is bad. Ryan Mathews is finally back and healthy. You do the math… I’m not concerned about the other SD running backs.

DeAngelo Williams (vs Atlanta)

Again, I expect Carolina to actually do well against Atlanta. Williams looked pretty good against Philly, and I think he’ll do well again against Atlanta. What do you expect Carolina to do – let Cam Newton run it?

Montee Ball/CJ Anderson (@ St. Louis)

One of these guys will emerge as the lead while Hillman is down (not Thompson, never Thompson). Montee Ball lost weight and apparently looks good in practice, better than he was before. He wants the starting gig back. But Anderson produced well last week. No matter who is the back in Denver, they’ll produce. But who is the back in Denver?

TIGHT ENDS

Mychal Rivera (@ San Diego)

This guy is legit, and Derek Carr likes to throw to him. With Andre Holmes putting up spotty production and DMC not producing like we want him to – I think Rivera is the only usable fantasy option in the Oakland fantasy wasteland.

Kyle Rudolph (@ Chicago)

Coming back from groin surgery, this guy is set up to excel. He was a preseason favorite who was injured early on. He’s likely available in your league, so get him. I think he does well the rest of the year.

Jared Cook (vs Denver)

Denver lets tight ends score, and Jared Cook scores. Do the math. He’s put up solid production in the second half of the season so far, and I expect that to continue. He’s in the TE 8-12 range for the rest of the season.

Week 10 Weekend Recap

Monday night game hasn't happened yet. But here's some recap from this weekend to keep you going.

Antonio Brown Disappoints…

…but has Tennessee next week. Big Ben loves him, and he just had a bad day. Fantasy owners should be looking forward to his matchup/bounce back against the Titans. Like this:

Matt Ryan Sucks

In case you needed a wake-up call, Matt Ryan sucks. After a hot start to the year, he’s been barely usable the past 5 games and couldn’t get it done against the Bucs. The Bucs are TERRIBLE. Drop him in a standard 10-team.

Calvin Johnson Is Back

No one was surprised that Matthew Stafford went right back to feeding his favorite receiver. Golden Tate continued to produce, but that won’t continue. Sell high on Tate while you can. Johnson does this:

Carson Palmer Out

Carson Palmer enjoyed his shiny, new $50 million dollar contract for less than 72 hours. He went down in the 4^th quarter yesterday, tearing his ACL. He said he knew he had torn it immediately and that he knew his season was over. He was 13-2 in his last 15 starts and looked to take the Cardinals to the Super Bowl… which Arizona is hosting this year. However, he has $20 million guaranteed in his contract, so I guess he better start getting ready for next year. 

Former Cal RB’s: Lynch, Forsett, Anderson

What do C.J. Anderson, Justin Forsett, and Marshawn Lynch have in common? They all went to Cal, and they all were in the top 3 RB scores this week (before Monday’s game, that is). Money Lynch is back.

Vick Performed

Well, Mike Vick won his first start in forever. And it was an upset against the Steelers… impressive. He looks good in this offense. Of course, anyone looks better than Geno Smith. You could do better than Geno Smith.

Lions RBs

You don’t want to start any of these guys. Theo Riddick had 3 touches, Reggie Bush had 4 touches, and Joique Bell had 12… none of those have RB1 volume, and Bell barely has RB2 value. And against Arizona next week? NOPE.

Chiefs WR’s TD Drought

The Chiefs WR corps has officially gone 12 regular-season games without a touchdown. That is all you need to know about whether or not you should own one of them, much less start one. If you do, Sansa says

DeMarco Murray loses a touchdown to Wembley’s Turf

Forget helmet hair, DeMarco had to come off the field because of turf stuck in his helmet. While he was off, Joseph Randle scampered in for a TD. GAH. Murray was on the sideline watching Randle take his touchdown like:

Bronco’s RBs

Denver’s backfield is crowded, and Coach Fox has said he’s going to go with whoever’s not injured. With Montee Ball coming back, CJ Anderson healthy, and Ronnie Hillman day-to-day, who can you trust here? NO ONE. It’s a revolving door.